VOA常速英语2008年-Orchid Business Booming with International Grow

By Brian Wagner
Miami, Florida
18 February 2008
 

Orchid¹ growers are trying to grab a bigger share of the global trade in flowers, which accounts for several billion dollars each year. Growers from Latin America and Asia are scrambling² to market unique plants and develop brand new varieties to meet the growing demand. VOA's Brian Wagner has this report from Miami.

1 orchid   

n.兰花，淡紫色

参考例句：

• The orchid is a class of plant which I have never tried to grow.兰花这类植物我从来没种过。
• There are over 35 000 species of orchid distributed throughout the world.有35,000多种兰花分布在世界各地。

2 scrambling   

v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》