VOA慢速英语:Growing Plants Inside the Box

1. The warm weather in central Florida is good for growing crops,especially tomatoes.

be good for 有益于;适于
例句： A bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you. 
喝一碗热鸡汤对你有好处。 

2. So, he began looking to find a way to make sure this neverhappened again.

make sure 设法确保,确定
例句：You must make sure of the time and place.
你必须把时间和地点弄清楚。

3. He wanted the plants to be grown in a box that would take up little space.

take up 开始从事
例句：When did he take up football?
他是什么时候开始踢足球的?

4.  A thin plastic cover would fit over the top of the box to keepout rain and harmful insects.

keep out (使)不进入
例句：Warm clothing helps to keep out the cold.
保暖的衣服可以御寒。

5.  When you put a small seedling in, the roots are not deepenough to go into that water reservoir, so we need to bring thewater up to the plant.

enough to do 足够做某事
例句：He is old enough to do for himself. 
他已经大了，可以自己照顾自己了。

6. There is a small hole in the side to drain out extra moistureand keep from drowning the plants.

keep from 克制
例句： I cannot keep from smiling. 
我忍不住微笑。 

7.  In addition to using less water, little fertilizer is needed,and it all stays in the box.

in addition to 除...之外(还)
例句：In addition to French, he has to study Japanese.
除了法语外,他还得学日语。

8. There is no way the chemicals can run off into nearbywaterways.

run off 使流出
例句：He ran off a bucket of water from the barrel.
他从大木桶中放出一桶水。