231012 美国发现价值万亿锂矿，为何“可看不可采”？
▍原文
In the high Nevadan desert near the Oregon border lies an enormous deposit of lithium, a metal that is essential in the production of electric car batteries.
President Joe Biden wants to get it out of the ground. But its exploration is dividing communities which are usually on the same side of political arguments.
Environmentalists and native people cannot agree on whether a new rush for this "white gold" should be supported or fiercely opposed.
▍语言点
- high desert 高原沙漠
- enormous /əˈnɔːrməs/ adj. 巨大的
- deposit /dɪˈpɑːzɪt/ n. 订金，存款(经济生活中)；沉积物，沉积层(地理语境下) · The rain left a deposit of mud on the windows. 雨水在窗上留下一层泥。 · They came upon a deposit of a very rare mineral. 他们发现了一处稀有矿物矿床。 · an enormous deposit of lithium 规模巨大的锂矿
- essential /ɪˈsenʃ(ə)l/ adj. 必要的，核心的(very important) · 近义表达：vital · Money is not essential to happiness. 金钱对于幸福并非必不可少。 · Experience is essential for this job. 对于这个工作，经验是非常重要的。
- get sth. out of the ground 把……挖掘出来
- environmentalist /ɪnˌvaɪr(ə)nˈment(ə)lɪst/ n. 环保人士，环保主义者
- agree on sth. 就某事达成共识
- whether A or B 是A还是 B · I cannot decide whether I should stay home or take a road trip. 我不知道该待在家里还是出去自驾。
- fiercely /ˈfɪrsli/ adv. 激烈地，强烈地
- be opposed 被反对 · 反义表达：be supported