VOA慢速英语:US Farmers Struggle With Drought

1. You get up in the morning, and you think it might be another thirteen months before we get a paycheck.

get up 起床
例句：What time does he get up?
他几点起床?

2. The corn on his farm is so dry, the stalks break apart just by touching them. The maize is unusable.

break apart 使…分裂开
例句：Scientists have developed ways to break apart the genetic material. 
科学家已研究出分离遗传物质的方法。

3. So in the middle of July, Alan Bowers decided to cut down his crop to avoid a total loss.

cut down 削减
例句：He tried to cut down on smoking but failed.
他试图少抽烟,但没成功。

4. And if you wait till it's completely dried up, it won't even make suitable feed for the animals.

dry up 干涸
例句：The sun will soon dry up the roads. 
太阳很快就会把道路晒干的。 

5. Alan Bowers and his wife, Lori, are hoping for a small insurance settlement to help them pay their bills until next year.

hope for 希望（某事发生）,希望有
例句：Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. 
〔谚语〕作最好的打算，作最坏的准备。 

6. You have to work with a husband and a wife and family, and together try to work through it.

work with 与…共事/合作；起作用
例句：His secretaries work with system. 
他的几位秘书工作有条不紊。 

7. So there's a lot of money at stake for these farmers, and there's other commodities that are coming down the river as well.

at stake 在危急关头
例句：The life of the patient is at stake.
病人的生命在危急中。