Unit 2 Lessons 7-12 Plant a Plant!
第二单元 第7-12课 种植植物！
Lesson 7 Planting Trees
第7课 种树
It's March 12.
今天是三月十二日。
Li Ming and his classmates are on a hillside.
李明和同学们在山坡上。
They are planting trees as a school project.
他们在进行学校的一个项目——种树。
A worker is there helping them.
一位工人在那儿帮助他们。
Excuse me, sir.
打扰了，先生。
We are digging a hole.
我们在挖洞。
Is it big enough?
这个洞大小够了吗？
Maybe you should make the hole a little bigger.
你还需要把洞再挖大一点。
It must be large enough to hold the roots of the seedling.
它必须足够大，能盖得住幼苗的根部。
I see. Thank you.
我知道了。谢谢你。
Now, put the seedling inside,cover the roots and fill the hole with dirt.
现在，把幼苗放进去，用土把根部盖住，把洞填满。
Then pack the dirt around the new tree with your feet.
然后用脚把树周围的土压实点。
OK.By the way,there is another group of people down the hill.
好的。顺便问一下，山脚下有一组人。
Are they also coming to plant trees?
他们也是来种树的吗？
Yes.Many people are worried because the environment is changing,and they want to do something to help.
是的。由于环境的变化，许多人都开始担心环境，他们都想做些事情来帮助改善。
These changes are serious.
这些变化很严重。
When there is a dust storm in spring,it gets windy and dirty everywhere.
春天有沙尘暴时，到处都是风和土。
Ms. Liu told us the wind blows the dirt and the sand here from the north.
刘老师告诉我们风把北方的沙土都吹过来了。
Nothing can stop the wind because there are not many trees left.
由于没有太多的树，没有什么能阻挡住风。
Exactly. A lot of rich lands in the northern area have turned into desert.
是的。北方很多富饶的地方开始变成沙漠了。
I suppose tree planting is very important work.
我想种树是一项非常重要的工作。
For sure.I really like this project.
当然，我很喜欢这个项目。
It's also a great way to learn about nature.
它也是让我们了解自然的一个很好的方式。
Yes.It's fun and important to plant plants.
是的。种树很有趣也很重要。
Oh, and please remember to put a little water in the bottom of the hole.
哦，请记住在洞的底部浇少许水。