Lettuce Grown Right in Supermarket

I love fresh vegetables. Especially lettuce, it's so crunchy and green. 我喜歡新鮮蔬菜，尤其是萵苣。 Fresh lettuce is best. We all want newly picked lettuce. 新鮮的萵苣最棒了。 That means the lettuce farm should be close to the market. In fact, the freshest lettuce is the kind you pick with your own hands. 所以萵苣農場最好要靠近超市。如果能親手摘就更新鮮了。 So what if the lettuce grew right inside the supermarket? That's what one supermarket in Egypt is doing. They plant lettuce in a fridge and use a special light to make it grow. 在埃及，有一家超市在店裡面種萵苣！萵苣在冰箱裡面，用特殊的燈照它們，讓它們成長。 When people go shopping, they can pick the lettuce themselves. "Ooo! So fresh!" 客人可以買自己摘的菜。 But won't growing vegetables in the store be dirty? Actually, the supermarket doesn't use any dirt to grow this lettuce. They plant it directly in the water. That's called "hydroponics". 但是在超市種菜不會髒嗎？其實他們不用泥土，他們直接把萵苣種在水裡。這叫做水耕。 The water is very healthy, and the plants like it. What's more, this way can save lots of water. Hydroponics uses 90% less water. 而且水耕用到的水減少了百分之九十。 Next time you go to the store, you might be able to pick fresh lettuce by yourself. ________________________________ Vocabulary 在超市裡採摘蔬菜帶回家，沒有比這更新鮮的了。 1. sandwich 三明治 What would you like for lunch? 你中飯想吃什麼？ I'm not hungry. I'll just have a salad. 我不餓，就吃個沙拉。 Then I'll get a sandwich. 那我買個三明治。 2. vegetable 蔬菜 Let's buy our food here. 我們在這裡買食物吧。 They use very fresh vegetables in their salad. 他們的沙拉用很新鮮的蔬菜。 You're right. The veggies look so green and clean! 你說對了，這些菜看起來又綠又乾淨！ 3. grow 種植 I think this store grows its lettuce in water. 我想這家店用水種生菜。 What a good idea! 真是個好主意！ 4. dirt 泥土 I still grow my tomatoes in dirt. 我仍然在泥土裡種番茄。 It's okay. Your tomatoes taste wonderful! 那沒關係。你種的番茄很好吃。 來讀讀單字吧。 sandwich 三明治 vegetable 蔬菜 grow 種植 dirt 泥土 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does this supermarket get their lettuce? A: It grows in a garden. B: It grows on a farm. C: It grows inside the supermarket. 2. What is it called when plants grow with no soil, only water? A: Hydroponics B: Supersonic C: Electronic 3. What is good about hydroponics? A: It can make light. B: It can save water. C: It's more dirty. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn