VOA慢速英语:Ghana's Currency Slump Spurs Increase in Cocoa Smuggling

短语讲解：

1. It wants to make sure the Ivorian cocoa farmers make enough money from their crops to keep the beans in the country.

make sure 把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物
例句：Please make sure that the door is locked. 
请弄准门确实是锁好了。 

2. At the same time, Ghana's money has dropped in value against the dollar by more than 40 percent.

at the same time 同时;  一起; 但是
例句：At the same time learning moved online.
同时，学习走上了网络。

3. If we don't stop them, our country is going to go down," said James.

be going to 要，会，将要
例句：They tend to be going to school.
他们都将去上学。

4. As long as buyers in Ivory Coast will pay more for Ghana's higher quality beans, the smuggling is likely to continue.

as long as 只要;  如果
例句：Music has been with us as long as we can collectively remember.
只要音乐与我们同在，我们就会有共同的记忆。

5. Ivory Coast, Ghana and other West African countries together produce more than 65 percent of the world's cocoa 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。 

6. Industry officials say they will meet to talk about how the two countries can work together to fight the smuggling.

talk about 谈论
例句：He went on to talk about his accident. 
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。