<div><b>Filed trip: Rice harvest </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Autumn harvest season, take Andre to see the rice field. Let him know rice is how to come, know every grain is hard truth.</div><div><br></div><div>M: Baby, Today, I will take you to see the rice field. There will be many children there and you can see the rice. Do you want to go?</div><div>B: Yes. </div><div>M: Get your things ready and we'll drive off.</div><div><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br></div><div>We arrived just in time to see the rice harvested.</div><div><br></div><div>Andre was so excited that his father carried him close to the harvester to watch the bagging.<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br></div><div>I am also the first time to see the field harvester harvesting rice, very excited.</div> harvester /?hɑ?v?st?r/ n. 收割機(jī) <div><u><b>Choo-Choo train</b></u></div><div> Before to experience harvesting the rice, we went to play choo choo train. 順便復(fù)習(xí)The good morning train.</div><div>Good Morning TrainThe good morning train is coming, "How are you?"(choo-choo).The good morning train is coming, "How are you?"(choo-choo)The good morning train is coming, the good morning train is coming, the good morning train is coming, "How are you?"(choo-choo)Say hello to tiger, "How are you?"(choo-choo) Say hello to monkey," How are you?"(choo-choo) Say hello to panda, say hello to Teddy, Say hello to turkey , "How are you?"(choo-choo)。</div> <div>傍晚時(shí)分，稻谷基地的老師帶我們?nèi)ンw驗(yàn)收割稻谷。</div><div><br></div><div>The teacher at the rice base explained to the children how to cut the rice. A sickle cannot cut yourself nor another kids.<br></div>sickle: /?s?kl/ n. 鐮刀<br>Andre listened very carefully, and so the teacher said he could cut the rice, immediately followed to practice. <br><br><div>Experience the traditional rice harvester. You have to pedal with your foot and turn the rice with your hand to let the grain fall off.</div><div>寶寶割的賣力，小朋友們排著隊(duì)輪流體驗(yàn)打稻谷。下午的太陽照著大家臉蛋紅撲撲的，非?？蓯邸Ｎ蚁氪蠹覒?yīng)該體會(huì)到了，”鋤禾日當(dāng)午，汗滴禾下土，誰知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦“的含義了。</div> <div><u><b>Make a scarecrow</b></u></div><div>/?ske?kr??/ n. 稻草人</div><div>The scarecrow is to prevent birds from stealing grain to eat。</div><div><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br></div><div>勞作之后，玩起來，帶著寶寶一起做稻草人，跟稻草人玩捉迷藏。在秋收后的田野肆意奔跑，這一刻，媽媽也是那個(gè)拾稻穗的小姑娘。</div> 寶寶太小，媽媽也水平有限，沒辦法全英文跟寶寶講解稻谷的知識，先備著日后再學(xué)習(xí)。 <p><b><u>How rice grows?</u></b></p><p><b><u>Step1：Field Preparation</u></b></p><p>In March, farmers begin to prepare their fields for planting. First, fields are carefully leveled with precision, GPS or laser-guided grading equipment. Level fields allow rice farmers to conserve water. Fertilizer is then added, and shallow furrows are rolled into the field. By April, the fields are ready to be planted.</p><p>現(xiàn)場準(zhǔn)備工作</p><p>3月，農(nóng)民們開始整理田地準(zhǔn)備種植。首先，使用精確的GPS或激光引導(dǎo)的分級設(shè)備對油田進(jìn)行仔細(xì)的夷平。平整的田地使稻農(nóng)可以節(jié)約用水。然后加上肥料，然后將淺壟溝壓入地里。到四月，田地可以種莊稼了。</p><p><br></p><p><b><u>Step2：Flooding and Seeding</u></b></p><p>Water is run into the fields to a depth of only 5 inches. Consistent water depth has been shown to improve the rice plants' ability to compete against weeds for nutrients and sunlight, reducing the need for herbicides. Rice seed is then soaked and loaded into planes.</p><p>Flying at 100 mph, planes plant the fields from the air. The heavy seeds sink into the furrows and begin to grow.</p><p>注水和播種</p><p>水流到地里只有5英寸深。持續(xù)的水深已被證明可以提高水稻植株與雜草競爭養(yǎng)分和陽光的能力，減少對除草劑的需求。然后，大米種子被浸泡并裝載到飛機(jī)上。</p><p>飛機(jī)以每小時(shí)100英里的速度在空中播種。沉重的種子沉到犁溝里，開始生長。</p><p><br></p><p><b><u>Step3：Maturation of Rice</u></b></p><p>The rice seedlings are now ready to begin their four to five-month journey to maturity. Early in the growing cycle, one to two applications of herbicides are applied to control weeds. If necessary, farmers may also treat the fields for the rice water weevil and other insects. Early application of just a few crop protection materials ensures pure rice at harvest.</p><p>The rice grows rapidly, ultimately reaching a height of 3 feet. During this time, farmers are careful to maintain a consistent water depth of the same 5 inches. By late summer, the grain begins to appear in long panicles on the top of the plant. By September, the grain heads are mature and ready to be harvested. On average, each acre will yield over 8,000 pounds of rice!</p><p>成熟的大米</p><p>稻苗現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好開始4到5個(gè)月的成熟之旅。在生長周期的早期，使用一到兩次除草劑來控制雜草。如有必要，農(nóng)民還可以對農(nóng)田進(jìn)行稻水象甲和其他昆蟲的處理。只要早期施用少量的作物保護(hù)材料，就能保證收獲時(shí)使用純水稻。</p><p>水稻生長迅速，最終達(dá)到3英尺高。在此期間，農(nóng)民小心地保持一致的水深相同的5英寸。到了夏末，谷物開始在植株頂部長出圓錐花序。到9月，谷穗成熟，可以收割了。平均每英畝可以產(chǎn)出8000多磅大米!</p><p><br></p><p><b><u>Step4：Harvest</u></b></p><p>Before rice harvest can begin, the fields must be drained. Once the fields are dry, state-of-the-art harvesters enter the fields to collect the perfectly ripe grain. Because quality is so important, these harvesters are designed to both gently and rapidly bring the grain in from the fields. Specialized tractors called bankout wagons come alongside, receiving the rice and delivering it to waiting trailers so the harvesters can continue without having to stop to unload.</p><p>收獲</p><p>在開始收割稻米之前，田地必須先排干水分。一旦田地干了，最先進(jìn)的收割者就會(huì)進(jìn)入田地收集完全成熟的谷物。由于質(zhì)量是如此重要，這些收割機(jī)被設(shè)計(jì)成既輕柔又快速地將谷物從地里運(yùn)回來。專門的拖拉機(jī)叫bankout運(yùn)貨馬車(bankout wagons)在旁邊，接收大米，然后把它運(yùn)送到等待著的拖車上，這樣收割機(jī)就可以繼續(xù)收割，而不必停下來卸貨。</p><p><br></p><p><b><u>Step5：Milling & Storage</u></b></p><p>Next, the rice is carefully dried to an ideal moisture level and stored until the customer places an order. At the mill, the hull is first removed, leaving brown rice. White rice is the result of gently removing the bran layers to leave just the inner, pearly grain. </p><p>碾米和存儲</p><p>接下來，大米被小心干燥到理想的濕度水平，并儲存到客戶下訂單。在碾米廠，首先除去外殼，留下糙米。白米是輕輕剝?nèi)ッ卓穼?，只剩下里面的珍珠粒的結(jié)果。</p> <div><br></div>