VOA慢速英语:Hot in the Garden: Too Much Sun Can Harm Vegetables

短语讲解：

1. This week we learn how to protect vegetables from too much sun.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：Trees should be well protected from the cold during winter.
冬天要保护好树木以防冻坏。

2. He says shading plants from intense sunlight in hot weather can increase production.

shade from挡, 遮(光或热)
She raised her hand to shade her eyes from the sun.
她抬起手遮住眼睛上方以挡住阳光。

3. What it does is, it actually allows the plant to give off adequate water, which cools the tissue.

give off发出; 放出; 散发出; 放射出
例句：Rotten eggs give off a bad smell.
臭蛋散发出难闻的气味。

4. He suggests shading plants with bed sheets, shade cloth or brush -- in other words, sticks and branches.

in other words换句话说
例句：In other words, she must give up singing.
换言之, 她必须放弃唱歌。

5. A lot of people can cut brush at the edge of the field and stick that into the soil on the south and west side of the plant and provide some shade.

at the edge of在...边上
例句：The hotel is situated at the edge of the town.
该饭店坐落于市区的边缘。
stick into插入；伸入
例句：We stuck a stick into the ground. 
我们把棍子插在地上。

6. Some canopies have narrow strips of metal or wood to provide either sunlight or shade, depending on the position of the sun.

depend on取决于, 随…而定
例句：Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。

7. Curtis Swift says shading works with field crops as well as vine crops like squash.

as well as和...一样;和;也
例句：He grows flowers as well as vegetables.
他既种菜也种花。

8. But he says tree roots compete with the vegetable roots.

compete with与…抗争
例句：It is difficult for a small grocery store to compete with a supermarket.
小商店很难与超市抗争。