Eryk: What's wrong with the weather? It's burning hot out there.
Jessie: All thanks to global warming. Everyone has to do something to improve the situation, since no one can get away from it.
Eryk: Check this out. According to a story I read in the China Post, scientists found that using modern methods to make cows burp less can help ease global warming, since a cow belches out about 100 to 200 liters of methane echo day!
Jessie: Interesting. Now cows are fighting global warming along with us!
解析：get away==succeed in leaving, escape (逃避；躲過)
burp
n. 【美】【俚】打嗝
belch
vt. 打噎；打嗝 n. 打噎；打嗝(複數: belches)
liter
n. 公升(立方公寸)
methane
n. 【化】一炭烷；甲烷
Jessie: All thanks to global warming. Everyone has to do something to improve the situation, since no one can get away from it.
Eryk: Check this out. According to a story I read in the China Post, scientists found that using modern methods to make cows burp less can help ease global warming, since a cow belches out about 100 to 200 liters of methane echo day!
Jessie: Interesting. Now cows are fighting global warming along with us!
解析：get away==succeed in leaving, escape (逃避；躲過)
burp
n. 【美】【俚】打嗝belch
vt. 打噎；打嗝 n. 打噎；打嗝(複數: belches)liter
n. 公升(立方公寸)methane
n. 【化】一炭烷；甲烷
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