和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Program Provides Food, Farming Education to Urban Poor

2014-01-24来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. About one-third of the neighborhood’s residents live in poverty.

live in 住在学习[工作]的地方
例句:Would she live in my house?
她会住在我的房子里吗?

2. The nearest grocery store is more than 1.5 kilometers away.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句:More than 1000 turned up.
最后共有1000多人出席。

3. So not only do they get to educate themselves on that process of food system, but we also distribute up to 15 pounds ((6.8 kg)) of produce per week, per family."

not only ... but(also)不仅…而且
例句:These not only help in presentation but also help orient users. 
这不仅有助于表达,而且可以帮助使用者在创建时更好地定位。 

4. I kind of like it, just because I do a lot of other research and number crunching, sitting in front of the computer a lot of the other times.”

in front of 在…前面; 当着…的面; 面前
例句:You are in front of your house.
你就站在房子的前面。