1、Passage 10 New Farmers Need Consumers Support 1 If you want to disturb the car industry, youd better have a few billion dollars: Mom-and-pop carmakers are unlikely to beat the biggest car companies. 2 But in agriculture, small farmers can get the best of the major players. 3 By connecting directly w
2、ith customers, and by responding quickly to changes in the markets as well as in the ecosystems, small farmers can keep one step ahead of the big guys. 4 As the co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition and a family farmer myself, I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farme
3、rs that are transforming the industry. 5 For example, take the Quick Cut Greens Harvester, a tool developed just a couple of years ago by a young farmer, Jonathan Dysinger, in Tennessee, with a small loan from a local Slow Money group. 6 It enables small-scale farmers to harvest 175 pounds of green
4、vegetables per houra huge improvement over harvesting just a few dozen pounds by handsuddenly making it possible for the little guys to compete with large farms of California.7 Before the tool came out, small farmers couldnt touch the price per pound offered by California farms. 8 But now, with the
5、combination of a better price point and a generally fresher product, they can stay in business.9 The sustainable success of small farmers, though, wont happen without fundamental changes to the industry. 10 One crucial factor is secure access to land. 11 Competition from investors, developers, and e
6、stablished large farmers makes owning ones own land unattainable for many new farmers. 12 From 2004 to 2013, agricultural land values doubled, and they continue to rise in many regions.13 Another challenge for more than a million of the most qualified farm workers and managers is a non-existent path
7、 to citizenshipthe greatest barrier to building a farm of their own. 14 With farmers over the age of 65 outnumbering farmers younger than 35 by six to one, and with two-thirds of the nations farmland in need of a new farmer, we must clear the path for talented people willing to grow the nations food
8、. 15 There are solutions that could light a path toward a more sustainable and fair farm economy, but farmers cant clumsily put them together before us. 16 We at the NYFC need broad support as we urge Congress to increase farmland conservation, as we push for immigration reform, and as we seek polic
9、ies that will ensure the success of a diverse and ambitious next generation of farmers from all backgrounds. 17 With a new farm bill to be debated in Congress, consumers must take a stand with young farmers.一单词和短语Words and expressionsget the best of 击败；战胜 keep one step ahead of 领先一步* co-founder 共同创立
10、者* coalition /kln/ n. （由两个或两个以上政党组成的）联盟innovation /nven/ n. 创新；革新loan /ln/ n. 贷款；借款vt. 借给sustainable /sstenbl/ adj. 可持续的established /stblt/ adj. 已设立的; 已制定的; 确定的；著名的；公认的unattainable /ntenbl/ adj. 无法得到的；难以达到的non-existent adj. 不存在的citizenship /stznp/ n. 公民身份；公民资格；国籍；公民权* outnumber /atnmb/ vt. 数目超过；比多cl
11、umsily /klmzl/ adv. 笨拙地；粗陋地; 冒犯人地immigration /mren/ 移居；移民（人数）congress /kres/ n. 代表大会；议会；国会push for 奋力争取take a stand 表态；采取立场take a stand with 支持二 参考译文Translation 新农名需要消费者的支持1如果你想进军汽车行业，你最好有几十亿美元：夫妻档汽车制造商击败最大的汽车公司的可能性不大。2但在农业领域，小农场主就可以抗衡规模大的竞争对手。3小农场主可以通过直接与客户联系并对市场和生态系统的变化快速做出反应而领先于大巨头们。4作为美国青年农会的联合创
12、始人和一个务农个体户，我可以优先受惠于正在改变这个行业的小农户的创新。5例如，采用速溶青贮收割机。这是几年前由田纳西州的一位年轻农民乔纳森戴辛格开发的一种工具，由当地的思路信贷集团提供小额贷款。6它使小农每小时能够收割175磅绿色蔬菜这比每小时只能用手收割几十镑有了很大改善一下子使得小农们可以与加利福尼亚的大农场竞争。7在该工具问世之前，小农生产的农产品无法触及加州农场的农产品单价。8但现在，因为有了更好的价格点和总体上更新鲜的产品的双重优势，他们可以在商业竞争中幸存下来。9然而，如果不对该行业进行根本性变革，小农的可持续成功就不会发生。10一个关键因素是要让我们有拥有土地的保障。11来自投资
13、者、开发商和资深大农场主的竞争使得许多新农民无法拥有自己的土地。12从2004年到2013年，农业用地价值翻了一番，并且在许多地区继续上涨。13最合格的农场工人和管理人员中有超过一百万名面临另一个挑战：无法获得公民身份这是建立自己的农场的最大障碍。14在 65岁以上的务农人数与35岁以下的务农人数六比一，而全国三分之二的农田需要新农民的情况下，我们必须为那些愿意为这个国家种植粮食的人才扫清道路。15有那么一些方案可以为实现更加可持续更加公平的农业经济铺平道路，但我们这些小农不可能擅自违反法规，采取措施。16在我们这些NYFC成员敦促国会增加耕地保护、努力争取移民改革、寻求可以确保来自各种背景的
14、多元化的、雄心勃勃的下一代农民成功的政策的时候，我们需要广泛的支持。17在国会即将讨论一套新的农耕法案之际，消费者此时必须站在青年务农者这一边。三 理解Comprehension1. The author mentions car industry at the beginning of the passage to introduce_ .A. the progress made in car industry B. a special feature of agricultureC. a trend of development in agriculture D. the importan
15、ce of investing in car industry2. What does the author want to illustrate with the example in paragraph 2？A. Loans to small local farmers are necessary.B. Technology is vital for agricultural development.C. Competition between small and big farms is fierceD. Small farmers may gain some advantages ov
16、er big ones.3. What is the difficulty for those new famers？A. To gain more financial aid. B. To hire good farm managers.C. To have farms of their own. D. To win old farmers support.4. What should farmers do for a more sustainable and fair farm economy？A. Seek support beyond NYFC. B. Expand farmland
17、conservation.C. Become members of NYFC. D. Invest more to improve technology.四用另一个单词或短语替换以下摘自本文的单词或短语。Replace the following words or phrases in the passage with another word or phrase.1 Mom-and-pop 2 get the best of 3 the big guys 6 the little guys 7 came out 8 stay in business 10 crucial, secure ac
18、cess to land 11 unattainable 13 a non-existent path to, barrier 14 path 15 solutions, light a path 16 broad support 17 take a stand with_五概要写作Summary writing (in about 60 words)Passage 10三BDCA四1 Small 2 compete with 3 the large farmers/ the major players/ the giants 6 the small farmers 7 showed up/
19、arrived on the scene 8 survive in business 10 important/ essential, the availability of land 11 unachievable 13 having no access to/ being unable to earn/ being unable to gain, obstacle 14 way 15 answers/resolutions, pave the way 16 wide support 17 stand up for/ support五With the farming population a
20、ging, we need new farmers badly, who can compete with the giants for their being close to consumers and adjusting quickly to the changing markets and the ecosystems. However, high prices of land discourage new farmers from buying their own land and the immigration policy prevents foreign new farmers making a contribution. To ensure the sustainable success of young farmers, I call on consumers support during the coming debate on a new farm bill in Congress.