#37 - 訪問台灣的農夫! 台灣的農夫有什麼煩惱? Interview a Taiwan farmer!What are the struggles of farmers in Taiwan? Feat. 李爸爸 (Papa Lee)

- 為什麼李爸爸想要當農夫? Why does Papa Lee want to become a farmer? 公教人員 gōng jiào rén yuán - civil servants/public servants 幻想 huàn xiǎng - fantasy, imagination 田園生活 tián yuán shēng huó - rural life, country living 田 tián - field, farmland 嘉義縣 Jiā yì xiàn - Chiayi County 有史以來 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái - in history, ever 師專 shī zhuān - teacher's college 轉生 zhuǎn shēng - rebirth, transition into a new occupation - 台灣的農夫用農藥嗎? Do Taiwanese farmers use pesticides? 種植 zhòng zhí - to cultivate, to grow (plants) 落差 luò chā - disparity, gap, difference 理念 lǐ niàn - concept, idea, philosophy 化學農藥 huà xué nóng yào - chemical pesticides 化學肥料 huà xué féi liào - chemical fertilizers 防止 fáng zhǐ - to prevent, to guard against 病蟲害 bìng chóng hài - pest and disease damage 經濟效益 jīng jì xiào yì - economic benefits 存活下來 cún huó xià lái - to survive, to stay alive 一千坪 yī qiān píng - one thousand ping (unit of measurement for land in Taiwan) 1ping=35.5 square feet 農田 nóng tián - farmland, cultivated land - 李爸爸現在種什麼水果? What kind of fruits does Papa Lee grow now? 紅龍果 hóng lóng guǒ/火龍果 huǒ lóng guǒ- dragon fruit 市面上 shì miàn shàng - on the market; in the market 農委會 nóng wěi huì - Council of Agriculture (COA), a government agency responsible for agricultural affairs 鳳梨 fèng lí - pineapple 水稻田 shuǐ dào tián - paddy field, rice field (水稻 shuǐ dào: rice (crop)) 優良 yōu liáng - excellent, superior 土壤 tǔ rǎng - soil, earth 黏稠 nián chóu - sticky, viscous 不透水 bù tòu shuǐ - impermeable, non-porous 酪梨 lào lí - avocado 根系 gēn xì - root system (根 gēn: root) 更深層 gèng shēn céng - deeper layers 吸取 xī qǔ - absorb, take in 養分 yǎng fèn - nutrient, nourishment 紮進去 zhā jìn qù - penetrate, go deep into 適地適種 shì dì shì zhòng - suitable land for suitable crops, matching the right plants to the right soil 淺根系 qiǎn gēn xì - shallow root system 遍佈 biàn bù - spread throughout, cover 延伸 yán shēn - extend, stretch 支架 zhī jià - support frame, trellis 水泥柱 shuǐ ní zhù - cement pillar 鋁管 lǚ guǎn - aluminum pipe, tubing 支撐 zhī chēng - support, brace 支條 zhī tiáo - branch, strut 牢固 láo gù - solid, sturdy 營養成分 yíng yǎng chéng fèn - nutritional component, nutrient content 胃腸 wèi cháng - Ssomach and intestines, digestive system 植物白蛋白 zhí wù bái dàn bái - plant albumin, a type of protein found in plants 殘餘的 cán yú de - residual, leftover 重金屬 zhòng jīn shǔ - heavy metal 盛產期 shèng chǎn qī - peak season, period of abundant production - 在台灣當農夫辛苦嗎? Is it hard being a farmer in Taiwan? 挫折 cuò zhé - setback 生命力 shēng mìng lì - vitality, resilience 天然的災害 tiān rán de zāi hài - natural disasters 八二三水災 bā èr sān shuǐ zāi - 823 Flood (referring to the flood that occurred in August 2018) 沿海 yán hǎi - coastal 泡在水裡 pào zài shuǐ lǐ - soaked in water 窒息 zhì xī - suffocation 敗壞 bài huài - damage, spoil 毀了 huǐ le - ruined, destroyed 翻 fān - turn over, flip 水退了 shuǐ tuì le - water receded 莖部 jīng bù - stem 莖肉 jīng ròu - stem flesh 爛掉 làn diào - rotten, decayed 維管束 wéi guǎn shù - vascular bundle 腐爛 fǔ làn - decay, rot 刮掉 guā diào - scrape off 死馬當活馬醫 sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī - last-ditch effort, desperate attempt 營養素 yíng yǎng sù - nutrients, nutritional elements - 在台灣很常遇到病蟲害!? Is it common to encounter pests and diseases in Taiwan!? 介殼蟲 jiè ké chóng - scale insect 散播 sàn bō - spread, disseminate 整株 zhěng zhū - entire plant 佈滿 bù mǎn - covered with, filled with 潰爛 kuì làn - ulcerated, rotten 菜瓜布 cài guā bù - scouring pad, scrubbing cloth 刷掉 shuā diào - brush off, scrub away 蹲 dūn - squat, crouch 枝條 zhī tiáo - branches, stems 縫 fèng - crevice, seam 伸不進去 shēn bù jìn qù - unable to reach in 強力水柱 qiáng lì shuǐ zhù - high-pressure water jet 把...沖下來 bǎ...chōng xià lái - flush...down 噴農藥 pēn nóng yào - spray pesticides 胳肢窩 gē zhī wō - armpit 保有初衷 bǎo yǒu chū zhōng - maintain the original intention 掙扎 zhēng zhá - struggle 奉勸 fèng quàn - to advise, to counsel 分解 fēn jiě - decompose, break down 病懨懨 bìng yān yān - sickly, unhealthy-looking 矛盾 máo dùn - contradiction, conflict 憂鬱症 yōu yù zhèng - depression 憂慮 yōu lǜ - worry, concern