VOA慢速英語:Growing Chili Peppers: A Heated Subject
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By Jerilyn Watson
30 July, 2013
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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Some people say eating hot chili peppers can help you breathe easier if you have a cold. Others believe that chilies give you more energy. All we know is that people have been growing chilies for centuries. And there are plenty of different kinds of chili peppers to choose from, along with different levels of heat.
Want to spice up your meals with homegrown chilies? They need a warm climate. If you plant the seeds outside when the weather is cool, place a glass over them. That will add warmth from the sun and protect them from wind. You can also start the seeds in your home or a greenhouse.
If you plant chili peppers inside, fill an eight-centimeter pot with soil. The pot should have holes in the bottom so water can run out. Tap the sides of the pot to settle the soil.
Drop several seeds over the surface of the pot and cover with a thin layer of vermiculite. Vermiculite is a material that can hold air, water and nutrients. Then cover the top of the pot with a see-through plastic bag. Hold the bag in place with a rubber band. Place the pot in a warm area.
When the chilies start growing, take off the bag. When the plants have reached about two centimeters high, place each one carefully in its own eight-centimeter pot.
When the roots show through the holes in the bottom of the pot, transplant each seedling into a twelve-centimeter pot. When the plants are twenty centimeters high, tie the plants to a stick placed in the pot to support them.
When the chili peppers are thirty centimeters high, pinch the tops off with your fingers. That should get new branches to grow. When the first flowers show, give the plants some potash fertilizer. When the weather is warm, put them into five-liter pots and place them outside. Make sure they get a good amount of light and water.
Some people like mild chilies, others like plenty of heat. Some like to harvest the plants when the chilies are green. Others like their chilies red. Either way can give color and taste to many different foods.
And that's the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, written by Jerilyn Watson. You can find more gardening advice and share your own stories from the garden at chinavoa.com. You can download transcripts and MP3s of all of our programs. You can also find captioned videos of Special English reports at the VOA Learning English channel on YouTube. I'm Steve Ember.
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
這里是美國之音慢速英語農(nóng)業(yè)報道。
Some people say eating hot chili peppers can help you breathe easier if you have a cold. Others believe that chilies give you more energy. All we know is that people have been growing chilies for centuries. And there are plenty of different kinds of chili peppers to choose from, along with different levels of heat.
有人說，感冒時吃很辣的辣椒有助于呼吸順暢。還有人認為辣椒能帶給你更多能量。而我們所知道的是，人類種植辣椒已經(jīng)有幾個世紀的歷史，有很多不同種類、不同辣度的辣椒可以選擇。
Want to spice up your meals with homegrown chilies? They need a warm climate. If you plant the seeds outside when the weather is cool, place a glass over them. That will add warmth from the sun and protect them from wind. You can also start the seeds in your home or a greenhouse.
想在飲食里增加點自己種的辣椒?辣椒生長需要溫暖的氣候。如果天氣寒冷時在室外播種，要蓋上一層玻璃。這樣既可以增加溫度，又可以防止風吹。你還可以把室內(nèi)或溫室中育種。
If you plant chili peppers inside, fill an eight-centimeter pot with soil. The pot should have holes in the bottom so water can run out. Tap the sides of the pot to settle the soil.
如果在室內(nèi)種辣椒，找一個8厘米口徑的花盆裝滿土?；ㄅ璧撞恳锌?，方便積水排出。拍打花盆邊緣使土壤緊實平整。
Drop several seeds over the surface of the pot and cover with a thin layer of vermiculite. Vermiculite is a material that can hold air, water and nutrients. Then cover the top of the pot with a see-through plastic bag. Hold the bag in place with a rubber band. Place the pot in a warm area.
在花盆的土壤表面撒下數(shù)顆種子，并覆蓋一層薄薄的蛭石。蛭石是一種可以保持空氣、水分和營養(yǎng)成分的物質(zhì)。然后把花盆頂部用透明塑料袋覆蓋后，用橡皮筋扎緊塑料袋，放到一個溫暖的地方。
When the chilies start growing, take off the bag. When the plants have reached about two centimeters high, place each one carefully in its own eight-centimeter pot.
當辣椒開始生長時取下塑料袋。當幼苗長到2厘米高左右時，將每株幼苗分別移栽到一個8厘米口徑的花盆中。
When the roots show through the holes in the bottom of the pot, transplant each seedling into a twelve-centimeter pot. When the plants are twenty centimeters high, tie the plants to a stick placed in the pot to support them.
當幼苗的根系從花盆底部的孔露出來時，將它們分別移栽到12厘米口徑的花盆中。當幼苗長到20厘米高時，把它們綁到插入花盆的木棍上，以支撐幼苗生長。
When the chili peppers are thirty centimeters high, pinch the tops off with your fingers. That should get new branches to grow. When the first flowers show, give the plants some potash fertilizer. When the weather is warm, put them into five-liter pots and place them outside. Make sure they get a good amount of light and water.
當辣椒植株(俗稱辣椒樹)長大30厘米高時，手工摘除頂芽，這樣有利于新枝生長。開始開花時給辣椒植株施點鉀肥。天氣暖和的時候，把它們移栽到5L容量的盆中，并放到室外。要確保它們能獲得充足的日照和水分。
Some people like mild chilies, others like plenty of heat. Some like to harvest the plants when the chilies are green. Others like their chilies red. Either way can give color and taste to many different foods.
有些人喜歡微辣的辣椒，還有些人喜歡很辣的辣椒。有些人喜歡在辣椒是綠色時采摘，還有些人喜歡紅辣椒。無論哪種方式，都能給很多不同種類的食物增加色彩和美味。
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