託福和雅思考試：好詞好句之農業

農業 Agriculture

1

arable land

耕地

e.g. Thanks to the the explosion of population and environment deterioration, the amount of arable land around the world is in constant decline.

2

chemical fertilizer

化肥

e.g. Chemical fertilizer is commonly applied by farmers globally, causing various environmental problems.

3

pesticides

殺蟲劑

e.g. The unrestraint use of pesticides has caused huge irreversible damage to ecosystem.

4

boost crop yield

增加農作物產量

e.g. The improvement of farm implements, like from plough to combine harvester, enables farmers to greatly boost crop yield.

5

fertile / infertile land

富饒土地，貧瘠土地

e.g. The excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides have turned much fertile land into infertile one.

6

crop rotation

輪種

e.g. Crop rotation is a genius invention in agriculture history, as it not only helps farmers increase yields but also protects the arable land.

7

organic farm

有機農場

e.g. With people’s increase of awareness on nutrition and food safety, food provided by organic farms is increasingly popular.

8

soil pollution / erosion

土壤汙染，流失

e.g. The wide spread of soil pollution has post serious threat to sustainable development of agriculture in many areas in the country.

9

excessive land reclamation

過度開墾

e.g. The excessive land reclamation by farmers possessing little knowledge of environment protection has seriously endangered fragile ecosystem.

10

farm bio security

農場生物安全

e.g. It is important for farmers to bear in mind farm bio security while pursuing increase of yields.

本文作者：Cindy(公眾號：英文寫作素材)