农林英语

Unit 1 Agronomy 1

Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 1

Passage A Crop and Soil Sciences 1

Passage B What Is the Food and Agriculture Organization? 5

Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Business Letters 7

Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking—Seminar on Agriculture 10

Unit 2 Animals 13

Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 13

Passage A Endangered Mammals 13

Passage B Warranty Liability Information 17

Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Letters of invitation 18

Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking—Going Abroad 21

Unit 3 Forest Resources 24

Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 24

Passage A A"Message"from State Forester Stanford Adams 24

Passage B New Plantation Species for Future Forests 29

Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Letter for Enrolling Students 30

Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking—Attending International Conference 32

Unit 4 Veterinary Medicine 36

Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 36

Passage A Careers in Veterinary Medicine 36

Passage B Licensure to Practice Veterinary Medicine in the United States 40

Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Forms 42

Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking—Fairs and Shows 45

Unit 5 Vegetable Processing 48

Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 48

Passage A Vegetable Factory 48

Passage B 2nd International Conference on Rabbit Production in Hot Climates 52

Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Contribution Wanted 56

Part Ⅲ Listeningand Speaking—Market of Agricultural Trade 59

Unit 6 Plant Protection 63

Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 63

Passage A New Nematicide Meets Integrated Demands 63

Passage B What Is FERIC? 67

Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Curriculum Vitae 70

Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking—Import and Export of Agricultural Products 72

Unit 7 Dairy 76

Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 76

Passage A Will Robots Milk Wisconsin Dairy Cows? 76

Passage B The News Release 81

Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Advertisement 82

Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking—Negotiation 85

Unit 8 Gardening 90

Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 90

Passage A The Potted Garden 90

Passage B Registering o nthe Greenmount Website 94

Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Contract 96

Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking—Trade Talks 99

Unit 9 Forestry 103

Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 103

Passage A Integrated Value Chain Decision Support Systems 103

Passage B Forest Fire Control 106

Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Agreement 108

Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking—Visiting a Farm 110

Unit 10 Epidemic Diseases 114

Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 114

Passage A Unprecedented Outbreaks of Deadly Livestock Diseases 114

Passage B TheStateofFoodInsecurityintheWorld—When People Live with Hunger and Fear Starvation 118

Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Registration Form 121

Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking—Agricultural Science Exchange 124

练习答案及参考译文 127

Vocabulary 166