VOA慢速英语:Farmer Invents New Way to Grow Crops

1. Today, we tell about an American farmer and an unusual device he developed.

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

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

be good for 有效；利于
例句：So it'll be good for you to go.
你去那走走有好处.

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

take up 开始从事；接受（提议）；占用
例句：Discussing each map will take up too much time.
论每个地图将会占用太多时间。

4. Since the potting mix soaks up the water, you have to pour more water down the tube every day or so.

mix up 混合；把（某人）搞糊涂
例句：Don't mix up this pair of synonyms.
别把这两个同义词混淆了。

5. That’s where your tomato plant will start setting fruit …and they look beautiful and you come back a couple of days later and they ’ve grown to a pretty nice size…and the bottom of the tomato is all black.

a couple of 两个， 几个
例句：Can I ask you a couple of questions?
我能问您两个问题吗？

6. “The reason is that those plants are going to get so big that if you were to put three or four or six plants in, they are just going to be crowding each other out, and each plant is going to underperform.”

each other 互相，彼此
例句：You two know each other?
你们两个互相认识？

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

in addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to its power, shanghai's water supply is at risk.
除了电力，上海的供水也面临危机。

8. A lot of food can be grown in a small space for a small amount of money.

a lot of 许多的；诸多
例句：What happened? We heard a lot of yelling.
发生了什么事？我们听到许多争吵声。