Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物

• plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley 植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦
• grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit 种植/生产玉米/小麦/大米/水果
• plough/ (NAmE) plow land/a field 耕地；犁田
• sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields 播种/收获谷粒/农作物/庄稼
• spread manure/fertilizer on sth 给…施撒粪肥/肥料
• cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land 耕作/灌溉/浇灌/污染庄稼/植物/田地/土地
• damage/destroy/lose your crop 损害/毁坏/损失农作物
• ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes 催熟/采摘水果/浆果/葡萄
• press/dry/ferment grapes 压榨/晾干/发酵葡萄
• grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat 磨/打谷物/玉米/小麦
• raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs 饲养鸡/家禽/牛/猪
• raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep 饲养/喂养/放养家畜/牛/羊
• kill/slaughter livestock 屠宰家畜
• preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat 防腐保存/熏/加工贮藏/用盐腌制肉

Modern farming 现代农场经营

• run a fish farm/an organic dairy 经营养鱼场/有机乳品场
• engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming 从事集约型（生猪/渔业）养殖
• use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides 使用（化学/有机）肥料/杀虫剂
• begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops 开始/进行转基因作物的田间试验
• grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods 种植/研发转基因作物/种子/植物/粮食
• fund/invest in genetic engineering/research 资助/投资基因工程/研究
• improve/increase crop yields 提高/增加粮食产量
• face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages 面临/遭受/缓解食物短缺
• label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms) 给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签
• eliminate/reduce farm subsidies 取消/减少农业补贴
• oppose/be against factory farming/GM food 反对工厂化养殖/转基因食品
• promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming 促进/鼓励/支持有机/可持续农耕