VOA慢速英语:The State of Vermont: Fertile Farmland, Green Mountains and Revolutionary History

1. Only about six hundred thousand people live in Vermont.

live in 居住
例句：I used to live in london.
我过去一直住在伦敦。

2. What Vermont lacks in size, it makes up for in beauty.

make up for 补偿
例句：Love will make up for his want of money.
爱情会补偿他金钱的不足。

3.  The name comes from the Green Mountains, which divide the state up and down the center. 

come from 来自
例句：Where did you all come from?
你在哪里都来自哪里？

4. In fact, the name Vermont comes from the French "verd mont," meaning green mountain.

in fact 事实上
例句：In fact, I'm like that as well.
其实，我也喜欢那样。

5. Trees were being cut down for farmland and forest products faster than they could be replaced.

cut down 减少
例句：We have to cut down on our expenses.
我们得减少支出了。

6. The French explorer arrived at the lake in sixteen-oh-nine.

arrive at 到达
例句：He is likely to arrive at any time.
他可能随时会到。

7. Martin Henry Freeman, the first black college president in the United States, was born in Rutland, Vermont.

born in 出生于
例句：I was born in a small city near guangzhou.
我出生在离广州不远的一个小城市。

8. Burlington and its surrounding communities, for example, hold local farmers markets several times a week.

for example 比如
例句：For example, board games and games consoles understood?
比如说下棋、打游戏机之类的懂了吧？

9. Rainbows of color fill the air along with the music of bubbles and rushing water.

along with 伴随
例句：Lots of tree leaves are floating along with the stream.
许多树叶正随着水流漂浮。