慢速英语:Transgenic Crops Get Good Marks in General in US Study

Source: 恒星英语学习网 Onion 2010-04-27 English BBS Favorite

1.It found that many farmers have better harvests, better weed control and fewer losses from insect damage compared to traditional crops.

compared to与…相比

例句：Compared to me, he's rich.
跟我比起来，他算有钱。

have better……是比较级，与traditional crops相比。

2.In general, we find that genetically engineered crops have had fewer adverse effects on the environment than non-GE crops produced conventionally.

in general一般而言, 总的来说, 从总体上看

例句：The class are, in general, very bright.
总的说来, 这个班级的学生都很聪明。

3.Earlier this year, a professor at the University of Western Australia commented on the overuse of glyphosate.

comment on评论,对…加以评论

例句：I have an obligation not to comment on it .
我有义务对此不加评论。

4.He said glyphosate is as important in worldwide food production as penicillin is in medicine for fighting disease.

两者的重要性进行类比，草甘膦对粮食生产的重要性与青霉素对治疗疾病的重要性进行对比。

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