There are many who argue that corn ethanol should replace fossil fuel gas as the primary source for running cars.

许多人认为，玉米乙醇应该取代化石燃料气体，成为汽车的主要燃料。

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One of the most attractive aspects of corn ethanol is how environmentally friendly it is when compared to current automobile gasoline.

与目前的汽车汽油相比，玉米乙醇最具吸引力的一个方面是它很环保。

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Making the switch to corn ethanol will help the American economy because it will make the United States less dependent on foreign oil.

转向玉米乙醇将有助于美国经济，因为它将使美国减少对外国石油的依赖。

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Corn,or maize,is mostly fed to animals or made into ethanol fuel and high-fructose corn syrup.

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The corn to ethanol conversion in the United States, and other things like that has really changed the world landscape in a lot of interesting ways.

在美国,很多类似于玉米制乙醇的技术,正以有趣的方式,改变着我们的世界

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Some of that is being forced by the United States and the corn to ethanol conversion program that has pushed up the price of corn a great deal, pushed down the world supply of corn for eating, and pushed up world prices.

美国在一定程度上推动了这件事,玉米向乙醇转化项目,大大抬高了玉米价格,削减了可供食用玉米的供应量,世界玉米的价格就提高了

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It makes sense: so much land, irrigation, and fuel for so little corn ethanol.

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Or the massive corn ethanol infrastructure resting on a mountain of subsidies temporarily shielded by protective tariffs?

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Problems with the use of corn ethanol, another energy- alternative favorite, are also becoming more widely recognized.

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