VOA慢速英语:The Next Big Thing in Agriculture May Be Very Small

1. He says microbes are taking part in a healthy exchange with the plants that share the soil.

take part in 参加…，参与…
例句：To take part in your favorite activity helps self-admiration.
从事你所喜欢的活动有助于自我欣赏。

2. America’s “sunshine state” has about 50 native species of orchid. But many are in danger of dying out.

dying out 衰灭消失; 衰止
例句：Is the elephant really in danger of dying out? 
大象当真已濒临绝种的危险了吗? 

3. Two years may pass before the plants are strong enough to be connected to -- or fixed onto -- trees.

be connected to 连接到
例句：I'd like to be connected to your person who handles sale. 
我想和你们负责销售的人联络。 

4. The campaign to save native orchids also depends on help from local students.

depend on 依赖; 相信
例句：Both should depend on abstractions.
他们都应该依赖于抽象。

5. A number of plants will also be given away to try to reduce the chance that people will steal them off the trees.

a number of 许多的; 一些
例句：A number of drawbacks come to mind.
下面就是一些不好的方面。

6. She says the markings help to tell about the humans who may have made them.

tell about 谈及; 讲述
例句：I like those stories you tell about the countryside.
我很喜欢你说的那些乡村故事。

7. “The spread of the footprint size gives us an indication that we have children, a number of children and then probably some adults there with at least one, you know with probably one, male.”

at least 至少
例句：At least that's the theory.
至少理论上是这样。

8. Researchers continue looking for human fossil remains in the Happisburg area.

look for 寻找
例句：Look for computer programs which encourage reading.
找一些可以促进阅读的电脑程序。