VOA慢速英语:Climate Change May Put African Small-Scale Farmers at Risk

短语讲解：

1. These farmers are already struggling to deal with the effects of climate change.

deal with 惠顾;  与…交易; 应付;  对待
例句：Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 
防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 

2. About 90-precent of these farms are rain-fed, which means that they depend on the weather. Weather is rainfall.

depend on 依靠
例句：You can depend on him to rise to the occasion, if need be. 
你可依靠他来应付这个局面。 

3. It is going to affect reduction in yield, which is already low – increase invulnerability to pests and diseases that will kill most of the livestock," said Ameyaw.

be going to 要，会，将要
例句：It felt pleasant to be going to work. 
走上工作岗位是很愉快的。 

4. Climate change is also expected to affect the average length of the growing season, this could continue to reduce the already low amount of crops that come from each hectare.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

5. We are talking about farmers being able to adopt both organic and inorganic nutrient enriching technology to improve their soil fertility.

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。 
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。