لغت انگلیسی
alive and well
معنی و توضیح
thriving; doing very well; with a lot of success
مثال
Despite the government’s best efforts, people still cheat on their taxes and not
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,036 – Farming and Agribusiness.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,036. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialogue between Brad and Irene about farming – growing food. Let’s get started.
Brad: Is this your first visit to this area?
Irene: It is, and I’m surprised to see so many farms. I thought farming was a dying industry.
Brad: Family farms and small-scale farming are disappearing, but agribusiness is alive and well, thanks to government subsidies.
Irene: Are they lucrative?
Brad: They can be, but the subsidies were originally given to protect the livelihood of farmers.
Irene: And that’s not what’s happening?
Brad: Well, agribusiness has edged out small-scale farms because output is
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