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power station and power plant are both widely used, power station prevailing in many Commonwealth countries and especially in the United Kingdom.

At the centre of nearly all power stations is a generator, a rotating machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by creating relative motion between a magnetic field and a conductor. The energy source harnessed to turn the generator varies widely. It depends chiefly on what fuels are easily available and the types of technology that the power company has access to.

In thermal power stations, mechanical power is produced by a heat engine, which transforms thermal energy, often from combustion of a fuel, into rotational energy. Most thermal power plants produce steam, and these are sometimes called steam power plants. Not all thermal energy can be transformed to mechanical power, according to the second law of thermodynamics. Therefore, thermal power plants also produce low-temperature heat. If no use is found for the heat, it is lost to the environment. If reject heat is employed as useful heat, for industrial processes or district heating, the power plant is referred to as a cogeneration power plant or CHP (combined heat-and-power) plant. In countries where district heating is common, there are dedicated heat plants called heat-only boiler stations. An important class of power stations in the Middle East uses byproduct heat for desalination of water.

Coal-Fired Power Plant

Coal-fired units produce electricity by burning coal in a boiler to heat water to produce steam. The steam, at tremendous pressure, flows into a turbine, which spins a generator to produce electricity. The steam is cooled, condensed back into water, and returned to the boiler to start the process over.

For example, the coal-fired boilers at TVA’s Kingston Fossil Plant near Knoxville, Tennessee, heat water to about 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (540 degrees Celsius) to create steam. The steam is piped to the turbines at pressures of more than 1,800 pounds per square inch (130 kilograms per square centimeter). The turbines are connected to the generators and spin them at 3600 revolutions per minute to make alternating current electricity at 20,000 volts. River water is pumped through tubes in a condenser to cool and condense the steam coming out of the turbines.

The Kingston plant generates about 10 billion kilowatt-hours a year, or enough electricity to supply 700,000 homes. To meet this demand, Kingston burns about 14,000 tons of coal a day, an amount that would fill 140 railroad cars.

Answer 1

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应该说，前面朋友译得可以，但有不少地方错译，理解错误造成专业词汇不到位。我的翻译如下，供你参考：

Power station and power plant are both widely used, power station prevailing in many Commonwealth countries and especially in the United Kingdom.
当今，广泛使用电站和发电厂，而电站则普遍应用于许多英联邦国家，尤其是在英国。

At the centre of nearly all power stations is a generator, a rotating machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by creating relative motion between a magnetic field and a conductor. The energy source harnessed to turn the generator varies widely. It depends chiefly on what fuels are easily available and the types of technology that the power company has access to.
几乎所有的电站，在其中心的是发电机，旋转机械通过在磁场与导线之间做相对运动将机械能转换成电能。能够使得发电机转动得能源有多种多样，这主要取决于何燃料易于获得，以及电力公司已获得的技术形式。

In thermal power stations, mechanical power is produced by a heat engine, which transforms thermal energy, often from combustion of a fuel, into rotational energy. Most thermal power plants produce steam, and these are sometimes called steam power plants. Not all thermal energy can be transformed to mechanical power, according to the second law of thermodynamics. Therefore, thermal power plants also produce low-temperature heat. If no use is found for the heat, it is lost to the environment. If reject heat is employed as useful heat, for industrial processes or district heating, the power plant is referred to as a cogeneration power plant or CHP (combined heat-and-power) plant. In countries where district heating is common, there are dedicated heat plants called heat-only boiler stations. An important class of power stations in the Middle East uses byproduct heat for desalination of water.
在热电站，机械动力是由热机产生的，它把热能，通常取自燃料的燃烧，转换成旋转能。大多热电厂产生的蒸汽，有时这些被称作蒸汽发电厂。根据热力学第二定律，并非所有的热能都可以转化为机械能。因此，热电厂也产生低温热量。如果没有被找到使用这种低温热量的方法，就被释放到环境去。如果释放的热量作为有用的热能，工业处理或区域供暖，这样的电厂被称为综合热电厂，或者成为CHP（即：热能与电能综合）工厂。在有些国家，区域供暖的是共同的，有专门的生产热能的称为热锅炉站工厂。在中东地区一个重要的电站分类就是使用海水淡化产生的副产品热能。

Coal-Fired Power Plant
燃煤电厂（有的称为火电厂）

Coal-fired units produce electricity by burning coal in a boiler to heat water to produce steam. The steam, at tremendous pressure, flows into a turbine, which spins a generator to produce electricity. The steam is cooled, condensed back into water, and returned to the boiler to start the process over.
燃煤机组发电就是通过在锅炉燃煤来加热水，产生蒸汽。蒸汽，以巨大的压力，流入涡轮透平机（也有称为：透平），其使得发电机旋转发电。蒸汽冷却后，凝结成水，返回锅炉，则开始重复同样的过程。

For example, the coal-fired boilers at TVA’s Kingston Fossil Plant near Knoxville, Tennessee, heat water to about 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (540 degrees Celsius) to create steam. The steam is piped to the turbines at pressures of more than 1,800 pounds per square inch (130 kilograms per square centimeter). The turbines are connected to the generators and spin them at 3600 revolutions per minute to make alternating current electricity at 20,000 volts. River water is pumped through tubes in a condenser to cool and condense the steam coming out of the turbines.
例如，燃煤锅炉，在田纳西州诺克斯维尔附近的田纳西流域管理局的金士顿福斯尔电厂，将水加热至1000华氏度（合540摄氏度），产生蒸汽。蒸汽以每平方英寸1,800磅的压力由管道送入涡轮透平机，（合每平方厘米130公斤）。涡轮透平机与发电机连接，带动发电机以每分钟3600转旋转，产生20,000伏交流电。河水通过管道，冷却和冷凝器来自涡轮透平机的蒸汽。

The Kingston plant generates about 10 billion kilowatt-hours a year, or enough electricity to supply 700,000 homes. To meet this demand, Kingston burns about 14,000 tons of coal a day, an amount that would fill 140 railroad cars.
金士顿电厂每年生产约10亿千瓦时，足以供应700,000家用电。为了满足这种需求，金士顿一天燃烧大约14,000吨煤，这一数量可装满140节车皮。

Answer 2

电站和核电站都广泛使用，电站中普遍存在许多英联邦国家，尤其是在英国。

在该中心的几乎所有的发电站是一个发电机，旋转机械的机械能转换成电能，创造之间相对运动的磁场及售票员。能源利用，使发电机大相径庭。这主要取决于什么燃料易于获得和类型的技术，电力公司已获得。

在热电站，机械动力产生的热机，它把热能，往往是从燃烧的燃料，到旋转能量。最火电厂产生的蒸汽，这些有时被称作蒸汽发电厂。并非所有的热能可以转化为机械动力，根据热力学第二定律。因此，火电厂也产生低温热。如果没有被发现使用的热量，这是失去了环境。如果拒绝热量受聘为有用的热能，工业加工或地区供暖，电厂被称为热电厂或热电联产（热电联产和功率）工厂。在有些国家，区域供暖的是共同的，有专门的热植物称为热仅锅炉站。一个重要的类发电站在中东地区使用的副产品热海水淡化水。

燃煤电厂

燃煤机组发电的燃煤锅炉烧水产生蒸汽。蒸汽，在巨大的压力，流入涡轮，它的转速发电机发电。蒸汽冷却，凝结成水后，返回锅炉启动过程。

例如，燃煤锅炉上的TVA的金士顿诺克斯维尔附近的植物化石，田纳西，加热水，以约1000华氏度（ 540摄氏度） ，创造蒸汽。在蒸汽管道上的涡轮压力超过一八〇 〇磅每平方英寸（一百三公斤每平方厘米） 。涡轮连接到发电机和自旋他们在每分钟3600转，使交流电供电20,000伏。河水输送管冷凝器冷却和蒸汽凝结出来的涡轮机。

金士顿植物产生约10亿千瓦小时，每年或足够的电力供应700,000家园。为了满足这种需求，金士顿烧伤大约14,000吨煤一天，这一数额将填补140个火车车厢。

Answer 3

发电站和发电工厂都在广泛地使用。发电站在许多联邦国家尤其是联合王国非常盛行。
几乎所有的发电站中心都是一个发电机，一个通过在磁场和导体中做相对运动把机械能转化为电能的旋转电机。
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