农业专业英语PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 农业 1

Lead-in 1

Text A Industry Must Help to Fill the World’s Rice Bowl 2

Text B Advice on Ag-Tourism 10

Text C Brief History of Agriculture 15

Unit 2 动物科学 19

Lead-in 19

Text A Woman Who Lost Leg Finds Inspiration from Disabled Dolphin 20

Text B 10 Ways to Plan for Air Travel with Your Dog 29

Text C Rescue Dog 32

Unit 3 食品 37

Lead-in 37

Text A Celery Is an Ancient Healing Food 38

Text B Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup in Beverages and Processed Foods 44

Text C 15 Fat-Burning Foods 48

Unit 4 转基因技术 53

Lead-in 53

Text A Bt-Corn： What It Is and How It Works？ 54

Text B Breakthrough： Food For the 21 st Century 62

Text C Eggplant Getting More Value 66

Unit 5 环境保护 71

Lead-in 71

Text A Meat-eaters Soak Up the World’s Water 72

Text B What Is the Greenhouse Effect？ 79

Text C Natural Gas 83

Unit 6 水资源利用 87

Lead-in 87

Text A Seawater Toilets Help Flush away Water Shortages 88

Text B University’s Laser Experiment May Revolutionize Irrigation，Save Water 95

Text C 11 Ways to Conserve Water in the Home 99

Unit 7 渔业 103

Lead-in 103

Text A Sharks Endangered by Fin Trade 104

Text B Weather and Fishing 112

Text C “Only 50 Years Left” for Sea Fish 115

Unit 8 园艺 121

Lead-in 121

Text A China，the Homeland of Tea 122

Text B Herb Gardening—Planning and Planting an Herb Garden 130

Text C 10 Deliciously Exotic Plants，Fruits and Vegetables 135

Unit 9 林学 145

Lead-in 145

Text A Why Leaves Change Color 146

Text B Forestry /Wildlife Myths and Misconceptions 153

Text C When Will a Prescribed Burn Help My Pine Stand？ 157

Unit 10 农业机械化 161

Lead-in 161

Text A Agricultural Mechanization 163

Text B The Status and Prospects of Rice Production Mechanization in China 169

Text C Impact of Agricultural Mechanization on Production，Productivity，Cropping Intensity，Income Generation and Employment of Labour 174

Unit 11 昆虫 179

Lead-in 179

Text A Ting Insect Brains Solve Big Problems 180

Text B Some Past Insect Asides 188

Text C The Green Lane—Household Insects 194

Unit 12 农业经济 201

Lead-in 201

Text A Woody Biomass in a Renewable Economy 202

Text B Corn Feeds the Profits of Agribusiness 209

Text C Agritourism on Farms and Ranches in the USA 213

Tapescript 218

课文参考译文 233

练习答案 252