正文
VOA慢速英语:Land Shares Help Farmers in Central Africa Plant Peace
短语讲解:
1. It is also showing the farmers how to remove grass instead of burying it, and to use animal waste as fertilizer.
instead of (用…) 代替…, (是…)而不是…
例句:I decided to treat myself to a taxi, eg instead of walking.
我决定坐他一次计程车.
2. But as improved techniques take hold, some landowners may not be satisfied with a 20 percent share of what is likely to be a poor harvest.
be satisfied with 对…感到满意
例句:Mother now is satisfied with the hang of her curtains.
妈妈对窗帘的挂法很满意。
3. Unless the government introduces policies to help smallholder farmers, they will have less and less land to use in this area. Smallholders risk becoming landless laborers as people with more money outbid them for access to land.
less and less 越来越小[少]地
例句:He played the piano less and less as he grew older.
他随着年龄的增长, 弹钢琴的次数越来越少了。
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