VOA慢速英语(翻译+字幕+讲解):美国农场进行多样化经营

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      FromVOALearningEnglish, thisistheAgricultureReport.

      AsweathercoolsacrosstheUnitedStates, agrowingnumberofAmericansvisitfarms. Theyharvestapplesenjoyhaywagonridesandwalkinthefields. Thesepeoplearecalled "agri-tourists." Theyimprovetheeconomyofruralareasandhelpfarmersincreasetheirprofits.

      Schoolchildrenarewalkinginacornfieldmaze. Thecorniscutintotrickypassagewaysthatmakeitdifficulttofindawayout.

      ThechildrenarefromYorktownElementarySchoolinBowieMaryland. TheyhavetraveledtoMontpelierFarmsinPrinceGeorge'sCountywhichisalsoinMaryland. Thefarmisabout 40 kilometersfromTheWhiteHouse.

      DebbiePiersonisthestudent'steacher.

      "Wegoonthesekindoffieldtripssothatthechildrenwillhaveahands-onexperienceofwhatit'sliketobeonafarm," Piersonsaid.

      AmyEtsy-Smithisvisitingthefarmwithherchildren.

      "Wecomeaboutonceayear, Lotsoffun, yes. Thekidsenjoyit. Thiswasherfavoritepart, waschoosingthepumpkin." Amysaid.

      WhenMikeDunnopenedthefamilyfarmtoagri-touristsin 2008, hehadonlyacornmaze, apumpkinfieldandhaywagonrides. Buthesays, somanypeoplevisitedthathesoonincreasedthenumberofactivities. Hesayshehopeshewillsomedaymakealargerprofitfromvisitorsthanfromfarming.

      "Ouragri-tourismrevenuemightbe 30 percentofourentirefarmincome. We'dliketogrowittoonedaymaybe 60 percent," Dunnsaid.

      Americansspentmorethan $700 milliononagri-tourismactivitiesintheUnitedStatesin 2012. Thatisanincreaseof 24 percentfrom 2007.

      InLoudounCountyVirginia, therearefarmswheregrapesaregrownforuseinmakingwine. Manyofthefarmsletpeoplevisit, anddrinkthewinethatismadethere. BillHatchownstheZephaniahFarmVineyard. Heholdswinetastingsinhishome.

      "Wearedoublingthenumberofvisitorstoourfarmeveryyear. Wehaveanaverageof 250 peopleonaweekend," Hatchsaid.

      Asmorepeoplevisitfarms, morefarmersareaddingactivitiesinwhichvisitorscantakepart.

      MalcolmBaldwinownsWeatherLeaFarmandVineyardinLoudounCounty. Sixyearsago, hebeganlettingpeoplebemarriedathisfarm. Theycanalsosleepatthefarmovernight. Mr. Baldwinsaysthemoneyhemakesfromtheseactivitieslethimkeephissmallfarmoperating.

      "Butwithouttheanimals, andwithoutthevines, theweddingbusinesswouldn'tbeasprofitable, becausepeopleliketoseethevines. TheyliketoseetheanimalsandwithoutwhichIdon'tthinkthiswillbeapopularplace," Baldwinsaid.

      Andthat'stheVOALearningEnglishAgriculutreReport. I'mCatyWeaver.

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