VOA慢速英语:It's Not Worth a Hill of Beans!

短语讲解：

1. But a much older meaning of the word farm is linked to economics.

link to 与…连接， 联系
例句：It will be helpful when I need to link to them.
当我想要链接到他们的时候会很有用。

2. A gambler bets a lot of money on one team.

a lot of 许多的；诸多
例句：Clothing requires a lot of fine tuning.
制衣业需要做许多细致的工作。

3. A new mother, for example, quickly learns to try to sleep when her baby is quiet, even in the middle of the day.

for example 例如， 譬如
例句：For example, consider incomplete contracts.
比如考虑一下不完整的合同。
in the middle of 在…的中间
例句：A beautiful stone fountain was set in the middle of the garden. 
花园中央砌造了一个漂亮的石头喷水池。