VOA慢速英语:'Passive' Homes Save Energy, Money

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。

2. But what sets his design apart from other "green homes" is that it looks like any other home.

apart from除去，撇开…来说(表示除…以外尚有)
例句：Apart from some spelling mistakes, the composition is fairly good.
除了一些拼写错误, 这篇文章写得很不错。
look like看起来与(某人或某物)相像〔相似〕
例句：He looks like a scholar.
他看上去像个学者。

3. That's why in our case we decided to try to do something to prove that point to make something that was very traditionally American.

point to表明
例句：All the signs at the moment point to an early resumption of the fighting between the two countries.
眼下的一切迹象都表明这两个国家将很快重新开战。

4. North Africa, for example, has a passive house community designing for very hot dry climates and that's a whole other area of exploration for passive house.

for example例如, 譬如
例句：There are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example.
空气污染有许多来源, 例如废气。