If tide, wind and wave power are all developed, Britain would be able to close gas, coal and nuclear power plants and export renewable power to other parts of Europe.

如果潮汐能、风能和波浪能都得到发展，英国就可以关闭天然气、煤炭和核能发电厂，并向欧洲其他地区出口可再生能源。

youdao

People in these cultures believe that they are close to power and should have access to that power.

这些文化里的人们认为他们和权力之间的距离不大，并且应该拥有获得权力的途径。

youdao

As head offices close, power shifts abroad and Britain risks becoming a "branch factory" economy.

随着公司总部关门，权力移至国外，英国经济有变成“分厂”经济的危险。

youdao

"The decision by the administration to back away from its missile defense commitment to the Czech Republic and Poland can only demonstrate to the rest of Europe that the United States is not prepared to stand behind its friends, that the United States views resetting its relationship with Russia more important than commitments made to close friends and allies, and that the administration is willing to let Russia have veto power over the disposition of our missile defense architecture,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

It is expected to disrupt travel, close schools and knock out power.

WSJ: Northeast Braces for Major Blizzard

Energy-watchers now fret about possible blackouts as power stations close and are not replaced.

ECONOMIST: Energy and climate change

Finally, they are looking for ways to produce and store power close to consumers, to reduce the need to send so much power down those ageing transmission lines in the first place.

ECONOMIST: ENERGY: Building the energy internet | The