VOA慢速英语:An American Cowboy Aims to Help Russia's Beef Herd

短语讲解：

1. Breeding and management programs for beef cattle fell apart.

fall apart散开, 崩溃, 破碎
例句：The world's transport systems would fall apart without a supply of electricity. 
全世界的运输系统也将因没有电力供应而陷于瘫痪。 

2. Instead of beef, Russians have expanded poultry and pork operations.

instead of代替，而不是...
例句：He will go instead of you.
他将代你去。

3. He sees plenty of room for growth -- Russia's beef herd is less than one percent the size of the American herd.

plenty of很多, 大量的
例句：She had plenty of imagination.
她有丰富的想象力。

4. Tremendous opportunity in this country in terms of the vast resources.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句：He thought of everything in terms of money.
他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。

5. Tremendous amount of available ground, whether it is tilled or not.

whether or not是否
例句：Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it.
无论你是否喜欢这个意见, 我将继续做下去。

6. The imported cows have given birth to their first calves.

give birth to生; 引起, 产生
例句：She gave birth to a fine healthy baby.
她生了一个健康可爱的婴儿。

7. Darrell Stevenson is not the only American involved in projects to build a high-quality beef herd in Russia.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：The vast masses there have become involved in the health campaign.
那里的广大群众都参加了卫生运动。