VOA慢速英语:State Fairs: A Deep-Fried Taste of the U.S.(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. Greiman said state fairs started in the mid-1800s because farmers wanted to have a gathering to show off their produce each year.

show off 使突出; 炫耀，卖弄
例句：His show off only serves to show up his ignorance.
他的卖弄只不过暴露了他自己的无知。

2. For example, farmers that raised cows wanted to see how their cows compared to the cows of their neighbors.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比
例句：Your necklace is surely not to be compare to hers in value .
论价值,你的项链当然比不上她的。

3. So we ought to have a little fair, too.

ought to 理应; 应当，应该
例句：He ought to have kept his promise.
他原本应该遵守自己的诺言。

4. If you want to take your time and come up with a process and you can toy with it, you can make it happen.

come up with 想出; 提出; 追赶上; 设法拿出
例句：Slow down a bit and let me come up with you.
跑慢一点让我赶上吧。

5. The first couple happily ate one sandwich each, according to the story. They posed for photos and joked with voters and reporters.

according to 根据，按照
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon.
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。