VOA慢速英语:US Farmers Concerned About a Possible Decrease In The Use of Ethanol

短语讲解：

1. Farmers in the United States are concerned about a possible decrease in the use of ethanol.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：Public concern about environmental pollution is mounting.
公众对环境污染的担忧在不断加剧。

2. "As we look at the increased bushels, our inventories are gonna be worth $3 a bushel less than what they were valued at a year ago," said Duncan.

look at 看; 评判
例句：Look at our verse today.
看我们今天的章节。

3. Corn prices rose in 2012, that year the corn crop suffered because of a lack of rain. Yet the demand for corn in ethanol production continued.

because of 因为，由于
例句：I'm here because of you.
我来这儿是因为你们。
a lack of 缺乏，缺少
例句：The second is a lack of political co-ordination.
第二方面是欧洲各国之间缺乏政治协作。

4. These vehicles, such as hybrids or electric cars, use less fuel.

such as 像， 例如
例句：Some were better, such as bureaucracy.
有些会好一点，比如说在办公室工作。