VOA慢速英语:In Myanmar, Replacing Poppy Plants with Coffee

短语讲解：

1. For years, thousands of Shan State farmers have earned more profit from sales of opium poppy than from other crops.

thousands of 数千的
例句：A computer consists of thousands of components.
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。

2. So far, Myanmar’s efforts to cut down on poppy growing have done little to stop the farmers.

so far 到目前为止
例句：It is merely a hypothesis; so far.
到目前为止，这仅仅是一种假设。
cut down 减少; 裁短
例句：He was ordered to cut down his daily consumption of food.
他遵嘱减少自己每天摄入的食物量。

3. There are currently 200 hectares of coffee being grown. U.N. officials hope the area could expand to 600 hectares by the end of the year.

by the end of 到…为止
例句：By the end of the game, the stadium was almost vacant.
到比赛结束的时候,体育馆几乎空了。

4. George Grow adapted it for Learning English.

adapt for 把…改成…， 为…改…
例句：The author is going to adapt his play for television.
作者将把他的剧本改编成电视剧。