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，每一种小说体裁都从中灵感。

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。

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充满生机的果实，那就必然从精选良种做起，然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，地球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，也使世上其他数百个类似的地区失去了表土。

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筑墙壁的商人。

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？

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。

Coarse grains such as corn, sorghum, barley, oats, rye, and millet, mostly go into animal feed which by the way is seen by many as a wasteful and inefficient use of fertile land.

粗粮，如玉米，高粱，麦，燕麦，黑麦，谷子，部分用于动物饲料，顺便说一下，许多人认为这是对肥沃土地的浪费和低效利用。

The ancient Maya would build on good soil.

古玛雅人会在肥沃的土地上建造房屋。

So Thor was worshipped as the god of fertility.

因此，索尔又被尊为象征肥沃、富饶的神。

On land with rich soil, local farmers can grow crops to make a living.

在肥沃的土地上，当地农民可以种庄稼谋生。

Tobacco grows well here in the dry but fertile soil on the island of Lombok.

在印尼龙目岛，土壤干旱但却相当肥沃，当地的烟草种植业非常兴旺。

The longleaf seeds need to grow in rich soil without other plants.

长叶松种子需要在没有其它植物的肥沃土壤中生长。

She represents the fertile corn on the field with her long golden hair.

她金色的长发代表田野上肥沃的玉米。

Corn, to do well, must have a rich soil and a warm climate.

要让玉米生长得好，必须要有肥沃的土壤和温暖的气候。