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VOA慢速英语:Social Media Helps Farmers Avoid Food Waste

2013-08-13来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. population n.人口；全体居民
例句：The working-age population is shrinking.
劳动力人口也在萎缩。

2. profit n.收益，得益
例句：That means making enough profit to attract capital.
这意味着需要更多的盈利来吸引投资。

3. waste vt.徒劳；（使）损耗
例句：He should not waste it.
他不应浪费这个契机。

4. fertilizer n.肥料，化肥
例句：Suffering is a wonderful fertilizer to the roots of character.
苦难对于人格的培植，是一种奇妙的肥料。

5. recover vt.恢复；重新获得
例句：My mother went on to recover fully.
我母亲慢慢地完全康复了。

6. prevent vt.预防；阻碍
例句：The repercussion s are hard to prevent.
这种反响是很难阻止的。