VOA慢速英语:Northern Kenya's Drought-hit Herders Pin Hopes on Desert Farming

短语讲解：

1. The area has been suffering from periods of small amount of rainfalls and droughts, when almost no rain falls.

suffer from 患（某种病），受（某种病痛）折磨;
例句：I often suffer from unaccountable headaches. 
我常莫名其妙地头疼。 

2. They are people who move with their animals from place to place.

from place to place 各地，处处
例句：He travelled from place to place, and returned home only yesterday. 
他到处旅游，昨天才回到家里。 

3. He moved when the seasons changed, searching for new places for the goats to eat.

search for 搜索，搜寻
例句：Hence the search for alternatives.
因此它开始寻找其他方法。

4. This is still true, he says, even though he now makes more money from his farm than he did with his goats.

even though 即使，纵然
例句：Even though it had a limited run, don't despair.
即使供应时间有限，你也不要绝望。