VOA慢速英语:US Farmers Keep Eye on Immigration Reform

短语讲解：

1. Temperatures there are always above 38 degrees Celsius in the summer month, as a result, not much grows in the Imperial Valley at this time of year, but in the winter the fields are filled with lettuce and celery.

as a result 结果， 因此
例句：As a result, you get hungry again faster.
于是，你也变得更容易饿了。
fill with （使）充[挤]满；使满怀（某种情感等）
例句：My eyes fill with tears so that the sad tears flow.
我的眼睛充满了泪水而泪水伤心地流下。

2. There is work to do in the fields in the summer, Francisco Saucedo uses farm equipment to prepare the land for planting in the autumn.

prepare for （使）为…作准备；（使）对…有思想准备
例句：Now is the time to prepare for the worst.
现在就应该为最坏的状况做准备。

3. He lives in Mexico and wakes up in the middle of the night everyday, so he can avoid long lines at the border crossing.

in the middle of 在…的中间
例句：It is in the middle of another nasty jolt in a slow and grinding recovery.
它正在缓慢而艰苦的复苏中经历着另一场令人不快的变化。

4. Farmer Larry Cox says growing and harvesting vegetables depends on immigrants or day laborers from Mexico, but he says not enough migrants are crossing the border.

depend on 依赖；相信
例句：You can depend on this newspaper.
你可以依赖这家报纸。

5. "So they will have a right to stand up for themselves and not be intimidated or in many states be put in slave-like positions."

stand up for 支持， 坚持
例句：You must stand up for your rights.
你一定要维护自己的权利。