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大到我國的火星探測

好奇火星可不可以種菜

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You may have seen vegetables on farmland, in greenhouses or even on balconies. But how about growing them in an Olympic Village?

你可能在農(nóng)田、溫室甚至陽臺上見過蔬菜。但是你見過在奧運(yùn)村種菜的嗎？

Recently, it was announced that the Beijing Winter Olympic Village has been completed. Interestingly, a rooftop (屋頂) farm covering 4,620 square meters has been created inside the Village. To help them relax, athletes and coaches (教練) can try their hand at growing vegetables.

近日，北京冬奧村正式建成。有意思的是，奧運(yùn)村里有一個占地4620平方米的“屋頂農(nóng)場”。運(yùn)動員和教練可以通過在里面種菜得到放松。

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China has a large amount of available land for planting. For centuries, Chinese people earned their living through farming. To live a better life, they took full advantage of their land and grew the food they needed, vegetables included. The Book of Songs (《詩經(jīng)》), written 2,500 years ago, records many kinds of vegetables.

幾個世紀(jì)以來，中國人以務(wù)農(nóng)為生。為了過上更好的生活，他們充分利用土地來種植食物。2500年前的《詩經(jīng)》里還記載著各種各樣的蔬菜。

Meaning behind the veggies

蔬菜背后的美好寓意

In Chinese culture, some vegetables have good meanings. You may find paintings and small sculptures (雕塑) of different vegetables in some Chinese people’s home, for example, Chinese cabbage. Because of its pronunciation, it is seen as standing for wealth. There is also the gourd melon (葫蘆). Because of its shape and pronunciation, it has many different cultural meanings, including happiness, having a large family and old age.

在中國文化中，有些蔬菜有很好的寓意。你可以在一些中國人的家中發(fā)現(xiàn)一些關(guān)于蔬菜的畫或小雕像，例如白菜——因?yàn)樗�的發(fā)音，白菜被視為財(cái)富的象征。還有葫蘆，由于它的形狀和發(fā)音，讓它擁有了更多的寓意——幸福、家庭美滿等等。

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