1.All kinds of soil life need humus.

各种土壤物都需要殖质。

2.Termites tunnel through wood allowing for decomposition of the wood into humus.

白蚁穿过木材，使木材分解成殖质。

3.Plants and other soil life cannot survive without humus.

没有殖质，植物和其他土壤物就存。

4.It also adds nothing to the soil as far as nutrients or humus.

除了养分或殖质，它对土壤也没有任何贡献。

5.Unlike other usual North American earthworms, these highly active worms eat large amounts of humus.

与其他常见的北美蚯蚓同，这些高度活跃的蚯蚓吃大量殖质。

6.They make the humus, the fertile layer to which all life on land is linked.

它们制造植土，在这肥沃的土层上所有陆上命互相紧扣。

7.However, paper adds little to the soil in terms of humus or nutrients.

然而，在殖质或养分方面，纸质护根物对土壤的贡献很少。

8.You know one of the definitions of humility comes back from the origin of the term, which is the Latin humus, H-U-M-U-S.

谦逊的定义之一来自于这个词的起源，它是拉丁语 H-U-M-U-S。

9.The organic component of soil, called humus,   is mostly made up of broken down lignin.

土壤的有机成分称为殖质，主要由分解的木质素组成。机翻

10.A decrease in humus would also threaten birds and other animals that depend on insects that live in soil for food.

殖质的减少也会威胁到鸟类和其他依靠活在土壤中的昆虫为食的动物。

11.Hammock soil is dark and rich, made up of centuries of accumulation of humus from the droppings of leaves.

吊床土壤是黑暗而肥沃的， 由几个纪以来从树叶的粪便中积累的殖质组成。机翻

12.And what humus meant for the Romans and for the Greeks is to be close to the ground and close to the earth.

“humus” 对罗马人和希腊人的意义就是贴近地面，贴近大地。

13.It also adds nothing to the soil as far as nutrients or humus. And plastic also can block air from reaching the soil.

塑料会为土壤增加养分或殖质。塑料还可阻止空气进入土壤。

14.It is a mixture of broken rock, humus -- bits of dead plants and animal waste -- air, and water.

它是碎石、殖质（死去的植物和动物粪便的碎片）、空气和水的混合物。机翻

15.That is not a bad thing, because their decomposition creates nutrients for plants and humus to keep soils wet and full of fresh air.

那并是一件坏事，因为它们的分解会为植物和殖质创造养分，使土壤保持湿润并充满新鲜空气。

16.Their job is to break the constant shower of leaves, wood, flowers and dead insects falling from the branches into humus that nourishes the tree.

它们的工作是分解断落下的树叶、木头、花朵和昆虫尸体将其变为殖质滋养树木。

17.Soon after the snow is off the round it rises through the dead needles and humus in the pine and fir woods like a bright glowing pillar of fire.

雪花落下后久，它就从松树和冷杉林的枯针和殖质中升起，就像一根明亮的火柱。机翻

18.But it is also known as " Alabama jumper, " " Jersey wriggler, " and " crazy worm." Unlike other usual North American earthworms, these highly active worms eat large amounts of humus.

但它也被称为“阿拉巴马跳跃者”、“泽西蠕虫”和“疯狂蠕虫”。与其他常见的北美蚯蚓同，这些高度活跃的蠕虫吃大量殖质。

19.With classes six days a week, school in Israel finishes before lunchtime, but kids do bring aruchat eser, a morning meal which could be a small snack like pita with humus and a hard-boiled egg.

以色列的孩子们一个礼拜要上六天的课，课程在午餐前就结束，但孩子们会带称为亚沙爱社的早餐到学校去，这是一份小点心，可会以口袋饼搭配鹰嘴豆泥，以及一颗水煮蛋组成。