和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Researchers: Africa Genetically Modified Crops Held Back by Scaremongering

2014-09-23来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. "We have been able to show that we can increase our vitamin A levels six times," Namanya said.

be able to 能够
例句:We must be able to stay impartial at all times. 
我们必须经常保持公正的态度。 

2. Rob Bailey says GM crops offer the best hope of increasing productivity and dealing with climate change in Africa.

deal with 对待
例句:I hate to deal with such a vegetable. 
我不愿意同这种无精打采的人打交道。 

3. They say they do not produce more than non-GM crops.

more than 多于
例句:Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

4. He is worried the GM crops could force many of Africa's millions of small farms to stop growing food.

millions of 成千上万的…,无数的…
例句:Millions of people gave freely in response to the famine appeal. 
千百万人响应救灾呼吁而慷慨解囊. 

5. "This is against our sovereignty, it is another form of colonialism where gradually the developed world is conspiring to take over our food system in terms of taking over our land, taking over our seed, and taking over the whole farming food system," said Guri.

in terms of 根据; 用…的话; 就…而言
例句:They also rated each in terms of perceived personality traits.
他们也根据人体特性的感知额定每个人。