But it has proved to be a fertile dumping ground, an inspiration for each generation of novelist and every genre of fiction.

但伦敦也是块相当肥沃的垃圾场，每一代小说家，每一种小说体裁都中汲取着灵感。

Volcanic ash provides nutrients to nearby soil, making the land fertile.

火山灰为附近的土壤提供养分，使土地肥沃。

They were searching for gold and fertile land.

他们想要寻找黄金和肥沃的土地。

The reason is that rich volcanic soil makes the land fantastic for farming.

原因是肥沃的火山泥使得这里的土地非常适合耕种。

And very quickly, these waters would wash away any and all fertile soil.

很快，这些水就会冲走所有肥沃的土壤。

They use the ash to enrich the soil.

他们用灰烬来肥沃土壤。

The seeds must be carefully chosen; they must fall on good ground; they must be sedulously tended, if the vivifying fruits are to be at hand when needed.

要想在需要的时候可随手摘取充满生机的果实，那就精选良种做起，后将其植入肥沃的土地，还需要勤勉地护理。

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

通常，地会储存能使土壤变肥沃的二氧化碳。

Decades of overgrazing, climate change-induced droughts, and poor farming practices are stripping not only the Sudanian grasslands of their once fertile topsoil but hundreds of other regions like it across the world.

几十年的过度放牧、气候变化引发的干旱和不良的耕作方式，不仅使苏丹草原失去了曾经肥沃的表土，也使世界上其他数百个类似的地区失去了表土。

But the land is extremely rich in agriculture and fish.

但土地非常肥沃，渔业资源丰富。

And that makes the political landscape of 2015 is fertile ground for a figure like Donald Trump, an outsider businessman who wants to build a wall on the border with Mexico.

这使得2015年的政治景观是一个像唐纳德·特朗普一样肥沃的土地，一个想要在与墨西哥的边界修筑墙壁的商人。

The rains have started and the soil is rich and plentiful – perfect conditions to produce a bountiful harvest.

这里已经有了雨水，土壤肥沃丰饶，这是好收成的绝佳条件。

They use anything and everything to make the soil a little richer around each plant.

用尽一切方法使作物周围的土更肥沃。

This land is fertile; it is rich in material needed to sustain plant growth.

这块土地是肥沃的，含有丰富的维持植物生长所需要的物质。

In the 1960s, scientists discovered patches of extremely fertile soil.

20世纪60年代，科学家们发现了一片片极其肥沃的土壤。

How does a fungus that can again be meters long change its trade strategy when it's exposed simultaneously to a rich patch and a poor patch?

当一种真菌同时暴露在一块肥沃的和一块贫瘠的土地上时，它是如何改变自己的交易策略的呢？

The land will become fertile and people will be able to live here.

土地将变得肥沃，人们也能在这里生活。

The ancient Greeks saw Sicily as rich and fertile yet " dangerous and unpredictable" .

古希腊人认为西西里岛是个肥沃富饶之地，但它“危险且不可预测”。

Moreover some have been found to have a valuable function in building up soil fertility.

此外，有些树种在增强土壤肥沃性方面具有重要作用。

But where our hearts truly lie is in peace and quiet and good, tilled earth.

但是真正让我们热爱的 还是和平宁静的生活 与平整肥沃的农耕地。