VOA慢速英语:Drought may Affect The Price of Food

短语讲解：

1. The western United States is suffering from a severe lack of rain, this extreme dry weather condition is called a drought.

suffer from 患（某种病），受（某种病痛）折磨
例句：You may suffer from psychological depression.
你可能会遭受心理抑郁。
lack of 缺乏
例句：Another problem was the lack of competition.
另一个问题是缺乏竞争。

2. We got to wait for the rain," Domenigoni said.

wait for 等待; <非正> 注意
例句：You just have to wait for a revolution.
你需要做的只是等待一次革命。

3. Ranchers in the West are selling off their livestock.

sell off 廉价销售; 卖掉
例句：Thus they have been forced to sell off land use rights to balance their budgets.
因此，他们不得不将土地使用权廉价出售，以实现预算平衡。

4. Farmers all over the Southwest, from Texas to Oregon, are fallowing in their fields because of a lack of water.

because of 因为，由于
例句：I'm here because of you.
我来这儿是因为你们。

5. Mr Patzert says Southern California is dealing with the worst drought since officials begin keeping records more than 135 years ago.

deal with 与…交易; 应付;  对待
例句：Deal with it head on.
正面处理这件事情。