Agriculture: HSK 7-9, part 2 农业：HSK 七至九级（2）

造林需要很多年才见效。

Zàolín xūyào hěn duōnián cái jiànxiào.

Afforestation takes many years to show results.

沙漠边上正在大面积造林。

Shāmò biānshàng zhèngzài dàmiànjī zàolín.

Forests are being planted over a large area at the edge of the desert.

这片树林被砍伐了。

Zhè piàn shùlín bèi kǎnfále.

This woodland has been cut down.

为什么要砍伐这么多树？

Wèishénme yào kǎnfá zhème duō shù?

Why do they have to cut down so many trees?

退耕还林后，山绿了。

Tuìgēnghuánlín hòu, shān lǜle.

After the farmland was returned to forest, the mountain turned green.

退耕还林后，农民改种果树。

Tuìgēnghuánlín hòu, nóngmín gǎi zhǒng guǒshù.

After returning farmland to forest, the farmers switched to growing fruit trees.

这棵苗需要多浇水。

Zhè kē miáo xūyào duō jiāoshuǐ.

This seedling needs a lot of water.

下了几场雨，地里的苗都长高了。

Xià le jǐ chǎng yǔ, dìlǐ de miáo dōu zhǎng gāole.

After several rains, the sprouts in the field have grown tall.

育苗要保持土壤湿润。

Yùmiáo yào bǎochí tǔrǎng shīrùn.

When raising seedlings, you need to keep the soil moist.

东北是我国重要的粮仓。

Dōngběi shì wǒguó zhòngyào de liángcāng.

The Northeast is an important breadbasket of our country.

雨前要把玉米搬进粮仓。

Yǔqián yào bǎ yùmǐ bān jìn liángcāng.

We need to move the corn into the barn before the rain.

农学对粮食生产很重要。

Nóngxué duì liángshi shēngchǎn hěn zhòngyào.

Agronomy is very important for food production.

我哥哥想毕业后研究农学。

Wǒ gēge xiǎng bìyè hòu yánjiū nóngxué.

My older brother wants to do research in agronomy after he graduates.

今天是农历几号？

Jīntiān shì nónglì jǐhào?

What day of the lunar calendar is it today?

七夕是农历七月初七。

Qīxī shì nónglì qīyuè chūqī.

Qixi falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

他用牛耕种这块地。

Tāyòng niú gēngzhòng zhèkuài de.

He uses an ox to till this field.

这片荒地已经没人耕种了。

Zhè piàn huāngdì yǐjīng méi rén gēngzhòng le.

Nobody cultivates this wasteland anymore.

感谢老师多年的栽培。

Gǎnxiè lǎoshī duōnián de zāipéi.

Thank you, teacher, for your years of nurturing and teaching.

谢谢老师多年来的栽培！

Xièxie lǎoshī duōnián lái de zāipéi!

Thank you, teacher, for all your guidance over the years!

怎样才能防治虫害？

Zěnyàng cáinéng fángzhì chónghài?

How can we control insect pests?

果园里出现了虫害。

Guǒyuán lǐ chūxiànle chónghài.

Insect pests have appeared in the orchard.

病虫害毁了不少果树。

Bìngchónghài huǐle bùshǎo guǒshù.

Plant diseases and pests have destroyed quite a few fruit trees.

怎么才能减少病虫害呢？

Zěnme cáinéng jiǎnshǎo bìngchónghài ne?

How can we reduce plant diseases and pests?

农民在果树上喷杀虫剂。

Nóngmín zài guǒshù shàng pēn shāchóngjì.

The farmer is spraying insecticide on the fruit trees.

请不要在果园乱用杀虫剂。

Qǐng búyào zài guǒyuán luàn yòng shāchóngjì.

Please don't use insecticide carelessly in the orchard.

他们承包了整栋楼的装修。

Tāmen chéngbāole zhěng dòng lóu de zhuāngxiū.

They took on the renovation of the whole building.

这项工程由他们公司承包。

Zhè xiàng gōngchéng yóu tāmen gōngsī chéngbāo.

Their company is taking on this construction project.

扶贫干部教农民种茶。

Fúpín gànbù jiāo nóngmín zhǒng chá.

The poverty alleviation officials teach the farmers to grow tea.

村里的扶贫项目是种茶吗？

Cūnlǐ de fúpín xiàngmù shì zhǒng chá ma?

Is the village's poverty alleviation project growing tea?

他家种了十亩玉米。

Tājiā zhǒng le shí mǔ yùmǐ.

His family planted ten mu of corn.

一亩约等于六百平方米。

Yì mǔ yuēděngyú liù bǎi píngfāngmǐ.

One mu is roughly equal to six hundred square meters.

我们种植各种的作物。

Wǒmen zhòngzhí gèzhǒng de zuòwù.

We grow a variety of crops.

干旱让今年的作物减产了。

Gānhàn ràng jīnnián de zuòwù jiǎnchǎnle.

The drought reduced this year's crop yield.

爸爸正在院子里铲草。

Bàba zhèngzài yuànzi lǐ chǎn cǎo.

Dad is in the yard scraping away the weeds.

爸爸正在院子里铲杂草。

Bàba zhèngzài yuànzi lǐ chǎn zácǎo.

Dad is in the yard digging up weeds.

谷物要放在干燥的地方。

Gǔwù yào fàng zài gānzào de dìfāng.

Grain should be kept in a dry place.

仓库里堆满了刚收来的谷物。

Cāngkù lǐ duīmǎnle gāng shōu lái de gǔwù.

The warehouse is piled high with freshly harvested grain.

现在很多人用机器耕作吗？

Xiànzài hěn duō rén yòng jīqì gēngzuò ma?

Do many people farm with machines now?

这块地太干，不适合耕作。

Zhèkuài de tài gàn, bú shìhé gēngzuò.

This plot of land is too dry and isn't suitable for farming.

这片地太硬，得先耕一遍。

Zhè piàn de tài yìng, de xiān gēng yíbiàn.

This land is too hard, so it needs to be tilled once first.

这块地要先耕一遍，再种菜。

Zhèkuài de yào xiān gēng yíbiàn, zài zhòngcài.

This plot has to be tilled once before planting vegetables.

田间的空气很新鲜。

Tiánjiān de kōngqì hěn xīnxiān.

The air in the farmland is very fresh.

田间有几位农民在干活。

Tiánjiān yǒu jǐ wèi nóngmín zài gànhuó.

A few farmers are working in the fields.

化锄为剑，化剑为锄。

Huà chú wèi jiàn, huà jiàn wèi chú.

Make the hoe your sword, and the sword your hoe.

请帮我把菜地里的草锄掉。

Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ càidì lǐ de cǎo chú diào.

Please help me weed the grass out of the vegetable garden.

农民在山脚下开垦荒地。

Nóngmín zài shān jiǎoxià kāikěn huāngdì.

The farmers are clearing wasteland at the foot of the mountain.

这片草原被开垦成了农田。

Zhè piàn cǎoyuán bèi kāikěn chéng le nóngtián.

This grassland has been plowed up into farmland.

只要努力耕耘，就会有收获。

Zhǐyào nǔlì gēngyún, jiù huì yǒu shōuhuò.

As long as you work hard, you will reap a reward.

只要努力耕耘，就一定会有收获。

Zhǐyào nǔlì gēngyún, jiù yídìng huì yǒu shōuhuò.

As long as you work hard, you will surely reap the rewards.

农民在田里焚烧稻草。

Nóngmín zài tiánlǐ fénshāo dàocǎo.

The farmers are burning straw in the field.

牛正在吃地上的稻草。

Niú zhèngzài chī dìshang de dàocǎo.

The cow is eating the straw on the ground.

把籽撒在土里，再浇点水。

Bǎ zǐ sā zài tǔ lǐ, zài jiāo diǎn shuǐ.

Scatter the seeds in the soil, then add a little water.

辣椒里的籽特别辣，别吃。

Làjiāo lǐ de zǐ tèbié là, bié chī.

The seeds in chili peppers are very hot, so don't eat them.

为什么这块地要轮作？

Wèishénme zhèkuài de yào lúnzuò?

Why does this field need crop rotation?

农民每年轮作玉米和豆子。

Nóngmín měinián lúnzuò yùmǐ hé dòuzi.

The farmers rotate corn and beans every year.

农民正在给禾苗浇水。

Nóngmín zhèngzài gěi hémiáo jiāoshuǐ.

The farmers are watering the seedlings.

天太热，禾苗都被晒得发黄了。

Tiān tài rè, hémiáo dōu bèi shài de fāhuángle.

It was so hot that the seedlings were scorched yellow.