VOA慢速英语:Everglades National Park – One of the World’s Great Biological Wonders

短语讲解：

1. Yet about an hour south of Miami lies a natural wilderness different from anywhere else in the United States.

different from异于…
例句：My idea is different from yours.
我的想法跟你的不同。

2. Unlike most other national parks, Everglades National Park was created to protect an ecosystem from damage.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

3. Be careful – sawgrass is very sharp, with teeth just like a saw. It can grow up to four meters tall.

grow up向上生长
例句：All plants like to grow up toward the sunlight.
所有的植物都喜欢朝着阳光向上长。

4. As a result, they were not prepared for all the work and caused environmental problems.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：We are preparing to have negotiations with the enemy.
我们准备同敌人谈判。

5. This led to increased development, with more people moving to the Everglades and also more visitors.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

6. Whole populations of animals are in danger of disappearing.

in danger在危险中, 有…的危险
例句：The sick man is in danger of death.
这位病人有死亡的危险。

7. In recent years, environmental experts have learned about the damage to the Everglades.

learn about获得, 学得
例句：I like reading historical stories because I can learn about the lives that people led long ago.
我喜欢看历史故事, 因为这样可以知道过去人们的生活。

8. The project is expected to cost about twelve billion five hundred million dollars.

be expected to预计
例句：The death toll is expected to rise.
预计死亡人数还会增加。

9. At the same time, they are seeking to re-establish natural water flow to the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife refuge.

at the same time同时; 一起
例句：All speak at the same time.
大家同时说。

10. Scientists are now experimenting with other ways to remove the snakes, including use of traps and offering payments to hunters.

experiment with以…做试验
例句：They experimented with a new material.
他们用新材料来做试验。