VOA慢速英语:Making Power From Coconut Shells, Mango Pits

go on发生，(活动)进行
例句：There is a wedding going on at the church.
教堂正在举行一场婚礼。

2. Growing a separate fuel crop would take land away from food crops.

take away把…带走; 使离开
例句：The children were taken away from that school.
孩子们被从那所学校带走了。

3. The people at most risk with respect to energy poverty, typically they're the same people who have food insecurity issues as it is.

with respect to关于, (至于)谈到
例句：With respect to your other proposals, I am not yet able to tell you our decision.
谈到你的其他建议, 我现在还无法把我们的决定告诉你。

4. Coconut shells and mango pits are generally thrown out.

throw out扔掉;赶走
例句：The drunken man was thrown out from the bar.
那醉汉被赶出了酒吧。

5. He says they have an "excellent" heating value which he compares to coal of low to moderate grade.

compare to把…比作, 与…相比
例句：Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.
莎士比亚把世界比作舞台。

6. Seth DeBolt says a company in India, Husk Power Systems, is using small generators in villages to make electricity from rice hulls.

make from由…制成
例句：The natives make excellent boats from the tree trunks.
当地人用树干造出了非常漂亮的小船。

7. There are technical questions, like how to safely deal with the hazardous waste that gasification can produce.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。