这些补助金用于减轻农民因难以预测的恶劣天气而遭受的损失。The subsidies are designed to cushion farmers against unpre-dictable weather.补助金的大量削减swingeing cuts in benefits我的许多补助金都花在书上.A lot of my grant goes on books....

“补助金”的英语可以翻译为：grant-in-aid，subsidy，[经] grant in aid，grants，subvention ...