慢速英语短文听力 人们和动物的玉米

Corn for People and Animals

人们和动物的玉米

The farmer drives a tractor¹. The tractor digs² up the ground. He plants yellow corn in theground. He plants the yellow corn in the spring. The corn grows in the summer. The rain helpsthe corn grow. If there is no rain, the corn dies. If there is a lot of rain, there is a lot of corn. He harvests the yellow corn in late summer. He sells the corn at his vegetable stand. He sellsone ear for 25 cents. He sells four ears for $1. He sells all his corn in just one month. Theneighbors love his corn. The corn is fresh. It is bright yellow. It is tasty. It is delicious. Thebirds love his corn, too. They don't pay for it. They eat it while it is in the field. They don't cookit. They eat it raw. The farmer doesn't get angry. Birds have to eat, too. So do cows. Thefarmer has one cow. He gives his cow fresh corn every summer. The cow loves the corn. Iteats a lot of yellow corn in the summer. Sometimes it makes yellow milk.

农民开着拖拉机。拖拉机挖着地面。他往地里种黄玉米。他在春天种黄玉米。玉米在夏季生长。雨水有助于玉米生长。如果不下雨，玉米就会死掉。如果降雨很多，玉米就会有很多。他在夏末的时候收黄玉米。他在自己的菜铺上卖玉米。每根玉米25美分。四根玉米1美元。他在一个月内就能卖完所有玉米。邻居们很喜欢他的玉米。玉米很新鲜。是嫩黄色的。很好吃。很美味。鸟儿们也很喜欢他的玉米。它们吃是免费的。玉米还在地里的时候鸟儿们会去吃。它们不用把玉米做熟。它们直接生吃。农民并不生气。鸟儿们也要吃东西。奶牛也是。农民有一头奶牛。他每年夏天都会给奶牛吃新鲜的玉米。奶牛很喜欢玉米。它在夏天会吃很多黄玉米。有时候它会产黄色的牛奶。

1 tractor   

n.拖拉机，牵引车

参考例句：

• You must oil the tractor every day.你必须每天给拖拉机加油。
• He has a tractor.他有一台拖拉机。

2 digs   

n.寓所，住处v.挖，掘( dig的第三人称单数 )；（如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘；挖得；寻找

参考例句：

• She makes mean little digs at him. 她冲他说一些刻薄的挖苦话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The more the boss tries to get rid of her, the more she digs in. 老板越是想开除她，她就越是拼命保住自己的地位。 来自《简明英汉词典》