VOA常速英语:Ethiopia’s Low-Tech, High-Value Transportation

短语讲解：

1. In many parts of the world, people now rely on the Internet, smart phones and Twitter in their daily affairs.

rely on信赖, 依赖,依靠
例句：You can't rely on the weather.
天气是靠不住的。

2. A new study looks at the animals’ contributions to people’s livelihoods.

look at评判; 审视; 看, 注视
例句：The difficulty can now be looked at in a different light.
现在可以用不同的角度来看这个困难。

3. The study describes equines as a “lifeline” for both rural and urban people of Ethiopia.

describe as描述为, 说成是
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

4. The Brooke, an international animal welfare organization, focused on the woredas, or small districts, of Lemmo, Meskan and Shashego, located in Southern Nations, and the Nationalities People’s Region.

focus on集中于，致力于
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

5. They contribute to the economic development through the transportation system in the rural areas.

contribute to是…的部分原因；促成，有助于，起作用
例句：Various factors contributed to his downfall.
多种因素的作用导致了他的倒台。

6. We call it ‘gharry’ in the Ethiopian language, but they are used as a taxi,” he said.

be used as被当作…用
例句：Horses can be used as pack animals.
马可以用作驮畜。

7. Women were supposed to fetch water on their back, but now these donkeys are working for women.

be supposed to应该,被期望
例句：The show is supposed to be good.
这场表演应当是相当好的。

8. “Apart from the economic benefit, the social benefit in the area is tremendous,” he said.

apart from 除去，撇开…来说(表示除…以外尚有)，此外，加之
例句：Apart from some spelling mistakes, the composition is fairly good.
除了一些拼写错误, 这篇文章写得很不错。

9. So the livelihood of that very small boy is really directly linked with that very small donkey.

link with将…与…连接〔系〕在一起
例句：High unemployment is not necessarily linked with the rise in prices.
高失业率与物价上涨不一定有联系。

10. Feeding an animal can range from $40 to $100 per year.

range from…to… 从...变化到...
例句：Prices range from ￡6 to ￡10.
价钱从六英镑到十英镑不等。

11. He says the international community should become more aware of the role these animals play.

aware of意识到
例句：He is aware of his rudeness.
他意识到自己的粗鲁。