西瓜汁提炼乙醇有望成新能源 -新概念英语

　　Forget chip fat, sugar cane or rapeseed oil – the latest source of biofuel could be watermelons。

　　不用再考虑剩油、甘蔗和菜籽油了——西瓜可成为生物燃料的一个最新来源。

　　Scientists have discovered that the fruit is a great source of sugar that can be readily distilled into alcohol to power cars and farm machinery。

　　科学家发现，西瓜中含有大量糖份，糖可直接用于提炼酒精，从而为汽车和农用机械提供动力。

　　And because retailers rejects 360,000 tons of "substandard" fruit annually in America alone they could be used as an economical way to make fuel。

　　每年仅美国的零售商遗弃的“不合格”水果就达36万吨，而这些水果可通过一种十分经济的方法来制造酒精。