1.environmentally sound 对环境无害的
It is a natural product and is environmentally sound.
这是一个自然的产品和无害于环境 。
2.offset 抵消
Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.
为补偿原料成本的增加而提高了价格 。
3.dry up 干涸
Warm breezes from the South dried up the streets.
来自南方的温暖和风吹干了街道 。
4.stalemate 僵局
President Bush has ended the stalemate over moves to cut the country's budget deficit...
布什总统已结束了在削减国家预算赤字的措施上形成的僵局 。