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Unit 5 Working the Land
1．Free registration(n.登记，注册)(registration ends 5 minutes before tour starts)
2．Our guide will also highlight(v.突出，强调) some farming methods that are environmentally
friendly.
3．When his wife，Susan，injured her foot，she needed support to rejoin her running group，so
Campbell went along to keep her company(keep sb company陪伴某人，company在此处为熟
词生义，意为“陪伴”) and share in the recovery.
4．What he liked above all was the feeling of being enveloped(v.包住，裹住) by the trail，being
embraced(v.拥抱，围绕，环绕) by the closeness of the vegetation and the nearness of the river.
5．I was walking where Native people had walked for thousands of years and where miners had
walked on their way to gold.(两个where均引导地点状语从句)
6．Wherever we park(v.停车，泊车)，I see a line of vehicles(n.交通工具，车辆) with their
various stickers and I feel that we are a tribe(大家庭)．
7．But for now，he is holding off(推迟) on surgery(n.外科手术)．
8．Singapore cannot afford to(afford to do sth 负担得起做某事) have large plots of land
dedicated to(致力于) growing crops—it is just too small.
9．Several companies have taken on(承担) the task of cultivating(v.开垦，耕作；栽培，培育)
the urban farming scene in Singapore.
10．All over the world，cities are seeking to(seek to do 试图做某事) feed their communities
with local produce(n.农产品)．
11．Urban farming is not restricted(v.限制) to eatable plants such as leafy greens and vegetables.
12．As the produce is pesticide-free(adj.无农药的；后缀-free表示“免费的；无……的”，
如：stress-free 无压力的；trouble-free 无忧无虑的； fat-free 不含脂肪的)，there is also
comfort in knowing where the food comes from and its impact on the environment.
13．Urban Farming，a Novel(熟词生义，此处意为“新颖的”) Pattern of Farming
