VOA慢速英语:Mangrove Forests Among the Most Carbon-rich Forests in the World

短语讲解：

1. We tell about efforts to clean up the highest mountain on Earth.

clean up打扫; 清理
例句：Let me clean up the broken glass before someone walks on it.
我来把碎玻璃扫掉, 以免有人踩到。

2. The report says loss of these forests is releasing large amounts of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere.

greenhouse gases温室气体
例句：Carbon dioxide emissions are the primary source of greenhouse gases.
二氧化碳的释放是温室效应气体的主要来源。

3. Most climate scientists believe the gases are responsible, at least in part, for climate change.

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。

4. The plants and trees also help protect coastal areas from storm damage.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：Trees should be well protected from the cold during winter.
冬天要保护好树木以防冻坏。

5. The warm water often serves as a home for fish and other creatures.

serve as充当, 担任
例句：We found that birch bark could serve as paper.
我们发现桦树皮可以作纸用。

6. But help is on the way.

on the way在途中,接近
例句：That type of dress is on the way out. 
那种式样的服装就要过时了。

7. The next big worry is the lack of oxygen in the air.

lack of缺乏
例句：The lack of rain aggravated the already serious lack of food. 
缺少雨水加重了业已严重的食物缺乏。

8. Experts say it is because they are too heavy to bring down.

too … to… 太…以至于…
例句：You're too young to vote.
你太小, 不能参加选举。

9. He is being honored for his work on animal evolution and the origins of biological complexity.

be honored for因为…被授予
例句：Both Adams and Leverrier are honored for discovering Neptune.
亚当斯和勒威耶两人都因发现了海王星而名垂青史。