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VOA慢速英语:In the Garden: Growing Blueberries

2011-10-11来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. And so that is why they do well in pots, because of the light soil mixture.

do well in在……干得好
例句:Peanuts do well in this area.
这一带花生长得很好。
because of因为, 由于
例句:I came back because of the rain.
因为下雨, 所以我回来了。

2. But they also require, then, fairly frequent watering because they are going to dry out a little faster.

dry out (使)变干, (使)干涸
例句:She hung up her wet clothes in order to dry them out.
她把她的湿衣服挂起来, 以便晾干。

3. We’ve had a number of them growing in our master gardener locations both in the ground and in pots.

a number of许多的
例句:A number of new products have been successfully trial-produced.
许多新产品已试制成功。

4. The US Highbush Blueberry Council points out that the blueberry is one of the few fruits native to North America.

point out指出
例句:If I make any mistakes, please point them out.
如果我出了错, 请指出来。