• 法語視覺詞彙
The Farm - Continued
農場－補充
Working the Land
耕作土地
crops 農作物
agriculture 農業
farmhand 農場工人
fallow 休耕（暫時不種植的土地）
to plow 犁田
to sow 播種
to plant 種植
to irrigate 灌溉
to till 翻耕土地
to rotate (crops) 輪作（更換種植的作物）
to clear (land) 開墾（土地）
Plow the fields.
犁田
This year we planted tomatoes and eggplant.
今年我們種了番茄和茄子。
The farmer uses a tractor to pull the plough.
農夫用拖拉機拉犁。
They rotate crops to maintain soil fertility.
他們輪作以保持土壤肥力。
The land was cleared to create new farmland.
土地被開墾以創造新的農田。
The farmer decided to lay fallow the field for a year to restore its nutrients.
農夫決定讓土地休耕一年以恢復養分。
You reap what you sow.
種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆（種什麼收什麼）
fertilizer 肥料
manure 在菜市場，他們會賣當地的農產品。
fertile 肥沃
to sprout 發芽
to fertilize 施肥
Close to the river the soil is very fertile.
靠近河流的土壤非常肥沃。
Harvesting
收穫
harvest 收成
crop yield 作物產量
to harvest 收割
to gather 收集
Silos are used to store grain.
筒倉用於儲存穀物。
We gathered the apples from the orchard.
我們從果園裡收集了蘋果。
Separate the wheat from the chaff.
分清良莠（比喻區分好壞）
Like finding a needle in a haystack.
大海撈針
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
不要把所有的雞蛋放在同一個籃子裡
vineyard 葡萄園
The field workers picked peaches.
田間工人採收了桃子。
These olives were picked by hand.
這些橄欖是手工採摘的。
Pest Control
病蟲害防治
pest 害蟲
pesticide 農藥
insecticide 殺蟲劑 m.
herbicide 除草劑 m.
organic 有機的
blight 枯萎病（植物病害）
locust 蝗蟲
to spray 噴灑
to treat 處理（施加處理）
Organic farms do not use synthetic pesticides.
有機農場不使用合成農藥。
The farmer sprayed the crops to treat them for pests.
農夫給作物噴藥以防治害蟲。


Ranching
畜牧業
ranch 牧場
ranch hand 牧場工人
cattle rustler 偷牛賊
to brand 烙印（給牲畜打標記）
to graze 放牧
to feed 餵養
to fence 圍欄
The cowboys rounded up the cattle to brand them.
牛仔們把牛趕在一起打烙印。
The sheep are kept in a pen near the barn.
羊被關在靠近穀倉的圈裡。
The cattle graze in the pasture all day.
牛整天在牧場吃草。
The farmer feeds the animals twice a day.
農夫每天給動物餵兩次食。
They fenced the property to keep the livestock safe.
他們圍起了土地以保護牲畜安全。
No Trespassing!
禁止進入
Till the cows come home
等到牛回家（比喻很長時間）
You can argue with him till the cows come home, but he’ll never change his mind.
你可以和他爭論到牛回家，但他永遠不會改變主意。
plantation 種植園
The rubber plantation stretched for miles through the rainforest.
橡膠種植園在雨林中延綿數公里。