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阿肯色州的一個鄉村學區利用陽光來提高其教師工資。
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A rural Arkansas school district uses the sun to raise its teachers’ pay.
It is known that teachers in the United States don’t get paid well or have good benefits. In Batesville, Arkansas, the salaries for teachers were so low that the school district had a hard time _(1)_ them from quitting or finding new teachers.
But what was the reason for such low salaries? Well, the school district’s yearly utility bill was extremely high, so all teachers were facing pay cuts. This caused many of them to _(2)_. Although the district is located just 27 kilometers from the state’s largest coal-fired power plant, it was unable to find a cost-efficient energy plan.
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coal-fired
[͵kolˋfaɪrd]
a. 以煤作燃料的
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cost-efficient
[ˈkôstəˌfiSHənt]
a. 具成本效益的
Practical Phrases
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cash in on
利用⋯⋯ 從⋯⋯中獲利
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a school district
學區
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a solar panel
太陽能發電板
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turn A into B
將 A 改變為 B
= transform A into B
= convert A into B
= change A into B
The land owner turned the old house into a hotel.
地主將這棟舊屋改成一家旅館。
The witch turned the prince into a beast.
巫婆把王子變成了一頭野獸。
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be able to V
有能力做……
I’m sure David is able to do it by himself.
我確定大衛有能力獨自做這件事。
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be unable to V
不能做……
Jennie was unable to conduct the research.
珍妮無法進行這份研究。
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關鍵字： #環境·衛生 #國外 #永續發展 SDGs
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