《农业英语》是“甘肃省教育科学‘十二五’规划课题”（2013年度）研究成果。本教材为高等学校（包括高等专科院校和高等职业院校）农业类专业学生学习专业英语编写，农、林、生物、环境等专业的学生都可选用。同时，也可供各类成人院校及广大农林企业从业人员学习专业英语，提高涉外业务交际能力使用。
全书由12个单元组成，内容选择上难易结合，循序渐进，涉及自然资源、农业、植物、农业技术、现代农业、食品加工、种植、植物保护、生态农业、外贸英语以及应用写作等方面的知识。每单元有3～5篇文章组成，题材实用，相关知识都配有图片，帮助学生记忆和理解。为便于学习者学习，每篇文章均配有难句和要点注释、练习、参考译文及参考答案，以提高学生专业英语综合能力，帮助专业人员自学。附录部分增加了作物和蔬菜水果、农业经济等专业术语便于学习者查阅和应用。

Unit 1　Natural Resources
…………………………………………………………… 001
Lesson 1　Natural Resources:Priceless Gifts from
the Earth …………………………… 001
Lesson 2　China’s Natural Resources
……………………………………………………… 007
Lesson 3　Plants and Life on Earth
……………………………………………………… 012
Unit 2　Agriculture ………………………………………………………………………
020
Lesson 1　Agriculture ……………………………………………………………………… 020
Lesson 2　How
Agriculture Has Changed Civilization …………………………………… 030
Lesson 3　Different
Agricultural Methods for Different Environments …………………… 035
Lesson
4　Agriculture in China …………………………………………………………… 043
Lesson 5　An Overview of
Agriculture in Greenland ……………………………………… 052
Unit 3　Plant Processes
………………………………………………………………… 059
Lesson 1　What Plants Need
……………………………………………………………… 059
Lesson 2　How Plants Use Water
………………………………………………………… 066
Lesson 3　The Parts of a Vascular Plant
………………………………………………… 071
Lesson 4　How Do Plant Get and Use Energy?
………………………………………… 078
Lesson 5　How Do Seeds and Plants Grow?
……………………………………………… 085
Unit 4　Biology of Plants ………………………………………………………………
094
Lesson 1　Starting to Grow ………………………………………………………………… 094
Lesson
2　Pollination ……………………………………………………………………… 103
Lesson 3　Making Food
…………………………………………………………………… 110
Lesson 4　Why Leaves Change Color
……………………………………………………… 116
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Unit 5　Agricultural Technology
…………………………………………………… 123
Lesson 1　Growing Seedless Cucumber in Hydroponics
………………………………… 123
Lesson 2　Vegetable Factory—a Farming Solution
……………………………………… 137
Lesson 3　The Disadvantages of Genetically Engineering
Plants ………………………… 146
Lesson 4　Archaeology and Agricultural Architecture
…………………………………… 154
Lesson 5　Will Automated Agriculture Help Meet the World’s
Food Demand? ………… 163
Lesson 6　Smart Agriculture ………………………………………………………………
170
Unit 6　Modern Agriculture ………………………………………………………… 179
Lesson
1　Agriculture Mechanization ……………………………………………………… 179
Lesson 2　Organic
Farming ……………………………………………………………… 188
Lesson 3　Can Modern Agriculture Feed All
the Population? …………………………… 194
Lesson 4　Drip Irrigation Systems Instead of
Sprinklers for Water Conservation ………… 200
Lesson 5　Solar—Powered Pumps Aid
African Farmers ………………………………… 210
Lesson 6　Celery—an Ancient Healing Food
…………………………………………… 216
Unit 7　Food Processing ………………………………………………………………
224
Lesson 1　Tomato Sauce …………………………………………………………………… 224
Lesson 2　Why
Onions Vary in Flavor and Storage Time ………………………………… 230
Lesson 3　15 Foods
That Help You Stay Hydrated ……………………………………… 235
Lesson
4　Agriculture,Farmers,and the Invention of the Modern Food Industry …………
246
Lesson 5　Broccoli and Cauliflower—Their Tops Make Good Eating ……………………
251
Lesson 6　Which Causes Cancer More Quickly:Cigarettes,Diet Soda or GMOs?
……… 257
Unit 8　Planting ………………………………………………………………………… 264
Lesson 1　Onion
Planting ………………………………………………………………… 264
Lesson 2　Planting and Growing Guide
for Garlic ………………………………………… 274
Lesson 3　Planting and Growing Guide for
Potatoes ……………………………………… 281
Lesson 4　Greenhouse Vegetable Production
……………………………………………… 289
Lesson 5　Cucumber Production in Greenhouse
………………………………………… 306
Unit 9　Plant Protection ………………………………………………………………
316
Lesson 1　Soil Micro-organisms …………………………………………………………… 316
Lesson 2　The
Control of Plant Diseases ………………………………………………… 322
Lesson 3　The Control of
Weed and Plant Diseases ……………………………………… 330
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Unit
10　Eco-agriculture ……………………………………………………………… 336
Lesson 1　Green Living:What Is
Urban Agriculture? …………………………………… 336
Lesson 2　Introduction to the
Fruit-picking Garden ……………………………………… 341
Lesson 3　Modern Agricultural Science
Demonstration Park at Xiaotangshan …………… 347
Lesson 4　Modern Agriculture Zone
……………………………………………………… 353
Unit 11　Communication English ……………………………………………………
364
Lesson 1　Going Abroad …………………………………………………………………… 364
Lesson 2　Fairs
and Shows ………………………………………………………………… 368
Lesson 3　Market of Agricultural Trade
…………………………………………………… 370
Lesson 4　Visiting a Farm …………………………………………………………………
374
Lesson 5　Import and Export of Agricultural Products ……………………………………
377
Lesson 6　Trade Talks …………………………………………………………………… 381
Lesson
7　Negotiation ……………………………………………………………………… 385
Unit 12　Applied English
……………………………………………………………… 390
Lesson 1　Resume …………………………………………………………………………
390
Lesson 2　Application Letter ……………………………………………………………… 402
Lesson
3　English Correspondence for International Trade ……………………………… 407
Lesson
4　Application Form ……………………………………………………………… 420
Lesson 5　Medical
Questionnaire ………………………………………………………… 424
Appendices
………………………………………………………………………………… 426
Appendix
1　蔬菜、水果及作物名称……………………………………………………… 426
Appendix 2　Vocabulary Related to Plant
………………………………………………… 430
Appendix 3　农业经济常用表达…………………………………………………………
436
Appendix 4　2009 年ISO 发布粮油国际标准名称中英文对照………………………… 439
Appendix
5　农作物种子进出口管理办法……………………………………………… 441
Appendix 6　Timeline of Agriculture
Mechanization ……………………………………… 443
Appendix 7　科技英语论文摘要简介……………………………………………………
444
Appendix 8　Measures for the Administration of the Safe Import of
Agricultural Transgenic
Living Things ………………………………………………………………
455
参考文献…………………………………………………………………………………… 463