广播电视英语短句 第 4 课：降低浇灌量的农作物-1

Scientists are working to develop crop plants that can reduce the amount of water used for agriculture. 科学家近来正忙着研制一种能降低浇灌量的农作物。

Almost sixty percent of the world's freshwater withdrawals from rivers, lakes and other water resources go toward irrigating fields. 世界上几乎百分之六十的淡水正在从江河湖泊和其他水源中减少，它们被用来浇灌田地。

Scientists are using biotechnology as well as traditional breeding methods to develop water-saving crops to feed a growing world. 科学家使用生物技术和传统的种植方法来发展节水农作物，从而不断补给这个发展的世界。

Thomas "Tommy" Carter is a plant scientist in North Carolina. Thomas "Tommy" Carter 是北卡罗莱纳州一名植物学家。

He works for the Agricultural Research Service in the United States Department of Agriculture. 他在美国农业部的农业研究服务中心工作。