2013届高考英语听力特训2（文本）素材18.docVIP

Lesson 18 Host (Michael Parkhurst): Good evening, and welcome again to the Michael Parkhurst Talkabout. In tonights programme, were looking at the problem of energy. The worlds energy resources are limited. Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left, but pessimistic forecasts say that there is only enough coal for 450 years, enough natural gas for 50 years and that oil might run out in 30 years. Obviously we have to do something, and we have to do it soon! Id like to welcome our first guest, Professor Marvin Burnham of the New England Institute of Technology. Professor Burnham. Prof. Burnha