来源:http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/07/120730_witn_usa_food.shtml
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drought
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long period of dry weather leading to water shortages
withered
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dried out and shrivelled
staple crops
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most important foods
irrigated
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watered by using pipes, ditches and streams
a bumper year
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a larger than usual period of growing
projections
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estimates or forecasts
exports
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sent to other countries
dramatically
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in a big way