“摩天猪圈”助力中国生猪肉保供 二师兄喜提新居【健谈英语】

【头条播报】
As the world’s largest producer and consumer of pork, China is planning a series of high-rises, 26 stories tall, for pigs as part of efforts to reduce land use for farming. The building will be air-conditioned and include ventilated floors. The high-rises cost more than conventional farms, but the authorities argue that they may be worth the cost in areas where land is scarce and pork prices are high, and that a high-rise breeding facility can produce as many pigs as a conventional farm on one-fifth the amount of land.

【分句讲解】
①As the world’s largest producer and consumer of pork, China is planning a series of high-rises, 26 stories tall, for pigs as part of efforts to reduce land use for farming.
作为世界上最大的猪肉生产国和消费国，中国正在计划建造一系列26层的高层养猪大楼，作为减少农业用地的努力的一部分。

1. high-rise n.高楼大厦

By the end of next year, many more high-rises will have been built around there.
到明年底为止，在这里会建立起更多的高楼。

2. reduce v.减少

Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease.
戒烟会减少得心脏病的风险。
The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25.
雇员人数从 40 人减少到了 25 人。

3. producer n.生产商

Libya is a major oil producer.
利比亚是主要石油生产国之一。

4. consumer n.消费者

consumer demand 消费者的需求
consumer choice 消费者的选择
consumer rights 消费者的权利

CPI (consumer price index) 消费者物价指数
PPI (producer price index) 工业生产者价格指数

②The building will be air-conditioned and include ventilated floors.
该建筑将配备空调，包括通风楼层。

1. air-conditioned adj.配有空调的

air-conditioned offices 配有空调的办公室

air-conditioner/AC 空调
Do you want to turn on the AC or open the window?
你想开空调还是开窗？

2. ventilate v.通风

a well-ventilated room 通风良好的房间
The bathroom is ventilated by means of an extractor fan.
这个浴室使用排气扇通风。

③The high-rises cost more than conventional farms, but the authorities argue that they may be worth the cost in areas where land is scarce and pork prices are high, and that a high-rise breeding facility can produce as many pigs as a conventional farm on one-fifth the amount of land.
高层养殖场的成本高于传统养殖场，但建造者认为，在土地稀缺、猪肉价格高的地区，这些成本可能是物有所值的，而且一座高层养殖场可以在五分之一的土地上生产与传统养殖场一样多的生猪。

1. conventional adj.传统的

conventional customs 传统风俗
conventional method 传统的方法

2. worth adj.价值……的

be worth the cost 值得成本，物有所值的
be worth doing sth，值得做某事

His mother inherited a farm worth 15,000 dollars a year.
他母亲继承了一处年产值为1.5万美元的农场。
He's decided to get a look at the house and see if it might be worth buying.
他决定去瞧瞧那座房子，看是否值得买下。