和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:For Meat Lovers, the Challenge of Faking It

2012-03-20来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. Some people in the Netherlands are spending three hundred thirty thousand dollars on a hamburger.

spend on把…花在…
例句:He doesn't spend much time on his homework.
他花在作业上的时间不多。

2. We have committed ourselves to make a couple of thousand of these small tissues and then assemble them into a hamburger

commit to对…作出承诺, 承担义务, 担负责任; 使(自己)致力于…
例句:He has committed himself to the cause of education.
他已决心献身教育事业。

3. So far the Dutch team appears to have made the most progress.

make progress进步,进展
例句:The boy has made great progress this year.
这男孩今年进步很大。

4. It's a combination of the two things, care for environment and food production for the world.

care for牵挂, 注重
例句:We must care for each other and help each other.
我们要互相关心, 互相帮助。

5. Tofurky is made from tofu.

make from由…制成
例句:Paper is made from rags.
纸是由破布制成的。

6. But he says whatever they produce will also need a price that appeals to meat lovers.

appeal to对…有吸引力
例句:This job rather appeals to me.
这工作对我有吸引力。

7. And, depending on what study you look at, they're thirty to forty percent of America.

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

8. He says he is not too worried about competition from fake meat.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句:He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。