西部落：芝士工厂的绿色农副产品

Making 'green' cheese in Wisconsin

By converting cow manure¹ into methane² gas, the Crave³ Brothers have found a "greener" way to power their Wisconsin dairy farm

Our 'Making a Difference' report tonight is how Brothers are going green, a little bit at a time, by transforming an American tradition. Here is NBC’s Roger O’Neil down on the farm in Wisconsin.

Making fine Wisconsin cheese drives the economic engine of the Crave Brothers’ farm. But electricity turns the motor of their milk engines. With 6 thousand dollar a month utilities bills, the brothers forward decided⁴ to make their own power, from something Charles, the idea brother, knew they had an endless supplier--Manure.

I have been dreaming of this for 25 or 30 years, and I set an interest in trying to do things better than what has been done in the past. 5 years ago when the Crave Brothers decided to turn the dairy farm into a cheese factory, more than a few thought they have bitten off more than they could chew. But Brothers say it was a leap of faith then, like now, turning manure into electricity. What looks like a giant crock pot is now converting the cows’ waste into methane gas, which generates enough electricity to power the farm and an extra 120 of their neighbors’ homes.

George is the Brothers’ visionary. It takes a little bit of stretch, a little bit imagination. As we milk more cows, we will be able to power a lot more homes, and it will be good for everyone in our community.

And what’s left after the manure makes methane gas is a new odor-free potting soil and a new liquid fertilizer the Craves⁵ put on their fields.

Mark, the baby brother, says utilizing⁶ all of the farm waste just make sense. I don’t even look at myself as an active environmentalist. It is what I do. It all pulls together increased productivity, better conservation for the soil and the water.

Brothers responsible to each other, their community and the changing the future through innovation. One bowl of Mozzarella at a time.

Roger O’Neil, NBC news, Waterloo, Wisconsin.

通过将牛粪转化成沼气，Crave兄弟为自己的威斯康辛州乳制品农场找到了更加绿色环保的能量来源。

今晚我们的“Making a Difference”节目报道了Crave兄弟的事迹，他们一点一点地实现绿化和环保，在逐渐改变美国人的传统。我是NBC新闻的Roger O’Neil，现在来到位于威斯康辛州的农场。

制作优等奶酪的业务刺激了Crave兄弟农场的经济发展。但是电力成为他们制造牛奶的动力来源。他们每月的能量费用高达6，000美元，两兄弟决定自主开发能源，从一个叫查尔斯的人那里，兄弟们知道他们找到了终端能量供应者——粪便。

我梦想这一点已经有25或30年之久了，我希望能做得比以往更好。五年前，Crave兄弟决定将乳制品农场发展为乳酪工厂，却心有余而力不足。但是Crave兄弟说他们有一个坚定的信念，就是将粪便转化成电力。一个巨大的看上去没用的粪池现在将牛粪转化成了沼气，可以生产足够的电力公用农场和其他120多户邻居之用。

粪便转化成沼气之后剩余的是无味的肥沃的土壤和液态肥，Crave兄弟将这些施用在自己的田地上。

Mark是几兄弟中最小的一个，他说利用所有的农场废物也是行得通的。我不把自己看成一个积极的环境保护主义者，我所做的只是增加生产力，更好的保持水和土壤。

几兄弟肩负着对彼此，对社区的责任，同时还在通过创新改变未来，逐渐地。

1 manure   

n.粪，肥，肥粒；vt.施肥

参考例句：

• The farmers were distributing manure over the field.农民们正在田间施肥。
• The farmers used manure to keep up the fertility of their land.农夫们用粪保持其土质的肥沃。

2 methane   

n.甲烷，沼气

参考例句：

• The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。
• Methane may have extraterrestrial significance.甲烷具有星际意义。

3 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 craves   

渴望，热望( crave的第三人称单数 )； 恳求，请求

参考例句：

• The tree craves calm but the wind will not drop. 树欲静而风不止。
• Victory would give him a passport to the riches he craves. 胜利将使他有机会获得自己梦寐以求的财富。

6 utilizing   

v.利用，使用( utilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Utilizing an assembler to produce a machine-language program. 用汇编程序产生机器语言的过程。 来自辞典例句
• The study and use of devices utilizing properties of materials near absolute zero in temperature. 对材料在接近绝对零度时的特性进行研究和利用的学科。 来自辞典例句