Section 4: Managing a Household

Unit 40: Gardening

种植花木

Planting a Garden

turning the soil with a spade
Tom will turn the soil with a spade.
planting some seeds
He'll plant some seeds...
covering them with a mound of soil
...and cover them with a mound of soil.
planting some seedlings
He'll plant some seedlings...
tying them to small stakes
...and tie them to small stakes.
watering the garden
Then he'll water the garden.

Taking Care of a Garden

weeding the garden
Tom will weed the garden.
pruning extra leaves from some plants
He'll prune extra leaves from some plants.
checking for harmful insects
He'll check for harmful insects...
spraying insecticide on some plants
...and spray insecticide on some plants.
putting some fertilizer on the soil
He'll put some fertilizer on the soil.
picking some flowers for the house
Finally, he'll pick some flowers for the house.

For Special Attention

seedling = a seedling is a very young plant. The ones you plant in your garden started growing somewhere else first. — 幼苗就是很小的植物。你在花园里种的那些苗是先在别的地方长出来的。
weed = you weed a garden by pulling out the weeds—unwanted plants. — 给花园除草就是把杂草——不需要的植物——拔掉。
harmful insects = harmful insects are those that are bad for plants. — 害虫就是对植物有害的昆虫。
fertilizer = fertilizer adds useful chemicals to soil. — 肥料给土壤添加有用的化学物质。
check for harmful insects = to check for harmful insects is to look at something for a short time trying to find the insects. — 查看是否有害虫,就是短时间地察看一下,想找出害虫。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
check/ʧɛk/检查,查看
cover/ˈkʌvər/覆盖
pick/pɪk/采摘
plant/plænt/种植
prune/prun/修剪
put on/pʊt ɑn/撒施,施加
spray/spreɪ/喷洒
tie/taɪ/绑,系
take care of/teɪk kɛr əv/照料,打理
turn/tɜrn/翻(土)
water/ˈwɔtər/浇水
weed/wid/除草

Nouns

单词音标中文
fertilizer/ˈfɜrtəˌlaɪzər/肥料
flower/ˈflaʊər/
garden/ˈgɑrdən/花园,菜园
gardening/ˈgɑrdənɪŋ/园艺
hose/hoʊz/水管
house/haʊs/房子
insect/ˈɪnˌsɛkt/昆虫
insecticide/ˌɪnˈsɛktəˌsaɪd/杀虫剂
leaf [leaves]/lif [livz]/叶子
mound/maʊnd/小土堆
nozzle/ˈnɑzəl/喷头
plant/plænt/植物
seed/sid/种子
seedling/ˈsidlɪŋ/幼苗,秧苗
shears/ʃɪrz/修枝剪
soil/sɔɪl/土壤
spade/speɪd/铁锹
stake/steɪk/支架,桩

Others

单词音标中文
extra/ˈɛkstrə/多余的
finally/ˈfaɪnəli/最后
harmful/ˈhɑrmfəl/有害的
small/smɔl/小的