VOA慢速英语:Farm Terms Are Good for Business

短语讲解：

1. But a much older meaning is related to economics.

be related to 与……有关，和………有联系
例句：No matter how we define him, he cannot in anyway be related to as a labor people.
讲来讲去就是和劳动人民四个字沾不到边。

2. I'm willing to bet the farm that today he will be late for work.

be willing to 乐于; 肯; 甘于
例句：You must be willing to reskill.
你必须乐于学习新技术。

3. Let’s say you have a friend who shows a lack of common sense and does stupid, crazy things.

a lack of 缺乏，缺少
例句：I was hampered by a lack of information.
我受到了信息不足的牵累。

4. If it dies on the vine, it doesn’t grow into anything worth keeping -- just something else to clean up.

clean up 打扫; <口>赚钱; 整顿
例句：He did all he could to clean up on his opponents.
他想方设法要击败他的对手。

5. I used up all the seed money I had saved for the project.

use up 用完，耗尽; 用光
例句：We finally use up all of these.
我们终于用完了所有的这些东西。