1.There are three lakes in Africa that contain such high levels of carbon dioxide and methane gas that they are at risk of exploding.
at risk of處于風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
An estimated seven million people are at risk of starvation.
估計(jì)有700萬(wàn)人面臨著餓死的危險(xiǎn) 。
2.so the plan for Lake Kivu is to turn methane gas into power.
turn into變成;成為
The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war.
這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)斗有可能會(huì)演變?yōu)槿娴膽?zhàn)爭(zhēng) 。
3.But, there are worries that the act of pumping out the gas could cause problems.
pump out抽空
How do you pump out bilge water in the engine room?
您如何將機(jī)倉(cāng)的污水泵出弦外?
4.and they cover all the issues that companies like us have to follow when they extract methane gas from the lake.
extract from從…中提取
How much honey can you extract from a hive this size per year? "
我就問(wèn)道: “ 象這樣一窩蜂,一年能割多少蜜?