Vocabulary

prosperity процветание to nurture питать

to refer to ссылаться на esoteric эзотерический (доступный to imply подразумевать посвященным)

irregular неправильный to permit позволять

creation создание orbiting satellite орбитальный искус- material wealth материальное богат- ственный спутник

ство, благосостояние mature зрелый

to decouple разделять to augment усиливать, увеличивать, to acquire приобретать, получать расширять

to meet needs удовлетворять потреб­ности

EXERCISES

L Find in the text the English equivalents to the following Russian words and word combinations:

• предположим, что — обычное ископаемое то-

• использование энергии пливо

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• ограниченные запасы — дает возможность

• технически и экономи- — необычный подход чески возможно — отдаленное будущее

• материальные отходы

2. Find the Russian equivalents to the following English word combinations from the text:

• energy prosperity - new net material wealth

• terrestrial renewable power — multiple microwave systems power beams

• Lunar Solar Power (LSP) - power beams System

• inexhaustible new net electrical energy

3. Find in the text the synonyms to the following words:

1. to involve c) to suppose e) to uphold g) strength

2. aim d) to provide f) complete

4. Translate the following sentences with the Participle II and pay attention to its dif­ ferent functions and different ways of translation.

1. It is highly unlikely that conventional fossil, nuclear, and terres­trial renewable power systems can provide the power needed by 2050 and the total energy consumed by 2070.

2. They are restricted by limited supplies of fuels, pollution and wastes, irregular supplies of renewable energy, and other factors.

3. Given adequate clean electric power, humanity's material needs can be acquired from common resources and recycled without the use of depletable fuels.

4. Redirected satellites can be reflectors or retransmitters.

5. Read the text above and say whether the following statements are true or false.

1. From 2000 to 2070 the world would consume approximately 3,000,000 GWt-Y.

2. It is likely that conventional fossil, nuclear, and terrestrial re­newable power systems can provide the power needed by 2050.

3. It is technically and economically impossible to provide 100,000 GWe of solar electric energy from facilities on the Moon.

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4. The LSP System uses bases on opposing limbs of the Moon.

5. Each base is augmented by fields of photoconverters.

6. This version of LSP supplies extra energy to a power station.

6. Answer the questions using the information from the text.

1. What is the assumed quantity of energy consumption in the nearest future?

2. What are the advantages of the Lunar solar power?

3. What does the LSP System use?

4. What is each base augmented by?

5. Why is the extra energy stored?

6. Why is the LSP System an unconventional approach to supply­ing commercial power to Earth?