The future of food production 食物生产的未来
<p>随身英语 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="production">production</span> 食物生产的未来 </p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span> 随着新型机械不断地被发明，人们对劳动密集型耕作方式的依赖在逐日减少。然而，以下这一景象会成为现实吗？农民不再需要下地干活，机器人会承包所有的工作。这是英国及世界各地的科学家们正在尝试的一个想法。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="technology">technology</span> 词汇: 科技 <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>. </p><p><span word="No">No</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Shropshire">Shropshire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hands">Hands</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Hectare">Hectare</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="automated">automated</span> <span word="tractors">tractors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fleets">fleets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drones">drones</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>. </p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>: <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="robotics">robotics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>. <span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="Goldman">Goldman</span> <span word="Sachs">Sachs</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> $240<span word="bn">bn</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>. </p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> 50% <span word="more">more</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2050 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>. <span word="Add">Add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>.</p><p><span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="futuristic">futuristic</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>?</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Spread">Spread</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dispensed">dispensed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stacks">stacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trays">trays</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="automated">automated</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>.</p>
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