Their studies helped determine that while compounds like borax, hydrated sodium borate, are effective at cleaning, adding minerals to the soil, repealing pests and manufacturing glass and porcelain, they`re less savory as a food preservative.

他们的研究结果显示，尽管硼砂和水合硼酸钠这样的复合物在，清洁，给增肥，驱除害虫，制作玻璃和陶瓷方面有很好的效果，但是作为食品添加剂还是不妥的。

And you must tunnel, writhe and coil, to find me treasure in the soil.

你必须钻、扭动、蜷缩，替我在泥里寻找宝藏。

Not a plough had ever disturbed a grain of that stubborn soil.

犁铧从来没有翻动过这片顽的一寸。

Kiara Nirghin's invention help soil retain water.

基娅拉的这项发明能够帮助储水。

A 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of soil were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations.

在洪水将大量地冲走、对地基造成威胁之后，苏格兰一座16世纪的城堡接近倒。

Farmable soil, if you go to purchase it, costs four dollars a pound.

可耕地的，如果你去购买它，价格是四美元一磅。

Votini also excused himself, perhaps because he was afraid of soiling his clothes with plaster.

华梯尼也谢绝不去。他们大概是恐怕被石灰沾污了衣服吧。

" ... is new, but I'm sure I'll soil it soon enough" .

" … … 还是新的，不过我很快就会令它蒙羞。"

American nukes are discovered in Turkish soil.

美国人的核武器却在耳里被发现了。

Animal dung enriches the soil by providing nutrients for plant growth.

动物的粪便通过向提供营养物来促进植物生长。

Christmas trees can be cut up to be used as fertilizer. They can also be cut and used to provent the wearing down of soil.

可以将圣诞树砍碎作为肥料，可以砍下来用作预防销蚀。

This aims to boost the fertility of soil and keep it moist through established practices.

这种方法目的在于通过既有的惯常做法，增加的肥力，保持湿度。

For example, the old- growth trees have extremely long roots that help prevent erosion of the soil along the banks of the many fish streams.

比如，这些古老的树长着特别长的根，能够帮助防止溪流两岸的被侵蚀，而这些溪流中都生活着很多鱼。

The soil of that planet was infested with them.

在那里的泥里，这种种子多得成灾。

They serve as a natural fertilizer and help support the roots of future crops. They take in rain and allow it to flow into the soil instead of running off.

这个小口子发挥着天然肥料的作用，而且能够帮助支撑之后种下的庄稼的根茎。它们盛纳了雨水并将导入泥中，而不是任白白流走。

She and other area farmers began planting acacia trees to help reduce soil erosion.

她和当地他农民开始种植金合欢树，以减少水流失。

Researchers have gone to the boys' village to collect soil and air samples.

研究人员还采集了居住环境周边及空气样本。

I had to smell this soil and touch it again.

我得闻闻这泥，再抚摸抚摸它。

Or better, get an apartment where you can soil your own linens.

最好你还能再去找间公寓，这样你想怎么滚床单就怎么滚。

Normally, the earth stores CO2, which fertilizes the soil.

通常，地球会储存能使变肥沃的二氧化碳。