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
Unit4 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 Intemational Conference on Rabbit Production in Hot Climates 52
Part Ⅱ Simulated Writing—Contribution Wanted 56
Part Ⅲ Listening and 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 on the 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 The State of Food Insecurity in the World—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