VOA慢速英语:Solar Power Free to Low-Income Homes in DC

短语讲解：

1. A family of four can make up to $60,000 a year and qualify for the panels.

make up 弥补,结算
例句：Of those volumes, under 100 make up the solid core.
其中，精华的不超过100册。

2. We've been able to hit ours goals every year for the last four years.

be able to 能够; 能，会
例句：We must be able to stay impartial at all times.
我们必须经常保持公正的态度。

3. He says he will set up as many as 1,200 solar panels this year.

set up 建立; 准备; 安排
例句：They set up many branches throughout the country.
他们在全国建立好多分公司。
as many as 和…一样多; 不下于
例句：They drew as many as four times that year.
他们那一年四次打成平局。

4. That is not a high number compared to states like California.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比
例句：Cultural life in the country cannot compare to that of a large city.
农村的文化生活不能与大城市的相比拟。

5. The program is paid for with fees from factories and oil processing centers for their carbon dioxide emissions.

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。

6. Edwin Amaker also lives in Southeast Washington. He is pleased with the 16 new solar panels on his roof.

be pleased with 对…喜欢，满意于
例句：He has to be pleased with the results.
他不得不对这些成绩感到满意。