慢速英语:Rice Production Grows, but Not Everywhere

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demand for 对……的需求
例句：As populations increase, the demand for water grows accordingly. 
随着人口的增长，用水量也相应增加。 

2.  Demand is expected to fall nine hundred thousand tons to aboutthirty-four million metric tons.

be expected to 期望...
例句：The commune is expected to bring in more rice this year. 
今年公社可望收获更多稻谷。 

3.  Other countries have set limits on how much rice they arewilling to import.

how much 多少
例句：How much coal did we use last winter? 
去年冬天我们用了多少煤？ 
be willing to 乐于做某事
He is willing to go through the mill. 
例句：他愿接受磨炼。 

4. In Thailand, a government price-support program has led riceexports to fall by twenty percent, to less than eight milliontons.

less than 小于;决不;毫不
例句：He is no less than fifty centimetres round the middle. 
他的腰围不小于五十公分。

5. As a result, the FAO says, exporters like Australia, India andVietnam have captured a larger market share.

as a result 结果，因此
例句：As a result, a more even air-fuel ratio is maintained. 
因此，能维持合适的空气与燃料之比。