原版英语小短文 93. Corn for People and Animals

　　The farmer drives a tractor¹. The tractor digs² up the ground. He plants yellow corn in the ground. He plants the yellow corn in the spring. The corn grows in the summer. The rain helps the corn grow. If there is no rain, the corn dies. If there is a lot of rain, there is a lot of corn. He harvests the yellow corn in late summer. He sells the corn at his vegetable stand. He sells one ear for 25 cents. He sells four ears for $1. He sells all his corn in just one month. The neighbors love his corn. The corn is fresh. It is bright yellow. It is tasty. It is delicious. The birds love his corn, too. They don't pay for it. They eat it while it is in the field. They don't cook it. They eat it raw. The farmer doesn't get angry. Birds have to eat, too. So do cows. The farmer has one cow. He gives his cow fresh corn every summer. The cow loves the corn. It eats a lot of yellow corn in the summer. Sometimes it makes yellow milk.

1 tractor   

n.拖拉机，牵引车

参考例句：

• You must oil the tractor every day.你必须每天给拖拉机加油。
• He has a tractor.他有一台拖拉机。

2 digs   

n.寓所，住处v.挖，掘( dig的第三人称单数 )；（如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘；挖得；寻找

参考例句：

• She makes mean little digs at him. 她冲他说一些刻薄的挖苦话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The more the boss tries to get rid of her, the more she digs in. 老板越是想开除她，她就越是拼命保住自己的地位。 来自《简明英汉词典》