VOA慢速英语:Sri Lanka to Use Wasted Rainwater for Crops, Power

短语讲解：

1. The government and donors are paying for the $675-million project.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱
例句：I' ll give you double pay for working overtime.
你加班我付你双倍工钱。

2. Most of the farming there depends on irrigation.

depend on 依赖; 相信; 信赖
例句：That may depend on unemployment.
这可能将取决于失业率的高低。

3. Sri Lankan and Asian Development Bank officials said the new water management project is based on the Mahaweli plans.

base on 使建立在…基础上
例句："Base on Yunfu, orient to the world and aim at the future."
立足云浮,面向世界,走向未来。