VOA慢速英语:Changing Face of the American Farmer

短语讲解：

1. That information comes from the United States Census Bureau, a government agency that collects and studies information about the nation's population and economy.

come from 来自某处; 出生于
例句：Where will all this innovation come from?
这些创新来自哪里？

2. The report suggests what some of those changes might look like and why they might not be so bad.

look like 看起来与（某人或某物）相像[相似]
例句：This is starting to look like a revolution.
这开始看起来像是一场革命。

3. As a CSA farmer, she raises food for a handful of buyers who agree to pay her before her crops are ready.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：I agree to go with him.
我同意和他一起去。

4. He says smaller farms are partly a reaction to changes in the way Americans think about their food.

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…; 对…有（某种观点）; 回想起;
例句：Maybe you should think about moving.
也许你该考虑搬家了。

5. "There's growing interest in where our food is coming from, what is the food quality, things like that.

come from 来自某处; 出生于
例句：Where will all this innovation come from?
这些创新来自哪里？

6. Nate Phillips adds that more younger people are entering farming because of this trend.

because of 因为，由于
例句：The journey was slow because of continual stops. 
由于常常停下来，所以行程很慢。 

7. "I'm seeing a lot more students from Nashville, or the cities, that are coming in that didn't grow up around agriculture, weren't from an agricultural background, but had that interest," Phillips said.

grow up 向上生长; 长大;  成熟; 出现
例句：A little trade began to grow up. 
小生意开始兴隆起来。