VOA慢速英语:African Union Pushing for More Intercontinental Trade

短语讲解：

1. Yet these efforts have failed to lead to increase intra-Africa trade.

lead to 把…带到；领到；（道路）通向；导致
例句：That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。

2. A truck in Africa will travel, on average, just nine kilometers an hour because of the many security or inspection stations.

because of 因为
例句：We broke up because of an invitation.
我们因为一次邀请而分手。

3. As a result, 40 percent of the cost of product is for transportation.

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。

4. African Union countries have agreed to make the continent a free trade zone by 2017.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：Did we agree to one?
我有答应过么？

5. Intra-Africa trade does not just depend on one ministry, it does not just depend on the head of state.

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