VOA慢速英语:Supercharged Plants May Mean More Crop Production(翻译)

1. shorten vt. 缩短，变短
例句：Smoking can shorten your life
吸烟会缩短你的寿命。

2. recovery n. 恢复，复原; 重获; 痊愈
例句：They feted his recovery with ice cream and cake.
他们以冰淇琳和蛋糕庆祝他的康复。

3. increase vt. 增强，增进
例句：The population continues to increase
人口继续增长。

4. efficient adj.有效率的; （直接） 生效的; 能干的
例句：The improved farm tools are efficient as well as easy to handle.
新式农具既轻巧, 又出活。

5. involve vt. 包含; 使参与，牵涉; 围绕
例句：Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed
料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩，且要讲求速度。

6. impressive adj.可观的; 给人印象深刻的，感人的
例句：It is an impressive achievement
那是一项了不起的成就。