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成绩 南京工程学院 期末考查报告书 电气工程专业外语B 院（系、部、中心） 电力工程学院 专 业 班 级 学 生 姓 名 学 号 任 课 教 师 年 月 南 京 Page1.The Production of Electrical Energy（电能生产） 1 English text From reference 1 Electricity is a form of energy. Electricity is the flow of electrons. All matter is made up of atoms. and an atom has a center, called a nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged particles called protons and uncharged particles called neutrons. The nucleus of an atom is surrounded by negatively charged particles called electrons. The negative charge of an electron is equal to the positive charge of a proton, and the number of electrons in an atom is usually equal to the number of protons. When the balancing force between protons and electrons is upset by an outside force, an atom may gain or lose an electron. When electrons are lost from an atom, the free movement of these electrons constitutes an electric current. Electricity is a basic part of nature and it is one of our most widely used forms of energy. We get electricity, which is a secondary energy source, from the conversion of other sources of energy, like coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power and other natural sources, which are called primary sources. many cities and towns were built alongside waterfalls (a primary source of mechanical energy)that turned water wheels to perform work. Before electricity generation began slightly over 100 years ago, houses were lit with kerosene lamps, food was cooled in iceboxes, and rooms were warmed by wood-burning or coal-burning stoves. Beginning with Benjamin Franklins experiment with a kite one stormy night in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia, the principles of electricity gradually became understood, in the mid-1800.Thomas Edison changed everyone’s life-he perfected his invention-the electric light bulb. Prior to 1879, electricity had been u