2018上半年英语六级翻译模拟题:能源
请将下面这段话翻译成英文:
能源是人类社会赖以生存和发展的重要物质基础。人类文明跨出重要的每一步都伴随着能源的革新和更替(substitution)。能源的开发利用(utilization)极大地推进了世界经济和人类社会的发展。中国是目前世界上第二位能源生产国和消费国。能源供应的持续增长,为经济增长和社会发展提供了重要的支撑。能源消费的快速增长,为世界能源市场创造了广阔的发展空间。作为世界能源市场不可替代的重要组成部分,中国在维护全球能源安全上,正在发挥着越来越重要的积极作用。
参考译文
Energy is an essential material basis for human survival and development. Every significant step in the progress of human civilization has been accompanied by energy innovations and substitutions. The development and utilization of energy has enormously boosted the development of the world economy and human society. China is now the world’s second-largest energy producer and consumer. The sustained growth of energy supply has provided an important support for the country’s economic growth and social progress, while the rapid expansion of energy consumption has created a vast scope for the global energy market. As an irreplaceable component of the world energy market, China plays an increasingly important role in maintaining global energy security.