Agriculture: advanced 农业：高级

下冰雹，果园就会歉收。

Xià bīngbáo, guǒyuán jiù huì qiànshōu.

If it hails, the orchard will have a poor harvest.

去年歉收，农民很辛苦。

Qùnián qiànshōu, nóngmín hěn xīnkǔ.

Last year's harvest was poor, and the farmers had a hard time.

爸爸扛着锄头去地里。

Bàba káng zhe chútou qù dìlǐ.

Dad carried his hoe on his shoulder to the field.

锄头坏了，能帮我修修吗？

Chútou huàile, néng bāng wǒ xiūxiū ma?

The hoe is broken. Could you help me fix it?

以前农村都用牛拉犁。

Yǐqián nóngcūn dōu yòng niú lā lí.

In the past, people in the countryside all used oxen to pull the plough.

这把犁是爷爷留下来的。

Zhè bǎ lí shì yéye liúxià lái de.

This plough was left to us by my grandfather.

你把镰刀放在哪儿了？

Nǐ bǎ liándāo fàng zài nǎr le?

Where did you put the sickle?

镰刀不快了，得磨一磨。

Liándāo búkuài le, de mó yì mó.

The sickle isn't sharp anymore; it needs sharpening.

农民正在大棚里育苗。

Nóngmín zhèngzài dàpéng lǐ yùmiáo.

The farmers are raising seedlings in the greenhouse.

大棚里为什么这么热？

Dàpéng lǐ wèishénme zhème rè?

Why is it so hot inside the greenhouse?

这些梯田是爷爷修的。

Zhèxiē tītián shì yéye xiū de.

My grandfather built these terraced fields.

山坡上的梯田层层向上。

Shānpō shàng de tītián céngcéng xiàngshàng.

The terraced fields on the hillside rise level upon level.

怎样改良贫瘠的土地？

Zěnyàng gǎiliáng pínjí de tǔdì?

How can infertile land be improved?

贫瘠的土地需要多施肥。

Pínjí de tǔdì xūyào duō shīféi.

Infertile land needs more fertilizer.

嫁接的梨树结果比较快。

Jiàjiē de líshù jiéguǒ bǐjiào kuài.

Grafted pear trees bear fruit fairly quickly.

这棵梨树是去年嫁接的。

Zhè kē líshù shì qùnián jiàjiē de.

This pear tree was grafted last year.

他在山上的林场工作。

Tā zài shānshàng de línchǎng gōngzuò.

He works at a forestry station in the mountains.

林场附近不能随便生火。

Línchǎng fùjìn bùnéng suíbiàn shēnghuǒ.

You can't light fires carelessly near the forest management area.

改用滴灌后，省了很多水。

Gǎiyòng dīguàn hòu, shěng le hěn duō shuǐ.

After switching to drip irrigation, we saved a lot of water.

缺水的地方，农民常常滴灌。

Quēshuǐ de dìfāng, nóngmín chángcháng dīguàn.

In places short of water, farmers often use drip irrigation.

这些堆肥要放半年才能用。

Zhèxiē duīféi yào fàng bànnián cáinéng yòng.

This compost has to sit for half a year before it can be used.

秋天收完玉米，爷爷就开始堆肥。

Qiūtiān shōu wán yùmǐ, yéye jiù kāishǐ duīféi.

After the corn is harvested in autumn, my grandfather starts composting.