“水力发电站”英语怎么说

摘要:中国长江三峡集团19日在北京首次发布社会责任报告指出，正在加快推进金沙江溪洛渡、向家坝、乌东德、白鹤滩4座巨型水电站的建设。你知道怎么用英语表达吗?

The China Three Gorges Corporation says four planned hydroelectric power stations being built on the Jinsha River will be capable of producing twice as much power as the Three Gorges Dam, which is currently the world's largest-capacityhydroelectric power plant.

The company says the four new plants on the river, which is part of the boundary between Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, will be able to pump out 43 million kilowatts.

中国三峡集团称金沙江将建造四座水电站，发电量相当于两个三峡大坝，目前三峡大坝是世界上最大的水电站。

集团称这四座水电站位于云南和四川省的边界，发电规模将达到4300万千瓦。

　　【讲解】

　　文中的“hydroelectric power plant”就是“水力发电站”的意思。“hydroelectric”是指“水力发电的”，“hydro-”是一个前缀，指“水的”或者“氢的”，如：“hydropower”就是“水电”，“hydropower station”就是“水电站”。“power plant”是指“发电站”，也可以说“power station”，如：nuclear power plant (核电站)。