时间:2018-12-07 作者:英语课 分类:2006年慢速英语(五)月


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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Building a Windbreak to Protect CropsBy Gary Garriott

Broadcast: Tuesday, May 09, 2006

I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.

Farmers use different kinds of soil conservation 1 methods to protect their land from damage by farming 2 and the forces of nature. One important form of soil conservation is the use of windbreaks.




Windbreaks are barriers 3 formed by trees and other plants with many leaves. Farmers plant them in lines around their fields.

Windbreaks stop the wind from blowing soil away. They also keep the wind from destroying or damaging crops. They are very important for growing grains, such as wheat.

There have been studies done on windbreaks in parts of West Africa, for example. These found that grain harvests can be twenty percent higher in fields protected by windbreaks compared to fields without such protection 4.

However, windbreaks seem to work best when they allow a little wind to pass through. If the wall of trees and plants stops wind completely 5, then violent 6 air motions 7 will take place close to the ground. These motions cause the soil to lift up into the air where it will be blown away.

For this reason, a windbreak is best if it has only sixty to eighty percent of the trees and plants needed to make a solid 8 line.

An easy rule to remember is that windbreaks can protect areas up to ten times the height of the tallest trees in the windbreak.

There should be at least two lines in each windbreak. One line should be large trees. The second line, right next to it, can be shorter trees and other plants with leaves. Locally grown trees and plants are best for windbreaks.

Windbreaks not only protect land and crops from the wind. They can also provide wood products. These include wood for fuel and longer pieces for making fences 9.

You can get more information about windbreaks and other forms of soil conservation from the group Volunteers in Technical Assistance 10. VITA, now part of EnterpriseWorks/VITA, is on the Web 11 at vita.org.

Internet users 12 can read and listen to our Agriculture Reports at voaspecialenglish dot com. And if you have a question, send it to special@voanews.com. Make sure to include your name and tell us where you are from. We might be able to answer your question on the air, but please know that we cannot answer questions personally.

This VOA Special Agriculture Report was written by Gary Garriott. I'm Shep O'Neal.



1 conservation
n.保存,保持,守恒
  • She is interested in conservation of environment.她对环境保护这个问题十分关心。
  • Our community is a leader in the conservation of wildlife.我们社区在野生动物保护方面走在前头。
2 farming
n.农事;耕作
  • He lives by farming.他靠务农过活。
  • He is farming in Africa.他在非洲经营农场。
3 barriers
n.障碍( barrier的名词复数 );屏障;栅栏;分界线
  • The crowd had to stand behind barriers. 人群只好站在障碍物后面。
  • the dissolution of barriers of class and race 阶级和种族隔阂的消除
4 protection
n.保护,防卫,保护制度
  • The protection of the country is the duty of everyone.保卫国家是每个人的责任。
  • The young in our society need care and protection.我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾。
5 completely
adv.完全地,十分地,全然
  • She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
  • I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。
6 violent
adj.暴力的,猛烈的,激烈的,极端的,凶暴的,歪曲的
  • The madman was violent and had to be locked up.这个精神病患者很凶暴,不得不把他锁起来。
  • They caught him and gave him a violent beating.他们抓住了他,把他狠狠打了一顿。
7 motions
n.(物体的)运动( motion的名词复数 );提议;通便
  • She just went through the motions of being a poetess. 她只不过装成一个女诗人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He always accompanied his speech with motions. 他讲演时总是伴以手势。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 solid
adj.固体的,结实的,可靠的,实心的;n.固体,实心;adv. 一致地
  • Water may change from a liquid to a solid.水可以由液体变为固体。
  • I know that James is a solid type of person.我知道詹姆斯是个可信赖的人。
9 fences
n.栅栏( fence的名词复数 );(障碍赛马中的)障碍物;买卖赃物者;击剑(术)v.围以栅栏( fence的第三人称单数 );搪塞;支吾;回避
  • It's a pity we didn't mend our fences with the colonel. 可惜我们还没有和上校先生调整好关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He fences well, as she had noticed before. 正如她以前观察到的一样,他善于周旋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 assistance
n.援助,帮助
  • She called and called but no one came to her assistance.她叫了又叫,但没有人来帮。
  • He will get the great possible assistance.他将获得尽可能大的帮助。
11 web
n.网,蛛丝,蹼,织物,圈套,卷筒纸;vi.生蹼,形成网;vt.织蜘蛛网于,使落入圈套
  • The spider weaves a web.蜘蛛织网。
  • You mean the World Wide Web?你是说国际互联网?
12 users
用户,使用者( user的名词复数 )
  • The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
  • Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。
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