歌词
This is the VOA Special English
这里是美国之音慢速英语，
Agriculture Report.
农业报道。
Some people say
一些人说，
eating hot chili peppers
吃辣椒，
can help you breathe easier
可以帮助你呼吸更轻松。
if you have a cold.
如果你感冒了，
Others believe that chilies
其他人认为，辣椒，
give you more energy.
给你更多的能量。
All we know is that people
我们所知道的是，人们，
have been growing chilies
种植辣椒已经
for centuries.
好几个世纪了。
And there are plenty
有很多
of different kinds
不同种类的
of chili peppers to choose from,
辣椒可供选择，
along with different levels of heat.
拥有不同程度的热量。
Want to spice up your meals
想用本地的
with homegrown chilies?
辣椒来调味吗？
They need a warm climate.
他们需要一个温暖的气候。
If you plant the seeds outside
如果你把种子种在外面，
when the weather is cool,
当天气凉爽的时候，
place a glass over them.
在上面放一个玻璃杯。
That will add warmth
这样可以增加温暖，
from the sun and
免受阳光的照射，
protect them from wind.
保护它们免受风的侵袭。
You can also start the seeds
你也可以种下种子
in your home or a greenhouse.
在家里或温室里。
If you plant chili peppers
如果你种辣椒，
inside, fill an eight-centimeter
在里面，用土填满
pot with soil.
一个8厘米的罐子。
The pot should have holes
罐子的底部
in the bottom
应该有洞。
so water can run out.
这样水就可以流出来了。
Tap the sides of the pot
拍打罐子的侧面，
to settle the soil.
使土壤沉淀。
Drop several seeds
在罐子的表面
over the surface of the pot
撒上几粒种子，
and cover with a thin layer
然后盖上一层薄薄的
of vermiculite.
蛭石。
Vermiculite is a material
蛭石是一种物质，
that can hold air,
可以保持空气、
water and nutrients.
水和营养物质。
Then cover the top of the pot
然后用透明塑料袋
with a see-through plastic bag.
盖住罐子的顶部。
Hold the bag in place
把袋子固定在适当的位置，
with a rubber band.
用橡皮筋。
Place the pot in a warm area.
把盆放在温暖的地方。
When the chilies start growing,
当辣椒开始生长时，
take off the bag.
取下袋子。
When the plants have reached
当植株长到
about two centimeters high,
大约2厘米高时，
place each one carefully
小心地把每一个都放在
in its own eight-centimeter pot.
自己的8厘米的盆中。
When the roots show
当根部露出时，
through the holes
穿过洞，
in the bottom of the pot,
在盆栽的底部，
transplant each seedling
把每一个幼苗
into a twelve-centimeter pot.
移植到12厘米的盆栽中。
When the plants are
当植株
twenty centimeters high,
长到20厘米高时，
tie the plants to a stick placed
把植物绑在一根插在花盆里的木棍上
in the pot to support them.
以支撑它们。
When the chili peppers
当辣椒
are thirty centimeters high,
长到30厘米高时，
pinch the tops off
用手指
with your fingers.
捏掉花冠。
That should get
这样就可以
new branches to grow.
长出新的枝条。
When the first flowers show,
当第一朵花开放时，
give the plants
给植物
some potash fertilizer.
一些钾肥。
When the weather is warm,
当天气暖和时，
put them into five-liter pots
把它们放进5升的花盆里，
and place them outside.
然后把它们放在外面。
Make sure they get
保证他们得到了
a good amount of light and water.
大量的光和水。
Some people like mild chilies,
一些人喜欢温和的辣椒，
others like plenty of heat.
另一些人喜欢大量的热量。
Some like to harvest the plants
一些人喜欢在辣椒是
when the chilies are green.
绿色的时候收割植物。
Others like their chilies red.
另一些人喜欢红辣椒。
Either way can give color
任何一种方式都可以给许多
and taste to many different foods.
不同的食物赋予颜色和味道。
And that's the VOA Special English
这是美国之音慢速英语，
Agriculture Report,
农业报道，
written by Jerilyn Watson.
由Jerilyn Watson撰写。
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