VOA慢速英语:Ten-Year Study of The World’s Oceans Makes Thousands of Discoveries

1.The scientists said extremely small life forms make up ninety percent of the ocean's total living material, also known as biomass.

make up组成, 构成

例句：How many countries make up the Common Market?
      (欧洲)共同市场由多少国家组成?

      The audience was made up of very young children.
      观众由小孩子们组成。

2.She is being honored in part for her research in renewable energy sources.

in part在某种程度上, 部分地

例句：Tom was only in small part responsible.
      汤姆只有一小部分责任。

3.Victor Weisskopf's suggestion resulted in an explanation of how electrons travel through semiconductors.

result in导致,结果是

例句：The game resulted in another victory for our team.
      比赛结果, 我们队又获胜了。

      The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
      这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

4.something that you have to understand if you want to make the best use of electrons in transistors and other devices.

make the best use of充分利用

例句：To make the best use of the responsibility system, the following measures are essential.
       要使责任制真正发挥作用，必须采取以下几方面的措施。