A Clip on VOA 美國之音剪輯 Today, we tell about an American farmer and an unusual device he developed. 今天我們要說到一位美國農夫和他所設計的特殊器材！ For 20 years, people around the world have been buying his invention. 二十年來，世界各地的人一直在買他的發明！ Blake Whisenant and his family are farmers. Blake Whisenant 和他的家人都是農夫！ They live in the American state of Florida. 他們住在美國弗羅里達州。 For nearly 100 years, Mr. Whisenant’s family has grown fruits and vegetables, and sold them to businesses around the world. 將近一百年來，Whisenant的家庭一直是種蔬菜和水果，然後把它賣到全球的供應商。 In 1992, Mister Whisenant had some bad luck. 在1992年，Whisenant先生運氣不佳。 It began to rain. And…it rained. And it rained some more. 老天一直下雨，下雨，下個不停！ Nearly 50 centimeters of rain destroyed the tomato crop that year. 將近50公分的雨毀了那年的番茄農作物。 Blake Whisenant was not a happy farmer. Blake Whisenant是個非常不快樂的農夫！ So, he began looking to find a way to make sure this never happened again. 所以他開始尋找方法使如此的事情永遠不要再發生！
Posted on: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:00:18 +0000