和谐英语

VOA常速英语:African Governments Urged To Address Growing E-Waste

2012-03-24来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. That means the consumption and production patterns of our society will change very much and we will be using many of the gadgets that will eventually end up as hazardous waste, including the e-waste.

end up (以…)结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句:He ended up as head of the firm.
他最后成了公司的负责人。

2. "We are trying to cope up with the challenges," said Mohamed.

cope with对付…
例句:I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.
既要照顾家庭又要工作, 我不知道她是怎样应下来的。

3. However, there have been some innovative projects in Kenya that aims at reversing the trend, such as the Computer for Schools, which refurbishes second-hand computers and sends them back to schools with an extended life.

aim at (以…)瞄准; 针对, 以…为目标
例句:The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。

4. What it shows you is that if you take that mountain of e-waste, which is growing exponentially globally and also on the African continent, you begin to create a different framework for managing the e-waste and instead of having the problem of dumping and posing health risks, you turn this into job opportunities.

instead of (用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句:He has been playing all afternoon instead of getting on with his work.
他整个下午一直在玩, 没有继续工作。
turn into (使)变成
例句:The old building was turned into a library.
这座旧房子被改作了图书馆。