VOA慢速英语: 农场游客增加农场收入
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Farm Visitors Increase Farm profits
农场游客增加农场收益
As the weather cools across the United States, a growing number of Americans visit farms. They harvest apples, enjoy hay wagon rides and walk in the fields. These people are called “agri-tourists.” They improve the economy of rural areas and help farmers increase their profits.
在美国，随着天气逐渐变凉，参观农场的人数也在增长。他们摘苹果、乘坐运草车、在农田散步。这些人被称为“农业观光旅行者”。他们促进了农村的经济增长，增加了农场主的收益。
"Here! This way!"
“这边！往这边走！”
"That way!"
“往那边走”
School children are walking in a corn field maze. The corn is cut into tricky passageways that make it difficult to find a way out.
孩子们走在玉米迷宫里，玉米地里开辟出来的道路奇形怪状，他们不容易找到出去的路。
"No!"
“不是！”
The children are from Yorktown Elementary School in Bowie, Maryland. They have traveled to Montpelier Farms in Prince George’s County, which is also in Maryland. The farm is about 40 kilometers from The White House.
孩子们来自马里兰州鲍威市的约克郡小学。他们参观的是马里兰州乔治王子郡的蒙彼利埃农场，农场距离白宫大概有40千米。
Debbie Pierson is the student’s teacher.
黛比·皮尔森是这帮孩子的老师。
“We go on these kind of field trips so that the children will have a hands-on experience of what it’s like to be on a farm.”
“我们进行这样的田园旅行，可以让孩子们亲自了解到农场上都有什么。”
“This is a good one.”
“这个很不错。”
“Yeah.”
“是的”
“Yeah.”
“是的”
Amy Etsy-Smith is visiting the farm with her children.
艾米·史密斯跟孩子一块来参观农场。
“We come about once a year. Lots of fun, yes. The kids enjoy it. This was her favorite part, was choosing the pumpkin.”
“我们每年都会来一次，确实很有趣，孩子们非常喜欢，挑选南瓜是她最喜欢的一个环节。”
When Mike Dunn opened the family farm to agri-tourists in 2008 he had only a corn maze, a pumpkin field and hay wagon rides. But he says so many people visited that he soon increased the number of activities. He says he hopes he will someday make a larger profit from visitors than from farming.
在2008年，迈克·顿向农业观光者开放家庭农场，那时候只有玉米迷宫、南瓜园和乘坐运草车项目。不过他说因为有很多人来参观，很快他增加了活动项目。他希望将来游客参观的收益可以比农业收入要高。
“Our agri-tourism revenue might be 30 percent of our entire farm income. We’d like to grow it to maybe one day be 60 percent.”
“农业观光旅游的收入占整个农场收入的30%，我们希望将来有一天，这一比例能占到60%。”
Americans spent more than $700 million on agri-tourism activities in the United States in 2012. That is an increase of 24 percent from 2007.
2012年，美国人在农业观光旅游上的花费有7亿美元，比2007年增加了24%。
“Buddy” Hance is Maryland’s agriculture secretary.
汉斯是马里兰州农业部长。
“Farm operators who have these operations generate (a) significant portion of their income from this opportunity. So it’s a great revenue stream for the county, states and the farmers.”
“农场主利用农业观光旅游这个契机增加收入，对国家、各州和农户来说也是收入来源。”
In Loudon County, Virginia, there are farms where grapes are grown for use in making wine. Many of the farms let people visit, and drink the wine that is made there. Bill Hatch owns the Zephaniah Farm Vineyard. He holds wine tastings in his home.
在佛吉尼亚州的劳登郡，农场主种植葡萄、酿酒。很多农场主让游客参观葡萄园、饮葡萄酒。比尔·海池是Zephaniah Farm Vineyard葡萄园的所有者，他的品酒会在家里举行。
“We’re doubling the number of visitors to our farm every year. We have an average of 250 people on a weekend.”
“每年来我们农场的游客数量都在成倍增长，每周末平均会有250人来参观、品酒。”
As more people visit farms, more farmers are adding activities in which visitors can take part. Malcolm Baldwin owns Weather Lea Farm and Vineyard in Loudoun County. Six years ago, he began letting people be married at his farm. They can also sleep at the farm overnight. Mr. Baldwin says the money he makes from these activities let him keep his small farm operating.
随着越来越多的游客来访，农场主增设了一些活动项目便于游客参与其中。马克姆·白德文是劳登郡的Weather Lea 农场和葡萄园的农场主。六年前，他开始让人在他的农场举行婚礼。他们可以在农场过夜，白德文说从这些活动中挣的钱可以让他的小农场继续运作。
“But without the animals, and without the vines, the wedding business wouldn’t be as profitable because people like to see the vines. They like to seethe animals, and without which I don’t think this would be as popular a place.”
“但是要是没有这些动物和葡萄酒，婚礼生意就没有利润了，因为人们喜欢欣赏葡萄酒，他们喜欢看农场的小动物，倘若没有这些活动，我想这个农场就不会那么受欢迎了。”
I’m Caty Weaver.
我是凯蒂·威弗尔。
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Words in This Story
tourist – n. a person who travels to a place for pleasure
maze – n. a complicated and confusing system of connected passages
field trip – n. a visit to a place (such as a museum or zoo) that is made by students to learn about something
harvest – v. to gather (a crop)
wine – n. an alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes
overnight – adv. for or during the entire night
Farm Visitors Increase Farm profits
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As the weather cools across the United States, a growing number of Americans visit farms. They harvest apples, enjoy hay wagon rides and walk in the fields. These people are called “agri-tourists.” They improve the economy of rural areas and help farmers increase their profits.
"Here! This way!"
"That way!"
School children are walking in a corn field maze. The corn is cut into tricky passageways that make it difficult to find a way out.
"No!"
The children are from Yorktown Elementary School in Bowie, Maryland. They have traveled to Montpelier Farms in Prince George’s County, which is also in Maryland. The farm is about 40 kilometers from The White House.
Debbie Pierson is the student’s teacher.
“We go on these kind of field trips so that the children will have a hands-on experience of what it’s like to be on a farm.”
“This is a good one.”
“Yeah.”
“Yeah.”
Amy Etsy-Smith is visiting the farm with her children.
“We come about once a year. Lots of fun, yes. The kids enjoy it. This was her favorite part, was choosing the pumpkin.”
When Mike Dunn opened the family farm to agri-tourists in 2008 he had only acorn maze, a pumpkin field and hay wagon rides. But he says so many people visited that he soon increased the number of activities. He says he hopes he will someday make a larger profit from visitors than from farming.
“Our agri-tourism revenue might be 30 percent of our entire farm income. We’d like to grow it to maybe one day be 60 percent.”
Americans spent more than $700 million on agri-tourism activities in the United States in 2012. That is an increase of 24 percent from 2007.
“Buddy” Hance is Maryland’s agriculture secretary.
“Farm operators who have these operations generate (a) significant portion of their income from this opportunity. So it’s a great revenue stream for the county, states and the farmers.”
In Loudon County, Virginia, there are farms where grapes are grown for use in making wine. Many of the farms let people visit, and drink the wine that is made there. Bill Hatch owns the Zephaniah Farm Vineyard. He holds wine tastings in his home.
“We’re doubling the number of visitors to our farm every year. We have an average of 250 people on a weekend.”
As more people visit farms, more farmers are adding activities in which visitors can take part. Malcolm Baldwin owns Weather Lea Farm and Vineyard in Loudoun County. Six years ago, he began letting people be married at his farm. They can also sleep at the farm overnight. Mr. Baldwin says the money he makes from these activities let him keep his small farm operating.
“But without the animals, and without the vines, the wedding business wouldn’t be as profitable because people like to see the vines. They like to seethe animals, and without which I don’t think this would be as popular a place.”
I’m Caty Weaver.
___________________________________________________________
Words in This Story
tourist – n. a person who travels to a place for pleasure
maze – n. a complicated and confusing system of connected passages
field trip – n. a visit to a place (such as a museum or zoo) that is made by students to learn about something
harvest – v. to gather (a crop)
wine – n. an alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes
overnight – adv. for or during the entire night
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