VOA慢速英语:US, EU to Increase Fight Against Illegal Fishing

短语讲解：

1. The problem is also known as illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, or IUU

be known as被认为是
例句：This property is known as ductility.
这个性能叫做延展性。

2. They said the European Union and the United States are starting to identify illegal fishing ships and bar them from their ports.

bar from禁止(接近〔做〕…)
例句：The members voted to bar women from the club.
会员表决不让妇女加入该俱乐部。

3. Countries are taking measures to document imported fish, they said.

take measures采取措施
例句：We should take appropriate measures to improve our teaching.
我们应当采取适当的措施提高教学质量。

4. Three billion people depend on seafood as their main source of protein.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
万物靠太阳生长。

5. The new agreement aims for greater action by governments to prevent illegal operators from making a profit.

aim for计划, 打算
例句：She was aiming for the top in her career.
她立志攀登事业的顶峰。
prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

6. And they undermine those regulators who are trying to determine who should catch what, and how to divide up what should be a sustainably managed catch.

divide up分割, 分配
例句：How shall we divide up the profits?
我们如何分配利润？