1. In this flat country people grow rice and raise cattle. 在这土地平坦的乡间，人们种植水稻，饲养牲畜。

　　2. What are the principal farm products in this area? 这个地区的主要农产品是什么？

　　3. The ground around here is stony and not very good for farming. 这儿周围的土地多地块，因而不太适于耕种。

　　4. Farmers plow their fields and sow in spring. 农民在春天犁地播种。

　　5. Milk, butter and cheese are shipped here from the dairy farms. 牛奶、黄油和奶酪都是从各个制酪场运到这里来的。

　　6. On many farms you will find cows and chickens. 在许多农场你都会看到奶牛和鸡。

　　7. My father has a cow and he gets up early to do the milking every morning. 我的父亲养了一头奶牛，他每天早上很早起床去挤奶。

　　8. They had to cut down a lot of trees to make room for farming. 为了腾出地方开辟农场，只好伐倒很多树木。

　　9. Many modern machines have revolutionized farming. 许多现代机器革新了耕作方法。

　　10. Is it true that there are many factories for making cloth in the United Kingdom? 在英国有很多纺织工厂，这是真的吗？

　　11. Employing child labor is forbidden in the United States. 美国禁止雇用童工。

　　13. The manufacturing of automobiles is a major industry in Detroit. 汽车制造是底特律的主要工业。

　　14. If you work in a factory, you usually have to punch a clock. 如果你在工厂工作，你就要在上下班记时卡上打孔。

　　15. Is meat packing a big country in your state? 在你们州，肉类加工是否算一门大型工业？

　　16. What do you usually do in your spare time? 你业余时间一般做什么？

　　17. My hobby is taking photographs. 我爱好摄影。

　　18. I''ve always thought collecting stamps would be an interesting hobby. 我总以为集邮是一种有趣的爱好。

　　19. My brother likes horseback riding, but I prefer golfing as a hobby. 我哥哥喜欢骑马，而我喜欢打高尔夫球。

　　20. On weekends I like to get my mind off my work by playing badminton. 每当周末，我总爱借助打羽毛球把我的注意力从工作中摆开。

　　21. Do you have any special interests other than your studies? 你除了学习以外，还有什么其他特殊爱好吗？

　　22. He plays the violin for the fun of it. 她拉小提琴只是为了好玩。

　　23. I find playing computer games relaxing and it takes my mind off my work. 我觉得玩计算机游戏是一种休息，它可以使我的注意力从工作中移开。

　　24. I''ve heard of unusual hobbies, but I''ve never heard of that one. 我听说过一些不平常的嗜好，但我从未听说过那种嗜好。

　　25. She''s not a professional. She draws for her own enjoyment. 她不是职业画家，她画画只是为了消遣。

　　26. Emma is a member of a drama club. She seems to enjoy acting. 爱玛是话剧俱乐部的演员，她好像对表演很感兴趣。

　　27. I started a new hobby. I got tired of working in the garden. 我开始了新的爱好，我对养花已经厌倦了。

　　28. I''ve got interested in hi-fi. I''m building my own equipment. 我对高保真收音机发生了兴趣，我正在自己装配一台。

　　29. The trouble with stamp collecting is that it''s an expensive hobby. 集邮爱好不好的地方在于它花费太大了。

　　30. That''s a rare set of coins. How long did it take you to collect them? 这是一套罕见的钱币。你用了多长时间收集的？