和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Oregon Moves to Zone Ocean

2012-01-19来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. The prospect of new wind-turbine farms going up within sight of popular beaches prompted interest in such plans in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

go up被建造起来,被兴建
例句:How many houses have gone up this year?
今年新建了多少住房?

2. Oregon Sea Grant fellow Todd Hallenbeck checks out prime fishing grounds on his laptop.

check out检查, 核对, 核实
例句:They checked out all the goods in the store.
他们清点了仓库里的货物。

3. "There's a large area of the territorial sea that's important to fishing with the darker red colors representing some of the most important areas for each of the ports," he says, looking at the map, which lights up from Neah Bay, Washington south to the Oregon-California border.

light up照亮, 亮起来
例句:The candles on the Christmas tree lit up the room.
圣诞树上的蜡烛照亮了房间。

4. Klure says, "because the areas that they've identified are relatively small and don't align with some of the basic requirements that the industry is looking at, which is access to port, access to transmission, certain water depths."

align with使结盟;使一致;使密切合作
例句:They must align themselves with the workers.
他们必须与工人们结合。

5. And Klure isn't giving up hope yet.

give up放弃
例句:She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。

6. It's scared off at least one ocean energy company interested in Oregon.

scare off使(某人)望而却步; 吓跑…
例句:If you make a noise, you'll scare off the animals.
如果你弄出声响就会把动物吓跑。

7. In a statement, the company expressed its hope of returning to the Pacific Northwest someday, but said it will focus on California in the meantime.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句:Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

8. Aquamarine Power's energy generator relies on a large mechanical flap placed just below the surf.

rely on信赖, 依赖,依靠
例句:Hong Kong's prosperity relies heavily on foreign businesses.
香港的繁荣在很大程度上依赖于外国商行。

9. Not everyone agrees with that perspective.

agree with与某人〔观点〕一致, 同意〔赞同〕某人的意见
例句:They might not agree with his opinions.
他们或许会不同意他的意见。

10. It has to do with the fact that Oregon is uniquely suited to deal with this. We have a long legacy of figuring out what compromises are. We are the state that pioneered...land use planning.

do with与…有关
例句:I'm interested in anything to do with music.
凡与音乐有关的事我都感兴趣。
deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句:He must deal with many difficulties.
他必须应付许多困难。
figure out解决;想出
例句:Could you help me figure out this problem?
你能帮我解决这问题吗?