VOA慢速英语:Thailand Ends Controversial Rice Support Program

短语讲解：

1. Under the policy, the government paid farmers 50 percent more than world market rice prices.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句：True friendship is worth more than money. 
真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。 

2. Thailand was not able to force an increase in the price of rice, and millions of tons of rice are now in storage buildings.

be able to 能够
例句：Mould you be able to describe a typical day on the job? 
您能描述一下这个职位的日常工作内容吗？ 

3. Reports say 18 million tons of rice are being stored in Thailand, that is twice as many as normal levels.

as many as 和…一样多; 不下于
例句：They drew as many as four times that year. 
他们那一年四次打成平局。 

4. Hundreds of thousands of farmers were not paid.

hundreds of thousands of 几十万，无数
例句：The city subways carry hundreds of thousands of passengers a day. 
市内的地下铁每天运载数十万乘客。