compare with (把…)与…相比
例句：How does your new house compare with your old one?
你的新房子和你的旧房子比起来怎样?
2. What's more, you don't need to spend too much time tending to the balcony vegetable patch.
tend to有...的倾向
例句：Modern furniture design tends to simplicity.
现代家具设计越来越简单。
3. I often invite friends to come over and eat together.
come over顺便来访
例句：Come over any time; I'm always in.
请随便什么时候来坐坐,我总在家。
4. Growing your own vegetables, as Miss Hu does, is not only an attractive option for families, a number of enterprises have also started experimenting with balcony farming.
experiment with以…做试验
例句：They experimented with a new material.
他们用新材料来做试验。
5. Feng Yanquan, an individual who engages in the balcony farming business, says the market potential is huge.
engage in参加; 从事; 忙于
例句：My family has been engaged in farming for generations.
我家几代都从事农业。
6. We hope that our products, the flowers and vegetables, will not only reduce the urban heat-island effect which results in major cities, but also lead to better air quality by reducing air pollution and carbon emissions.
result in引起, 导致; 以…为结局
例句：The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。
lead to导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer
抽烟可能导致肺癌。
