NEWS-Composting-20211210

Question 1

加州推进堆肥来减少厨余垃圾造成的排放

Answer 1

California pushes composting to lower food waste emissions

Question 2

强制性居民厨余垃圾循环利用项目

Answer 2

mandatory residential food waste recycling program that’s set to take effect in January.

Question 3

这一工作是为了…

Answer 3

The effort is designed to keep landfills in the most populous U.S. state clear of food waste that damages the atmosphere as it decays.

Question 4

[pl.] 残羹剩饭
food left after a meal

甲烷，沼气

Answer 4

When food scraps and other organic materials break down they emit methane

scraps

Question 5

having a strong effect on your body or mind

powerful

Answer 5

a greenhouse gas more potent and damaging in the short-term than carbon emissions from fossil fuels.

有强效的；有力的；烈性的；影响身心的
having a strong effect on your body or mind

a potent drug
猛药

a very potent alcoholic brew
烈性酒精饮料

a potent argument
有力的论据

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强大的；强有力的
powerful
a potent force
强大的力量

Question 6

园林垃圾，园林废弃物

Answer 6

green waste

yard waste

Question 7

沼气(由死亡植物产生的甲烷等可燃气体)

Answer 7

biogas
英 [ˈbaɪəʊɡæs] 美 [ˈbaɪoʊɡæs]
n.
沼气(由死亡植物产生的甲烷等可燃气体)

Question 8

减少丢弃食物的现象

Answer 8

The state passed a law in 2016 aimed at reducing methane emissions by significantly cutting down on discarded food.