BBC新闻附字幕:越来越多英国人发现园艺乐趣

Odd things are happening to Brits... we seem to be developing green fingers!

The number of people growing their own fruit and veg hasalmostdoubled in the past year, according to Gardeners' World magazine.

Gardens and allotments across the UK have been put to use as people discover the joys of home-grown produce.

But not everyone has space for a vegetable patch or a flowerbed.And sometimes a window box just isn't enough of a gardening challenge.

That's why some people have beenturning toguerrillagardening. This is when people plant flowers or vegetables in public spaces to make them greener and morepleasingto the eye.

Many people wouldapprove ofprettifying towns and cities, but guerrilla gardening is not strictly legal. Therefore, this type of gardening often takes place in the dead of night.

But the stereotype of the keen gardener is not someone who wears combat boots and breaks the law. It is of someone who wears wellies and spends all their time in greenhouses and potting sheds. We expect such a person to know everyaspectof how to tend andcultivatetheir plants.

Yet, despite the increase in people growing their own, more than half of the UK population still do not know when 18 out of the top 22 fruit and vegetables are in season, according to Gardeners' World.

It seems that Britain still has some way to go before we can justifiably be called a nation of gardeners.

第二页：中英双语

Odd things are happening to Brits... we seem to be developing green fingers!

英国人似乎发生了很奇怪的事情，他们似乎正在发展园艺才能。

The number of people growing their own fruit and veg has almost doubled in the past year, according to Gardeners' World magazine.

根据园艺家世界杂志的调查，过去一年，自己种植瓜果的人数翻倍。

Gardens and allotments across the UK have been put to use as people discover the joys of home-grown produce.

人们发现了自己种植农产品的乐趣之后，英国各地的花园和自留地都付诸使用。

But not everyone has space for a vegetable patch or a flowerbed. And sometimes a window box just isn't enough of a gardening challenge.

但是并不是所有人都有打理菜地或花坛的空间。有时放在窗口的花盆不足以满足园艺的需求。

That's why some people have been turning to guerrilla gardening. This is when people plant flowers or vegetables in public spaces to make them greener and more pleasing to the eye.

所以，有些人开始进行游击队式的园艺。人们在公共场所种植鲜花或蔬菜，使这里更加绿化，更加赏心悦目。

Many people would approve of prettifying towns and cities, but guerrilla gardening is not strictly legal. Therefore, this type of gardening often takes place in the dead of night.

许多人赞同美化城镇，但是游击队式园艺从严格意义上讲并不合法。因此，这种园艺方式通常在夜间进行。

But the stereotype of the keen gardener is not someone who wears combat boots and breaks the law. It is of someone who wears wellies and spends all their time in greenhouses and potting sheds. We expect such a person to know every aspect of how to tend and cultivate their plants.

但是这些充满激情的园艺家并不是穿着战靴违法的人，而是穿着雨靴，花费很多时间整理温室或花坛的人。我们认为这样的人懂得怎样照料和培养植物的各个方面。

Yet, despite the increase in people growing their own, more than half of the UK population still do not know when 18 out of the top 22 fruit and vegetables are in season, according to Gardeners' World.

然而，尽管自己种植的人数增加，园艺家世界表示，超过一半的英国人仍然难以区分22种蔬菜和水果中的18种是不是当季的。

It seems that Britain still has some way to go before we can justifiably be called a nation of gardeners.

英国距离成为名副其实的园艺大国似乎还有一段距离。

第三页：词汇解析

double

英汉解释

n. 两倍；[计]双精度型

adj. 双重的；两倍的

vi. 加倍，加倍努力；快步走

vt. 使加倍

adv. 双重地；两倍地；弓身地

同义词

r.doubly，twice

n.doubling，image，stunt man，two-bagger

a.bivalent，doubled，dual，duple

v.double over，double up，duplicate，reduplicate

反义词

a.multivalent，single，univalent

参考例句

1. Her babydoubled its weight in a year.

她的婴儿在一年内体重增加了一倍。

2. 《The Germans》: Double History of a Nation.

《德国人》：一个民族的双重历史。

3. Do you want a single room or adoubleroom?

您需要一间单人房间，还是一间双人房间？

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almost

英汉解释

adv. 差不多，几乎

同义词

r.about，all but，just about，most

词汇辨析

almost，nearly，about，approximately，around，roughly

这些副词均有“大约，差不多”之意。 almost 指在程度上相差很小，差不多。

nearly 与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。

about 常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时，实际数量可能多也可能少。

approximately 多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。

around 多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。

roughly 指按精略估计，常代替about。

参考例句

1. I thinkalmostall of them are great.

我认为，几乎所有的人都是伟大的。

2. We havealmostharsh system of management.

我们有近乎苛刻的管理制度。

3. Humans degenerated from 10 feet toalmosthalf this size over time.

而人类则从10英尺退化到几乎原有尺寸的一半。

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guerrilla

英汉解释

n. 游击战；[古]游击队

同义词

n.guerilla，insurgent，irregular

参考例句

1. That$s it, classicguerrillatactics, that$s what we like.

就是这样，经典的游击战术，这就是我们需要的。

2. The last problem of strategy inguerrillawar against Japan concerns the relationship of command .

抗日游击战争战略问题的最后一个问题，是指挥关系的问题。

3. Some of them can possibly be mobilized to join the regular troops, on condition thatguerrillawarfare is not impaired or weakened.

甚至在可能的时机，在不妨害与削弱游击战争的开展之条件下，还可动员一些游击部队加入正规的军队。

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pleasing

英汉解释

adj. 令人愉快的；讨人喜欢的；合意的

v. 取悦（please的现在分词）

同义词

a.aesthetic，appreciated，esthetic，gratifying

反义词

a.displeasing

参考例句

1. Wooden bench - augurs a small butpleasingprofit.

木制的长凳--预示有一笔小的利润。

2. You can do a great deal without faith, but nothing that ispleasingto God.

没有信心你还是可以做很多事情，但没有一件会讨上帝欢喜。

3. Psychologist: Nick, when you recollect your childhood, are your recollectionspleasingto you?

心理学家：尼克，当你回忆童年，最愉快的记忆是什麽？

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prettify

英汉解释

vt. 美化，粉饰；修饰

同义词

v.beautify，embellish，fancify

反义词

v.uglify

参考例句

1. The old farm workers' cottages are being prettified as holiday homes.

这些农场工人的旧房屋都装饰成了度假别墅。

2. The flower dresses up as the world with the beauty, weprettifythe school campus with the action.

花儿用美丽装扮世界，我们用行动美化校园！

3. France ALLBEST Biotechnology Prettify Health Product(Hongkong) Company limited All Rights Reserved.

法国欧波丝迪生物科技美化保健品（香港）有限公司版权所有。

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aspect

英汉解释

n. 方面；方向；形势；外貌

同义词

n.expression，facet，panorama，prospect

词汇辨析

appearance，look，face，aspect

这些名词均含事物或人的“外表，容貌”之意。 appearance 普通用词，着重由总体产生的印象。

look 普通用词，多用复数，可与appearance换用，但较口语化。

face 侧重指容貌。

aspect 书面用词，突出人或事物在某特定时间或地点时的外貌。

参考例句

1. Have the proficient operation ability in the computationaspectand the fast computation skill.

在计算方面具有较熟练的运算能力和较快速的计算技巧。

2. In order to thrive in the future, you must constantly create new ideas for everyaspectof your business.

为了将来能够获得成功，你必须不断地在你商业领域的各个方面创造新的理念。

3. In general, in oneaspect, the disclosure describes a method of processing content (222) for distribution (264) over a computer network (202).

通常，一方面，公开内容描述了一种处理用于通过计算机网络（202）分发（264）的内容（222）的方法。

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cultivate

英汉解释

vt. 培养；陶冶；耕作

同义词

v.crop，domesticate，educate，work

参考例句

1. Every morning you can see him cultivating the corn.

每天早晨你都可以看见他在给玉米锄草松土。

2. " Where "tree" is tocultivatemeaning.

这里的“树”是培育的意思。

3. And they shouldcultivateconsciously the dialogue ability of students.

有意识地培养和提高学生的对话能力。