VOA慢速英语:Building a Windbreak to Protect Crops

词汇讲解：

1. conservation n. 防止流失（或浪费、损害、毁坏）；保护,管理
例句：Conservation is one way to make sure we have enough energy in the future.
对自然资源的保护是保证我们将来有足够的能源的一种办法。

2. windbreak n. 防风林,防风物,防风墙,防风设备
例句：The woods along the coast provide a good windbreak.
沿海边的树木是很好的防风林。

3. barrier n. 障碍物;路障,栅栏
例句：The police put up barriers to control the crowd.
警察设置障碍物,借以控制人群。

4. damage v. 损害, 毁坏, 加害于
例句：Hailstones damaged crops and even killed farm animals.
冰雹毁坏了农作物, 甚至打死了牲畜。

5. destroy vt. 破坏, 毁灭
例句：It seems he's destroying himself.
他似乎正在毁灭自己。

6. harvest n. 收割, 收获; 收获季节, 收获期
例句：After the harvest, the peasants began to prepare the soil for seed.
收割后, 农民就开始整地以便播种。

7. contain vt. 包含; 容纳
例句：Rice contains protein and fat.
大米含蛋白质和脂肪。

8. leaf n. 叶子
例句：The trees are thick with leaves.
这些树生长着浓密的树叶。

9. surplus adj. 过剩的, 多余的
例句：The manufacturers in some countries dumped their surplus commodities abroad.
一些国家的制造商向国外倾销过剩产品。

10. reduce vt. 缩减, 减少; 降低
例句：The price was considerably reduced.
价格大幅降低了。