VOA090421-Agriculture Report

Brighten up your salsa, soups and salads with homegrown chilies.
用你自己家种的辣椒制作你自己的沙拉，汤和沙司

 

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
这里是美国之音慢速英语的农业报道
 
Chili peppers 
红胡辣椒粉

 

Some people who like to eat very hot chili peppers say that they can help

you breathe better if you have a cold.  Others believe that chilies give

you added energy. We cannot confirm those ideas. But we can tell you that

people have been growing chilies for centuries, and there are many kinds.
那些喜欢吃非常辣的红胡辣椒粉的人说，如果你感冒了，红胡辣椒粉能够帮助你更好的呼吸。其他人相信红辣椒能给你更多的热量。我们无法证实这些观点。但是我们能告诉你人们已经种植红辣椒很多年，并且它们有很多种类。

 

In fact, a gardener at the Colorado State University Extension says there

are between one hundred fifty and two hundred kinds of chili peppers.
科罗拉多州大学附校的一名园丁说，事实上，红辣椒有150到200种。

 

Want to fire up your meals with homegrown chilies? They need a warm

climate. If you plant the seeds outside when the weather is cool, place

the seeds under a glass. That will add warmth from the sun and protect

them from wind. You can also start the seeds in your home or a greenhouse.
想使用自己家种的红辣椒烹饪佳肴吗？这需要温暖的气候。假如你把种子种植在户外，但是天气比较凉的话，请把种子放在玻璃罩下。那样会增加从日照获取的温度，同时可以保护种子免受风吹。你同时也可以把种子放在自己家中或者温室中。

 

If you plant inside, fill a seven and one-half centimeter pot with soil.

The pot should have holes in the bottom so water can run out. Tap the

sides of the pot to settle the soil.
加入你把种子种植在户内，需要把种子放在装有土的7.5公分的罐中。罐子的底部应该有洞，使得水能够流出。轻拍罐子的外侧面巩固土壤。

 

Drop several seeds over the surface of the pot and cover with a thin layer

of vermiculite, a substance that can hold air, water and nutrients. Then

cover the top of the pot with a see-through plastic bag. Hold the bag in

place with a rubber band. Place the pot in a warm area.
洒一些种子在罐子的表面，然后用一层薄的蛭石覆盖，蛭石是一种可以留住空气、水分和养分的物质。然后用一个透明的塑胶袋子盖住罐的上部。橡皮筋捆住塑胶袋。把罐放在温暖的地方。

 

When the chilies start growing, take off the bag. When the plants have

reached about two centimeters high, place each one carefully in its own

seven and one-half centimeter pot.
当红辣椒开始生长，把塑胶袋子去掉. 当秧苗达到2公分高的时候，小心的把每株移植到它自己的7.5公分罐中。

 

When the roots show through the holes in the bottom of the pot, transplant

each seedling into a twelve centimeter pot. When the plants are twenty

centimeters high, tie the plants to a stick placed in the pot to support

them.
当根部显示已经超出了罐子底部的洞，移植每根秧苗到12公分的罐中。当秧苗12公分高的时候，把秧苗绑在一根棍子上，棍子置于罐子中支撑它。

 

When the chili peppers are thirty centimeters high, pinch the tops off

with your fingers. That should make new branches grow. When the first

flowers show, give the plants some potash fertilizer. When the weather is

warm, put them into five-liter pots and place them outside. Make sure they

get a good amount of light and water.
当红辣椒长到30公分高的时候，用手指修剪掉顶部。这样能让新的分支生长。当第一朵花出现的时候，给辣椒苗一些碳酸钾肥料。当天气温暖的时候，把他们移植到5升的罐子中，并把它们放于户外。确保他们能得到足够量的阳光和水分。

 

Some people like to harvest the plants when the chilies are green. Others

like their chilies red. Both give color, taste and differing amounts of

heat to salads, soups, salsa and other foods.
一些人喜欢在辣椒变绿时采摘，其它人喜欢变红后采摘。两种都可给沙拉，汤，沙司和其它食物添色，增加味道和提供不同数值的热量。