和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Refugees Bring Flavor of Home to Community Farms

2011-10-25来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Generations of newcomers have brought their tastes and sometimes their farming skills to American soil.

bring to把…带给(某人), 带往(某处)
例句:She was brought to my home.
她是被人带到我家来的。

2. One result of the community farm is that people are learning about foods from other people's homelands.

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。

3. Mr. Nuru came to the United States in two thousand four. He and his family had been living in a refugee camp in Kenya.

come to来到(某地);参加(某活动)
例句:As he came to a bridge, he heard a truck approaching.
在他来到一座桥头时,他听见一辆卡车驶来。

4. He says more than fifteen crops are grown without pesticides at the farm.

more than超过,多于
例句:It's no more than one mile to the shops.
到商业区不过一英里。