VOA慢速英语:Fourteen Scientists and Activists Who are Changing the World

短语讲解：

1. One of the honorees is searching for life in faraway places.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

2. So if we’ve learned anything about life here on Earth, it’s that in general where you find the liquid water, you find life.

in general一般而言, 总的来说, 从总体上看
例句：The class are, in general, very bright.
总的说来, 这个班级的学生都很聪明。

3. Depending on its orbit, Europa can be over nine hundred million kilometers from Earth. Its environment is freezing, with intense radiation and no atmosphere.

depend on取决于
例句：Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。

4. Juan Martinez grew up in poverty in the city of Los Angeles.

in poverty在贫困中
例句：They lived in poverty.
他们生活在贫困之中。

5. The group creates links between environmental organizations, businesses, government and individuals to connect children with nature.

connect with使有关系, 与…连接
例句：His research work is connected with these experiments.
他的研究工作与这些实验有联系。

6. She is especially interested in how people can use new technologies to create a better, more sustainable food system.

be interested in对…感兴趣
例句：He is interested in sports.
他爱好运动。

7. Miz Burney says replacing old stoves with safer ones could have a huge effect on improving human health and slowing climate change.

have an effect on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句：Smoking has an adverse effect on health.
吸烟在健康上有不利的影响。

8. After his brother was jailed and killed, Mister Abu Sarah was filled with hatred and publicly acted out his anger.

be filled with充满
例句：Books are filled with many wonders.
书中充满了新奇的事物。
act out演出, 表演
例句：Don't take her seriously, she's just acting out.
别对她的行为信以为真, 她只是在表演。

9. Aziz Abu Sarah has spent his career working to break down emotional barriers between Arabs and Jews.

break down打破，破除；毁掉；拆除，拆毁，摧毁，捣毁
例句：I had to break the door down because I lost the key.
因我丢了钥匙，不得不把门打破。

10. It is being used to help people learn if they have health problems like liver damage.

be used to do被用来做…
例句：Cyanide is used to kill insects.
氰化物可用来杀害虫。