Words and expressions

　　produce n.[u] what you grow on a farm. etc.農產品

　　This shop sells native produce. 這家商店出售土特產品。

　　v. give fruit, crops, etc生產；出產

　　We produce more grain this year than we did last year.

　　我們今年生產的糧食比去年（生產的）多。

　　protection n. the act of protecting; the state of being guarded保護；防衛

　　He lived under the protection of a strong and brave chief.

　　他在一位堅強勇猛的首領保護下生活。

　　dike n.[c] 堤壩；溝排水

　　sugarcane n. 甘蔗

　　arable adj. 可耕的；適于耕作的

　　arable land (可) 耕地

　　technique n. way of doing something技術；技巧

　　We should learn the advanced techniques from other countries

　　我們應該學習別國的先進技術。

　　fertilization n. 施肥；受精

　　fertilizer n. something used to put in soil to make it produce more肥料

　　This factory turns out chemical fertilizer. 這家工廠生產化肥。

　　fertilize v. 施肥

　　irrigation n.[u] 灌溉

　　an irrigation canal [ditch] 灌概渠 [溝]

　　modernize vt. 使現代化

　　pump n. machine that moves water, air, etc. into or out of something泵；抽水機

　　v. move water, air, etc. with a pump抽水

　　I was holding a jug while Annie pumped. 我提著一把水壺，安妮在抽水。

　　seed n. little thing that grows into a new plant or tree種子；籽

　　I plant the seeds in the spring. 我在春天播種。

　　seedbed n. 種子田；苗床

　　technical adj. of special, practical knowledge技術的；技能的

　　Everyone of us is active in technical innovation. 我們每個人都積極參加技術革新。

　　import n.[c] goods brought into a country from abroad進口；進口貨

　　The imports and exports continue to grow in volume. 進出口量繼續增長。

　　vt. to bring something into a country進口

　　Britain imports oranges from Spain. 英國從西班牙進口桔子。

　　delegation n. group of delegates代表團

　　Our delegation left Korea for home last Friday. 我國代表團于上星期五離開朝鮮回國。

　　production n.[u] making things生產；制造

　　The factory has made more cars this year--there has been an increase in production.

　　工廠今年制造了更多的汽車--產量增加了。

　　n. anything that is produced or made產品；產物

　　Some good production can be seen on television. 在電視上能看到某些好產品。

　　depend on: need someone or something 依靠；依賴依

　　All living things depend on (upon) the sun for their growth. 萬物生長都依靠太陽。

　　trust; rely on信任；信賴

　　You may depend on me to help you. 你放心，我會幫助你的。

　　be a result of; be connected with視而定；有賴于

　　Whether we go or not depends on the weather. 我們去不去要看天氣而定。

　　method n.[c] way of doing something方法，方式

　　The new method works well in practice. 新方法在實踐中行之有效。

　　shortage n. not enough of something不足；缺少

　　After the hot summer, there was a shortage of water. 炎熱的夏天過去后，出現缺水現象。

　　greenhouse n.溫室；花房

　　root n.[c] the part of a plant, tree, etc. that is under the ground根；根部

　　The roots of this tree go deep into the ground. 這棵樹的根深深扎入地下。

　　insect n. small animal with six legs昆蟲

　　Ants, flies, and wasps are insects. 螞蟻、蒼蠅和黃蜂都是昆蟲。

　　GM X X =genetically modified 轉基因

　　genetically i adv. 由基因決定；與遺傳有關

　　gene n. 基因；遺傳因子

　　modify v.更改；修飾

　　tobacco n. dried leaves that you smoke in cigarettes, cigars, and pipes煙葉；煙草

　　Smoking tobacco is bad for the health. 吸煙對健康有害。

　　watermelon n. 西瓜

　　soybean X n. 大豆

　　seedless adj. 無核的

　　golden adj. of gold or like gold in value or colour金黃色的；金制的

　　The field around us looked like a golden sea. 我們周圍的田地看起來像一片金黃色的海洋。

　　tie n. long, narrow piece of cloth that a man wears round the neck of his shirt領帶；領結

　　He was wearing a white shirt and a blue tie. 他穿一件白襯衫，帶了一條藍領帶。

　　discovery n.[u] the act of discovering發現

　　The discovery of oil in Shandong was exciting news. 在山東發現石油是令人激動的資訊。

　　n.[c] something that is discovered 被發現的事物

　　He made wonderful discoveries in science. 他在科學上有過偉大的發現。

　　garden v. grow flowers, etc. 從事園藝；栽培花草

　　Hes been gardening all day. 他整天從事園藝工作。

　　gardening n. cultivating of gardening園藝（學）

　　He is very fond of gardening. 他十分喜愛園藝。（他很喜歡種花。）

　　gardener n. someone who grows plants園丁

　　The gardener was planting some trees. 園丁在種樹。

　　wisdom n.[u] the quality of being wise; wise thoughts, sayings, etc. 聰明，才智

　　He is a man of wisdom. 他是個聰明人。

　　practical adj. of doing實踐的；實際的

　　Earning a living is a practical matter. 謀生是一實際問題。

　　adj. able to do useful things實用的；有實際經驗的

　　He is a practical man and doesnt like empty talk. 他是一個注重實干的人，不喜歡空談。

　　guide n. a person or book which shows you where to go向導；指南

　　He volunteered to act as a guide to the Palace Museum. 他自動提出充當游故宮的向導。

　　n. something that helps you to do things, etc.指引物

　　Signposts are a guide to drivers. 路標是司機的向導。

　　v. to show the right way; to lead領路；帶領

　　He guided us through the forest. 他領我們穿過了森林。

　　v. teach or help someone指導

　　Teachers should guide the students in their studies. 教師應當指導學生們的學習。

　　firstly adj. 第一；首先

　　sow v. put seeds in the earth播（種） (sowed; sowed, sown)

　　The farmer sows the corn in the spring. 春天農民播種五谷。

　　condition n. 條件； 狀況

　　What are your conditions for accepting the offer? 在什么條件下你才會接受這個提議？

　　He is in good [bad, poor] condition 他身體健康 [不健康]

　　soil n. round; earth 土壤

　　Plants grow well in good soil. 作物在肥沃的土壤里長得好。

　　weed n.[c] wild plant 野草；雜草

　　The gardener pulled up the weeds. 花園工人拔除了雜草。

　　vt. to pull up weeds 除草

　　I spent all day weeding the lawn. 我花了一整天時間給草坪除草。

　　remove v. to take away (from); to take off 移動；搬開

　　They all came to help remove the stones. 他們都來幫忙搬石頭。

　　plough v. cut and turn over the soil犁地；耕地 plow (美)

　　After they had got in the wheat, they set about ploughing. 他們收了麥子，接著就開始犁地。

　　n. the thing that a tractor pulls to plough soil犁

　　Some African farmers now use ploughs instead of hoes. 有些非洲農民現在用犁，而不用鋤頭。

　　and so on and other more or less similar things 等等

　　He is interested in art, and music, and books, and so on. 他對美術、音樂、書等都感興趣。

　　sunflower n. 向日葵

　　proverb n. wise saying諺語；俗語

　　 The early bird catches the worm is an English proverb.

　　 早到的鳥吃到食（捷足先登）是一句英國諺語。

　　sunset n.[u] time when the sun goes down in the west; end of a day日落（時分）

　　We got home just before sunset. 日落之前我們剛到家。

　　morrow n. 翌日；次日

　　(on) the morrow (在) 第二天

　　cackle vi. 母雞咯咯啼叫； 呵呵笑

　　Words and expressions

　　produce n.[u] what you grow on a farm. etc.農產品

　　This shop sells native produce. 這家商店出售土特產品。

　　v. give fruit, crops, etc生產；出產

　　We produce more grain this year than we did last year.

　　我們今年生產的糧食比去年（生產的）多。

　　protection n. the act of protecting; the state of being guarded保護；防衛

　　He lived under the protection of a strong and brave chief.

　　他在一位堅強勇猛的首領保護下生活。

　　dike n.[c] 堤壩；溝排水

　　sugarcane n. 甘蔗

　　arable adj. 可耕的；適于耕作的

　　arable land (可) 耕地

　　technique n. way of doing something技術；技巧

　　We should learn the advanced techniques from other countries

　　我們應該學習別國的先進技術。

　　fertilization n. 施肥；受精

　　fertilizer n. something used to put in soil to make it produce more肥料

　　This factory turns out chemical fertilizer. 這家工廠生產化肥。

　　fertilize v. 施肥

　　irrigation n.[u] 灌溉

　　an irrigation canal [ditch] 灌概渠 [溝]

　　modernize vt. 使現代化

　　pump n. machine that moves water, air, etc. into or out of something泵；抽水機

　　v. move water, air, etc. with a pump抽水

　　I was holding a jug while Annie pumped. 我提著一把水壺，安妮在抽水。

　　seed n. little thing that grows into a new plant or tree種子；籽

　　I plant the seeds in the spring. 我在春天播種。

　　seedbed n. 種子田；苗床

　　technical adj. of special, practical knowledge技術的；技能的

　　Everyone of us is active in technical innovation. 我們每個人都積極參加技術革新。

　　import n.[c] goods brought into a country from abroad進口；進口貨

　　The imports and exports continue to grow in volume. 進出口量繼續增長。

　　vt. to bring something into a country進口

　　Britain imports oranges from Spain. 英國從西班牙進口桔子。

　　delegation n. group of delegates代表團

　　Our delegation left Korea for home last Friday. 我國代表團于上星期五離開朝鮮回國。

　　production n.[u] making things生產；制造

　　The factory has made more cars this year--there has been an increase in production.

　　工廠今年制造了更多的汽車--產量增加了。

　　n. anything that is produced or made產品；產物

　　Some good production can be seen on television. 在電視上能看到某些好產品。

　　depend on: need someone or something 依靠；依賴依

　　All living things depend on (upon) the sun for their growth. 萬物生長都依靠太陽。

　　trust; rely on信任；信賴

　　You may depend on me to help you. 你放心，我會幫助你的。

　　be a result of; be connected with視而定；有賴于

　　Whether we go or not depends on the weather. 我們去不去要看天氣而定。

　　method n.[c] way of doing something方法，方式

　　The new method works well in practice. 新方法在實踐中行之有效。

　　shortage n. not enough of something不足；缺少

　　After the hot summer, there was a shortage of water. 炎熱的夏天過去后，出現缺水現象。

　　greenhouse n.溫室；花房

　　root n.[c] the part of a plant, tree, etc. that is under the ground根；根部

　　The roots of this tree go deep into the ground. 這棵樹的根深深扎入地下。

　　insect n. small animal with six legs昆蟲

　　Ants, flies, and wasps are insects. 螞蟻、蒼蠅和黃蜂都是昆蟲。

　　GM X X =genetically modified 轉基因

　　genetically i adv. 由基因決定；與遺傳有關

　　gene n. 基因；遺傳因子

　　modify v.更改；修飾

　　tobacco n. dried leaves that you smoke in cigarettes, cigars, and pipes煙葉；煙草

　　Smoking tobacco is bad for the health. 吸煙對健康有害。

　　watermelon n. 西瓜

　　soybean X n. 大豆

　　seedless adj. 無核的

　　golden adj. of gold or like gold in value or colour金黃色的；金制的

　　The field around us looked like a golden sea. 我們周圍的田地看起來像一片金黃色的海洋。

　　tie n. long, narrow piece of cloth that a man wears round the neck of his shirt領帶；領結

　　He was wearing a white shirt and a blue tie. 他穿一件白襯衫，帶了一條藍領帶。

　　discovery n.[u] the act of discovering發現

　　The discovery of oil in Shandong was exciting news. 在山東發現石油是令人激動的資訊。

　　n.[c] something that is discovered 被發現的事物

　　He made wonderful discoveries in science. 他在科學上有過偉大的發現。

　　garden v. grow flowers, etc. 從事園藝；栽培花草

　　Hes been gardening all day. 他整天從事園藝工作。

　　gardening n. cultivating of gardening園藝（學）

　　He is very fond of gardening. 他十分喜愛園藝。（他很喜歡種花。）

　　gardener n. someone who grows plants園丁

　　The gardener was planting some trees. 園丁在種樹。

　　wisdom n.[u] the quality of being wise; wise thoughts, sayings, etc. 聰明，才智

　　He is a man of wisdom. 他是個聰明人。

　　practical adj. of doing實踐的；實際的

　　Earning a living is a practical matter. 謀生是一實際問題。

　　adj. able to do useful things實用的；有實際經驗的

　　He is a practical man and doesnt like empty talk. 他是一個注重實干的人，不喜歡空談。

　　guide n. a person or book which shows you where to go向導；指南

　　He volunteered to act as a guide to the Palace Museum. 他自動提出充當游故宮的向導。

　　n. something that helps you to do things, etc.指引物

　　Signposts are a guide to drivers. 路標是司機的向導。

　　v. to show the right way; to lead領路；帶領

　　He guided us through the forest. 他領我們穿過了森林。

　　v. teach or help someone指導

　　Teachers should guide the students in their studies. 教師應當指導學生們的學習。

　　firstly adj. 第一；首先

　　sow v. put seeds in the earth播（種） (sowed; sowed, sown)

　　The farmer sows the corn in the spring. 春天農民播種五谷。

　　condition n. 條件； 狀況

　　What are your conditions for accepting the offer? 在什么條件下你才會接受這個提議？

　　He is in good [bad, poor] condition 他身體健康 [不健康]

　　soil n. round; earth 土壤

　　Plants grow well in good soil. 作物在肥沃的土壤里長得好。

　　weed n.[c] wild plant 野草；雜草

　　The gardener pulled up the weeds. 花園工人拔除了雜草。

　　vt. to pull up weeds 除草

　　I spent all day weeding the lawn. 我花了一整天時間給草坪除草。

　　remove v. to take away (from); to take off 移動；搬開

　　They all came to help remove the stones. 他們都來幫忙搬石頭。

　　plough v. cut and turn over the soil犁地；耕地 plow (美)

　　After they had got in the wheat, they set about ploughing. 他們收了麥子，接著就開始犁地。

　　n. the thing that a tractor pulls to plough soil犁

　　Some African farmers now use ploughs instead of hoes. 有些非洲農民現在用犁，而不用鋤頭。

　　and so on and other more or less similar things 等等

　　He is interested in art, and music, and books, and so on. 他對美術、音樂、書等都感興趣。

　　sunflower n. 向日葵

　　proverb n. wise saying諺語；俗語

　　 The early bird catches the worm is an English proverb.

　　 早到的鳥吃到食（捷足先登）是一句英國諺語。

　　sunset n.[u] time when the sun goes down in the west; end of a day日落（時分）

　　We got home just before sunset. 日落之前我們剛到家。

　　morrow n. 翌日；次日

　　(on) the morrow (在) 第二天

　　cackle vi. 母雞咯咯啼叫； 呵呵笑