2023九年级英语上册Unit1文化拓展新版冀教版

Grow Vegetables by Yourself Experts in nutrition (营养) suggest that we should eat at least five dif

GrowVegetablesbyYourself Expertsinnutrition(营养)suggestthatweshouldeatatleastfive differentkindsofvegetablesandfruitsaday.Theyareverynecessaryforour healthandhelpourbodiesworkwell.Theycanhelpreduce(减少)theriskof gettingill.Therearealotofvegetablesandfruittochoosefromandthey tastedelicious.Bestofall,youcangrowyourown! It’seasytobuyyourfoodfromthelocalsupermarketsowhydowegoto thetroubletogrowourown?Hereareseveralgoodreasons: Thefoodthatyougrowyourselfisalwaysfresh.Youcanpickandeatit atonce.Whenyouhavetriedit,youwillagreethatvegetablesandfruitthat areeatenstraightfromthegardentastebetterthananythingyoucanbuyina supermarket. Youmaywanttocutdownonyour"foodmiles"—thedistancethata producthastravelledbeforeitreachesyourkitchen.Manyfoodpackagesare flownhalfwayacrosstheearth.That’snotsogoodforyou,orfortheplanet. Homegrownfoodislikelytobehealthier.Foodproducersoftenuse fertilizers(肥料)andpesticides(杀虫剂).Ifyougrowyourown,thingsare different.Youcancontrolwhattouseonyourfood.Youmightalsochooseto growsometraditionalvegetablesandfruit.Theseoftenhavemorevitaminsand minerals(矿物质)thatcankeepyouhealthy. Ifyouhavealargegarden,growingyourowniseasy.Andyoucangrowyour ownevenifyouonlyhaveasmallbackyardorabalcony(阳台).Somefoodcan growwellinpots,includinglettuce,tomatoes,potatoesandcarrots.Youcan recycleplasticbottlesandcupstogrowsomething.Justmakesurethereare holesfordrainage(排水)andasmallplateunderthemtocatchdropsofwater. 1