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

短语讲解：

1. On World Environment Day in June, the United Nations reported at least one third of all food produced is wasted.

at least 至少
例句：Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。

2. The report came at a time when many people are concerned about how to feed a growing world population.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：Concern about the clout of the internet giants is growing.
网络巨头之间的斗争正引起人们的关注。

3. In the United States, Farmers who are struggling to earn money find the situation difficult to deal with.

deal with 惠顾； 与…交易；应付； 对待
例句：How should policy makers deal with this ambiguity?
决策者应该怎样应付这种模糊不明？

4. As a result, Mr Papadopoulos came up with a plan to offer the food at a low price by advertising it on the farm's Facebook status page on Sunday nights.

come up with 追赶上；比得上
例句：We think we've come up with a good plan.
我们认为我们已经提出一项不错的计划。

5. Nick Papadopoulos began using social media after he went to work on a farm belonging to his wife's father.

belong to 属于
例句：Do you belong to any organizations or clubs?
你属于哪一个组织或俱乐部吗？

6. One night, he began thinking about the issue of wasted food, when he could not find a place to donate 32 cases of organic broccoli.

think about 考虑…；捉摸…
例句：Leave her to think about what you said.
让她自己考虑你说的话吧。