VOA慢速英语:Kenyan Factory Making Tea Without Firewood

短语讲解：

1. Instead of burning wood, the tea maker is burning briquettes made of plant and animal material waste.

instead of 代替
例句：I decided to treat myself to a taxi, eg instead of walking.
我决定坐他一次计程车。

2. Since then, the factory has increased its use of alternative fuels and stopped depending on firewood.

depend on 取决于
例句：They depend on a particular historical situation.
它们取决于特定的历史境况。

3. The husks for the briquettes come from other factories within Muranga and Kiambu counties.

come from 来自
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction.
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。

4. During that time, their boilers would use up to 10,000 cubic meters of wood – or about 30,000 trees worth.

use up 用完，耗尽; 用光
例句：Don't use up all the soap. Leave me some to wash with.
不要把肥皂用尽，留一些给我洗。

5. "The temperatures inside the boilers of tea factories are so high,” she said, “they are able to more fully burn the particulate matter and the carbon dioxide so that little is released.”

be able to 能够
例句：I hope one day you'll be able to chew the fat together.
我希望有一天你们能一块聊聊天。