Lesson 17 · A New Farming Way

S1

Tuan was a farmer in Vietnam.

图安是越南的一名农民。

S2

For decades, he had been struggling to rid his family of hunger.

几十年来，他一直在努力使家人摆脱饥饿。

decade 十年 struggle 努力、挣扎 rid (rid…of) 使摆脱

S3

However, it always confused him how to expand the output of his crops.

然而，如何提高庄稼的产量，这个问题总是让他感到困惑。

confuse 使困惑 expand 扩大、提高 output 产量 crop 庄稼、农作物

S4

This disturbing problem led to his regretting being a farmer.

这个令人烦恼的问题使他后悔自己当了农民。

disturbing 令人烦恼的 lead to 导致 regret 后悔

S5

He would rather have chosen another job.

他宁愿当初选择了另一份工作。

would rather 宁愿

S6

One day, when skimming through a newspaper, Tuan read a comment on Yuan Longpin.

一天，图安浏览报纸时，读到一篇关于袁隆平的评论。

skim through 浏览、略读 comment 评论

S7

He underlined Yuan's nationality and occupation, and then focused on his discovery and the statistics of his research.

他在袁隆平的国籍和职业下面画了线，然后把注意力集中在他的发现及其研究数据上。

underline 在…下面画线 nationality 国籍 occupation 职业 statistics 数据、统计数字

S8

He found the knowledge Yuan circulated very practical.

他发现袁隆平传播的知识非常实用。

circulate 传播、流传 practical 实用的

S9

Therefore, he made a summary and began to build up a new farming method.

因此，他做了总结，并开始建立一种新的耕作方法。

summary 总结、概要 build up 建立 method 方法

S10

He planted super grain of rich nutrition and equipped himself to keep his crops roots free from bacteria and pests.

他种下营养丰富的超级谷物，并做好准备，让庄稼的根部免受细菌和害虫的侵害。

nutrition 营养 equip 使…具备（能力或条件） bacteria 细菌 pest 害虫

S11

He also enriched minerals in the soil while reducing chemical fertilizers.

他还在土壤中增加矿物质，同时减少化学肥料的使用。

enrich 使肥沃、使丰富 mineral 矿物质 soil 土壤 fertilizer 肥料

S12

Though it cost him more time and freedom, he was full of hope.

尽管这让他付出了更多的时间和自由，他仍然满怀希望。

S13

The next year, Tuan was sunburnt but satisfied with his production very much.

第二年，图安虽然被晒黑了，却对自己的收成非常满意。

sunburnt 晒伤的、晒黑的 be satisfied with 对…满意 production 产量、生产

S14

Thanks to Yuan Longpin, he not only won the battle against hunger, but he could also export his crops abroad.

多亏了袁隆平，他不仅赢得了对抗饥饿的胜利，还能把庄稼出口到国外。

thanks to 多亏、由于 export 出口 abroad 到国外

📖 A New Farming Way 一种新的耕作方式