The Green Revolution · 绿色革命
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| Green Revolution/ɡriːn ˌrevəˈluːʃn/ | 绿色革命 | lǜ sè gé mìng |
| high-yield/haɪ jiːld/ | 高产 | gāo chǎn |
Feeding the billions
- In the mid-1900s, a growing world faced the threat of famine.
- Then farming changed dramatically, and food production soared.
- New crops and methods let one field grow far more grain.
- This transformation is called the Green Revolution.
养活数十亿人
- 在 1900 年代中期,一个增长的世界面临饥荒的威胁。
- 然后农业发生了戏剧性的变化,食物生产飙升。
- 新的作物和方法让一块田长出多得多的粮食。
- 这场变革叫做绿色革命。
What changed
- The Green Revolution 绿色革命 was a huge rise in food production.
- Scientists bred new high-yield 高产 crop varieties.
- Farmers added fertilisers, pesticides, and irrigation.
- Together these packed far more food onto every hectare.
改变了什么
- 绿色革命(Green Revolution)是食物生产的巨大上升。
- 科学家培育了新的高产(high-yield)作物品种。
- 农民加上化肥、农药和灌溉。
- 这些一起在每一公顷上塞进多得多的食物。
The Green Revolution was a big rise in food production driven by… · 绿色革命是由……驱动的食物生产的大幅上升。
The Green Revolution used new high-yield crop varieties plus fertilisers, pesticides, and irrigation to grow far more food. · 绿色革命使用新的高产作物品种加上化肥、农药和灌溉,种出多得多的食物。
The great benefit
- Yields of wheat, rice, and maize multiplied.
- This extra food helped feed a fast-growing population.
- Millions were saved from hunger and famine.
- It is one of the most important achievements in modern history.
巨大的好处
- 小麦、水稻和玉米的产量成倍增加。
- 这些额外的食物帮助养活快速增长的人口。
- 数百万人从饥饿和饥荒中被拯救。
- 它是现代历史上最重要的成就之一。
What was a major benefit of the Green Revolution? · 绿色革命的一个主要好处是什么?
Higher yields helped feed billions and reduced famine — its greatest benefit. · 更高的产量帮助养活了数十亿人、减少了饥荒——它最大的好处。
Growing vast fields of a single crop is called . · 种植大片单一作物叫做。
Monoculture raises yields but reduces variety, so one pest or disease can wipe out the whole crop. · 单一栽培提高产量,但减少多样性,所以一种害虫或疾病能消灭整片作物。
The hidden costs
- All those chemicals came at an environmental price.
- Fertiliser and pesticide runoff polluted rivers and soil.
- Growing single crops in vast fields — monoculture — reduced variety.
- A monoculture is fragile: one pest or disease can destroy the whole crop.
隐藏的代价
- 所有那些化学品都有环境代价。
- 化肥和农药径流污染了河流和土壤。
- 在大片田里种单一作物——单一栽培(monoculture)——减少了多样性。
- 单一栽培是脆弱的:一种害虫或疾病能摧毁整片作物。
Benefit or cost of the Green Revolution? · 绿色革命的好处还是代价?
Sort each result of the Green Revolution into a benefit or a cost. · 把绿色革命的每个结果归入好处或代价。
Heavy fertiliser and pesticide use is an environmental cost of the Green Revolution. · 大量使用化肥和农药是绿色革命的一个环境代价。
The chemicals pollute water and soil, a major downside of these high-input methods. · 这些化学品污染水和土壤,是这些高投入方法的一个主要缺点。
Select all · 所有 true statements about the Green Revolution. · 选出关于绿色革命的所有正确说法。
It brought real environmental costs as well as benefits. The other three are correct. · 它带来了真实的环境代价,也带来好处。其余三条正确。
The Green Revolution is a classic trade-off, not a simple success or failure. It fed billions — a huge benefit — but through heavy chemical use and monoculture that harmed the environment. Judge such advances by weighing both the benefits and the costs.
绿色革命是一个经典的权衡,不是简单的成功或失败。它养活了数十亿人——一个巨大的好处——但通过大量的化学品使用和单一栽培,伤害了环境。通过权衡好处和代价两者来判断这类进步。
More rice, but muddier rivers:
- New high-yield rice let a farmer harvest twice as much grain.
- To do it, the farmer used far more fertiliser and pesticide.
- Rains washed those chemicals into the river, causing pollution downstream — more food, but a real environmental cost.
更多的水稻,但更浑的河:
- 新的高产水稻让一个农民收获两倍的粮食。
- 为了做到这一点,农民用了多得多的化肥和农药。
- 雨把那些化学品冲进河里,造成下游的污染——更多的食物,但一个真实的环境代价。
The Green Revolution was a huge rise in food production using high-yield crops, fertilisers, pesticides, and irrigation. Its great benefit was feeding a growing population and reducing famine. Its costs were chemical pollution and fragile monoculture farming — a trade-off with both benefits and harms.
绿色革命是用高产作物、化肥、农药和灌溉实现的食物生产的巨大上升。它巨大的好处是养活增长的人口、减少饥荒。它的代价是化学污染和脆弱的单一栽培农业——一个有好处也有危害的权衡。