VOA慢速英语:Scientists Use Satellites to Identify Groundwater Losses in the Middle East

短语讲解：

1. And I’m Faith Lapidus. Today we tell about a study of groundwater losses in the Middle East.

tell about 谈及；讲述
例句：What would he tell about now?
他现在会说些什么？

2. She says Turkey has built more than 20 dams on the rivers in an effort to help economic activity in the country’s southeast.

more than 不止
例句：We have more than a car!
我们可不止有辆车！

3. They found the upper Tigris and Euphrates river basin lost a lot of water between 2003 and 2009.

a lot of 许多的；诸多
例句：I subscribed to a lot of periodicals last year.
去年我订了诸多期刊。

4.  And so this situation is only going to repeat itself, if not (get) worse.

be going to 要，会，将要；就要；快要
例句：They tend to be going to school.
他们都将去上学。

5. It also went beyond the step of assessing how much was potentially depleted to going to the next step, and that is, can we use this information to come up with a collaborative approach to managing the resources?

come up with 追赶上；比得上
例句：I'll come up with you soon.
我很快会赶上你的。

6. They then created a statistical model based on this information.

base on 使建立在…基础上
例句：Base on Yunfu, orient to the world and aim at the future.
立足云浮,面向世界,走向未来。 

7. What our model suggests is that (if) you have a global warming due to increased greenhouse gases you have warmer sea surface temperatures.

due to 由于；定于
例句：His failure was due to carelessness.
他的失败是由于粗心大意。

8. But the storms that have taken place have brought stronger winds and more rainfall.

take place 发生
例句：Where were you? Where did it take place?
你当时在哪儿?在哪儿发生的?

9. They also lead to malnutrition.

lead to 通向；导致
例句：Will the new road lead to the church?
新修的路会通向教堂吗?

10. The model airship rises up in the air and falls under its own power.

rise up 上升；起来造反； 起义
例句：I felt a blush rise up my face as I looked at my hands.
我感到我的脸红晕上升，正如我在我的手看了看。