和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Evan Lutz: Giving Unused Produce A Purpose with Hungry Harvest

2016-11-24来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. The food ends up in landfills, producing harmful greenhouse gases.

end up <非正>(以…)结束; 最终成为[变得]
例句:If you continue to steal you will end up in prison .
你要是继续行窃终归得进监狱。

2. Its success depends on team work.

depend on 依赖; 相信; 信赖; 随…而定
例句:'You can depend on me,' Cross assured him.
“你可以信赖我,”克罗斯向他保证。

3. Hungry Harvest has recovered 300,000 pounds of produce to date and provided 100,000 pounds to those in need.

in need 在危难中,在危急中
例句:I care about the school buildings in need of paint.
我关心学校的建筑物需要粉刷。

4. So people will go on in these food deserts and be able to go online pay a reduced price for those boxes and then we'll have volunteers then actually assemble and deliver the boxes for us.

be able to 能够
例句:Mould you be able to describe a typical day on the job?
您能描述一下这个职位的日常工作内容吗?

5. It connects investors with entrepreneurs. Lutz sought a $50,000 investment in Hungry Harvest, in exchange for a five percent stake in his company.

in exchange for 交换
例句:He gave me an apple in exchange for a cake.
他给我一个苹果,换一块蛋糕。

6. For Evan Lutz, giving back to others came from his upbringing.

come from 源自; 来自某处
例句:He's just come from the countryside.
他刚从乡下来。

7. It doesn't just mean we give back to the community in terms of donations and feeding the hungry.

in terms of 根据; 用…的话; 就…而言
例句:All banks measure profit in terms of earnings per share.
银行以每一股份的赢利额来计算自己的利润。