雙國文本
An ancient grain native to the Horn of Africa, called teff, is growing in popularity in the United States.
一種原産于非洲之角的古老谷物，名為苔麸（埃塞俄比亞畫眉草），在美國越來越受歡迎。
It is being grown in the American West and Midwest.
美國西部和中西部在種植苔麸。
Growers note its increasing appeal as a "super food" that is rich in iron.
種植者注意到，作為一種富含鐵元素的“超級食物”，它的吸引力越來越大。
One of those farmers is Tesfa Drar.
特斯法·德拉爾就是其中一名農民。
He grew up helping his parents raise teff in what is now Eritrea.
他從小就在現在的厄立特裡亞幫助父母種植苔麸。
When he came to the United States for college in 1981, he missed injera, the flatbread made out of teff that is popular in the Horn of Africa.
1981年，當他來到美國上大學時，他想念用苔麸做的薄松餅——“英吉拉”，其在非洲之角很受歡迎。
Tesfa said, "I decided to bring 20 pounds of teff from home and I planted it at the University of Minnesota, where I was studying."
特斯法說：“我決定從家裡帶20磅的苔麸，然後把它種在我就讀的明尼蘇達大學。”
He added, "From there, I gave it to different colleges and universities for research."
他還說，“從那時起，我把它交給了不同的學院和大學進行研究。”
Tesfa now grows the grain in northern Nevada.
特斯法現在在内華達州北部種植這種谷物。
His company Selam Foods sells it online on a website that shares cooking suggestions for injera and information about the history of teff.
他的公司塞拉姆食品公司在一個網站上出售它，該網站分享了“英吉拉”的烹饪建議和有關苔麸曆史的資訊。
The grass is one of the oldest domesticated plants in the world.
這種草是世界上最古老的被馴化的植物之一。
Tesfa farms more than 2,400 hectares of land in Nevada, Minnesota, and in six other states.
特斯法在内華達州、明尼蘇達州等六個州擁有超過2400公頃的土地。
His operation in northwestern Nevada is near Winnemucca, a town that has 24-hour casinos as well as a farming community that grows potatoes, alfalfa, wheat and corn.
他的公司位于内華達州西北部，靠近溫尼穆卡鎮，那裡有24小時營業的賭場，還有一個種植洋芋、苜蓿、小麥和玉米的農業社群。
In recent years, more farmers are reacting to the growing demand for foods that do not have gluten in them by planting teff.
近年來，越來越多的農民通過種植苔麸來應對人們對不含麸質的食物日益增長的需求。
Land committed to teff production "has exploded" in recent years, reports the University of Nevada-Reno.
據内華達大學雷諾分校報道，近年來，用于生産苔麸的土地面積“激增”。
It estimates the crop is grown in at least 25 U.S. states.
據估計，美國至少有25個州種植了這種作物。
Down the road from Tesfa's place, at Desert Oasis Teff and Grain in Fallon, John Getto and his son Myles say they are growing "ancient grains for modern tastes."
從特斯法的公司沿着這條路走下去，在法隆的Desert Oasis Teff and Grain公司，約翰·蓋托和他的兒子邁爾斯說，他們正在種植“迎合現代人口味的古老谷物”。
They sell a lot of teff to buyers in California and smaller amounts locally or online.
他們向加州的買家出售大量苔麸，在當地或網上銷售少量苔麸。
"Nevada has the perfect climate for teff, which is the nice part," Myles Getto said.
邁爾斯·蓋托說：“内華達州的氣候非常适合種植苔麸，這是最好的部分。”
"It is hot. Very, very hot. Very little rainfall, but we do irrigate our teff. It's just a good climate to grow teff in."
“天氣很熱。非常、非常熱。降雨很少，但我們确實灌溉了苔麸地。這正是種植苔麸的好氣候。”
University of Nevada-Reno researchers are working to develop shorter, more drought-tolerant kinds of teff.
内華達大學雷諾分校的研究人員正緻力于開發更矮、更耐旱的苔麸。
John Cushman, a professor who directs the biochemistry graduate program, said that such research is especially important for farmers in Nevada, America's driest state.
生物化學研究所學生項目負責人約翰·庫什曼教授說，這樣的研究對美國最幹旱的内華達州的農民來說尤為重要。
Cushman said, "As the western United States is getting drier and drier due to global climate change, we felt it important to make an investment in some alternate crops."
庫什曼說：“由于全球氣候變化，美國西部變得越來越幹燥，我們覺得投資一些替代作物很重要。”
Alternate is a term that means offering a choice or different from what is usual.
Alternate的意思是提供一種選擇或不同于通常的選擇。
Bob Dexter added teff to his usual crops on his farm along the Carson River.
鮑勃·德克斯特在他位于卡森河沿岸的農場裡增添了苔麸作為其正常作物。
"I wanted to grow something besides cattle food," said Dexter.
德克斯特說：“除了牛飼料以外，我想種一些其他作物”。
He has grown wheat, barley and alfalfa.
他種過小麥、大麥和苜蓿。
But he said: "I wanted to raise something that was good food for people to eat. And when I found out about the teff, it looked like a good fit for what we have here to work with in our climate."
但他說：“我想種植一些對人們有益的食物。當我得知苔麸時，它看起來很适合我們這裡的氣候條件。”
Tesfa Drar said the high-fiber "super food" has global appeal, adding that teff can be used to make all kinds of foods that are popular in America.
特斯法·德拉爾表示，這種高纖維的“超級食物”在全球都有吸引力，并補充說，苔麸可以用來制作在美國很受歡迎的各種食物。
"Teff can be used for making cookies, for making pancakes, porridge, and you can make it for pizza," Tesfa said.
特斯法說：“苔麸可以用來做餅幹、薄煎餅、粥，你也可以用它做披薩。”
"… Now we are working with Pizza Hut to provide them gluten-free teff so they can make it for pizza."
“……現在，我們正在與必勝客合作，為他們提供不含麸質的苔麸，這樣他們就可以用它來做披薩了。”
I'm John Russell.
約翰·拉塞爾為您播報。
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重點詞彙詞組
1.grow up 長大成人，成長
例：I grew up in Scotland.
我是在蘇格蘭長大的。
常見搭配：
①grow into sb./sth. 逐漸成長為
例：He's grown into a fine, responsible young man.
他慢慢成長為一個心地善良、有責任心的年輕人。
②grow on sb. 使（某人）越來越喜歡
例：I wasn't sure about this album when I bought it, but it's really grown on me.
我買這張專輯的時候心裡也沒譜兒，但是漸漸地我越聽越喜歡了。
2.be made out of 用……制做
例：What's your shirt made out of?
你的襯衣是用什麼做的？
①make for sth. 導緻；使成為可能
例：Having faster computers would make for a more efficient system.
配備速度更快的計算機會提高系統的工作效率。
②make up 和解，言歸于好
例：They kissed and made up, as usual.
像往常一樣，他們親吻和好了。
相關俚語：
①make it up to sb. 補償
例：I'm sorry we can't take you with us, but I promise I'll make it up to you somehow.
很抱歉我們不能帶你去，但我保證以後設法補償你。
②make or break sth. 成就或毀掉……
例：Recognition by this organization can make or break a career.
被這一組織承認可能成就事業，也可能毀了事業。
3.add…to… 把……添加到……
例：Shall I add your name to the list?
我可以把你的名字寫進名單嗎？
①add on sth. 添加；擴建
例：We've added on a couple of rooms to the house.
我們擴建了這座房子，增加了兩個房間。
②add up to sth. 總共是；合計為
例：The various building programmes add up to several thousand new homes.
各項住宅建設計劃總共将為人們提供幾千套新住房。
相關俚語：to add insult to injury 雪上加霜；往傷口上撒鹽
例：They told me I was too old for the job, and then to add insult to injury, they refused to pay my expenses!
他們說我太老了，做不了這個工作。更讓人受不了的是，他們還拒絕支付我的費用！
4.find out 找出；得知
例：How did you find out about the party?
你是怎麼知道這個聚會的？
①find your feet 習慣于新環境
例：Did it take you long to find your feet when you started your new job?
你剛開始新的工作時适應過程長嗎？
②find it in your heart to do sth. 願意做
例：Could you find it in your heart to forgive her?
你肯原諒她嗎？
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長難句解析
解：時間狀語從句+主語+謂語+賓語+同位語+定語從句
析：“When he came to the United States for college in 1981”是時間狀語從句，“the flatbread”為injera的同位語，過去分詞短語“made out of teff”作後置定語修飾the flatbread，“that is popular in the Horn of Africa”是定語從句，修飾先行詞teff，關系代詞that在從句中作主語，不可省略。