和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Three Countries to Test Climate Smart Farming

2012-01-17来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. Malawi, Zambia and Vietnam will take part in a new project to transition to climate-smart agriculture.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句:John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。

2. The goal is to help farmers adapt to climate change, while helping to control farming’s carbon emissions.

adapt to变得习惯于…, 使适应于, 能应付…
例句:I adapted quickly to the new climate.
我很快地适应了这种新的气候。

3. She said, “Climate-smart agriculture is defined as growth in agricultural incomes and productivity to support food security and poverty reduction.

define as把…定义为
例句:Do you know who defined man as a rational animal?
你知道是谁将人说成是有理智的动物的?

4. And to do this you need to incorporate necessary adaptation to changing climate conditions, but also trying to capture the potential mitigation benefits, which could bring financing to some of the agricultural development goals of those countries.

bring to把…带给(某人), 带往(某处); 使用于…; 使加入, 参与…
例句:How much experience does he bring this specialized work to?
他有多少经验从事于这项专案呢?

5. However, they already have climate change adaptation policies that rely heavily on agriculture.

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

6. But they’re very worried and concerned about what climatic changes will do, particularly in the Mekong Delta with sea level rise, which is one of their big rice growing areas.

concern about使(自己)关心…
例句:There is no need for you to concern yourself about where I was last night.
你没必要关心我昨晚在哪儿。

7. Mann said the FAO and EU are not looking for a one-size fits all policy for climate-smart farming.

look for寻找
例句:She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

8. We have said very clearly in the project document and in other things that we’ve written that there are no blueprints and countries under specific context will determine how it’s implemented in terms of practices, policies and the financing arrangements.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句:He thought of everything in terms of money.
他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。

9. “We’re also hoping that as countries build capacity and confidence to deal with some of these subjects that it may also help the international climate change convention negotiations to move forward a little bit more quickly, as they have been dragging a little bit lately,” she said.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句:He must deal with many difficulties.
他必须应付许多困难。