VOA慢速英语 小羔羊不仅吃常春藤,还吃酿酒葡萄

　　He says he had a difficult time finding enough lambs to do the job. There are about fifty million lambs in New Zealand. But there are not nearly as many in Ontario. Also, even some organic pesticides are harmful to lambs. And the lambs must be supervised so they do not prune too much. David Johnson says the lambs carry out his environmental ideas about farming. He says the lambs are lovely and peaceful and he likes having them in his vineyard. People visiting the vineyard also enjoy watching the lambs do their job.

　　And that's the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. It was produced by Joyce Kryszak with support from the Park Foundation and the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. You can hear more stories and subscribe to the daily podcast at environmentreport.org. And you can find more of our Agriculture Reports at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Mario Ritter.

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　　这里是VOA特别新闻农业报道。

　　全世界的种植者都在使用新的方法种植葡萄来酿酒，包括用自然或有机的方法取代化学药品来控制害虫和杂草。现在，加拿大一家酿酒厂引进了一种控制葡萄藤的自然方法。费瑟斯通酿酒厂位于安大略南部，种植了八公顷葡萄树。葡萄藤像其他作物一样，每年都需要修剪。总体来说，植株死去或者活着的某一部分需要被移除，以改善植株的形体，促进植株的生长。修剪葡萄藤的工作必须非常认真。只需将植株底部目标区域的叶子移除就可以帮助葡萄更好地生长。但是在费瑟斯通酿酒厂，不用任何的人力或机器来做修剪工作。相反，这项工作由四十只可爱的小羔羊来完成。

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