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New AG School Teaches Secrets of Farming
Doug Fabbioli is concerned about the future of the rural economy, as cities' areas expand into farm fields. Fabbioli owns a winery in Loudoun County, Virginia. He decided to support the agricultural economy in his own way. He established The New AG School. The free school hopes to raise the next generation of farmers.
Farming is hard work, but Fabbioli says young people would love it if they knew its joys. But, he says, to succeed in farming, they will need specialized skills.
That is what Fabbioli hopes to teach at his new school. The goal is to fill the immediate need for farm workers, but also to create future leaders who can teach others in years to come.
The New AG School has many different students.
"We have some younger folks that are either right out of high school or even in high school," Fabbioli says. He also has some students who have completed college but cannot find jobs, as well as older people who want to try farming.
Olga Goadalupe Alfoseca says the program is helping her find the right career. "I learned a lot...my dream is maybe I can plant my own plants and start my... business."
Liam Marshall-Brown who left college, finds farm work interesting. "It's fun," he says. "I mostly did restaurants before...you feel trapped after a while, doing the same thing over and over and over again. It's just nice to be outside. Pretty much you're doing something new every day."
But not all work is outdoors. Students study five different subjects, everything from cleaning, horticulture, hospitality, to leadership and business.
And the training is not complete until they learn about the machines they use every day; how they work and how to fix them.
As you might expect from a winery owner, wine production is also part of the educational program.
Winemaker Meaghan Tardif is a mentor at the school... she teaches students winemaking – and leadership skills.
"My favorite part about being a mentor is I always give the student a chance to teach someone else," Tardif explains. "Leadership is everywhere. It's not just in the work. It's not just your employees, but it helps you throughout your life."
The experience has caused Marshall-Brown to find a future in agriculture.
"I would like to be that, but I still have a lot to learn to be able to do that. Hopefully I'll get there, and I'll run my own farm one day and have people work under me."
That pleases Fabbioli, who says it is good for the community to have more farmers.
He notes Loudoun Country's position as one of the richest areas in the nation. He says the goal of those living in the community is to save the land in western Loudoun County as green space.
In his words, "We can do that by farming, but we need more farmers very much. So, giving people the opportunity to learn, put more people to work. It may also keep the cars off the highways because they're living locally and they're working locally."
That is what the New AG School hopes to do -- grow the next "crop" of skilled farmers.
I'm Susan Shand.
重点解析
1.rural economy 农村经济
The household contract responsibility system does not mean privatization of the rural economy.
家庭联产承包制并不意味着农村经济私有化。
2.keep off 避开；不接近
The local police had warned visitors to keep off the beach at night.
当地警方告诫游客不要在夜间去海滩。
3.leadership skills 领导能力
His chief leadership skill is to police a deep and dangerous cultural divide between his managers.
他主要的领导才能是，控制经理之间深刻而又危险的文化隔阂。
4.farm fields 农田
New modern science-based technology is tested by each crop club member on a sizeable portion of a conventional farm field.
每一位俱乐部成员，在普通农场上选一大块田，对现代科技管理进行验证。
5.The goal is to fill the immediate need for farm workers, but also to create future leaders who can teach others in years to come.
in years to come 在未来的几年里
I hope in years to come he will reflect on his decision.
我希望未来的几年里他会反省自己的决定。
This is a global problem, one that may continue to worsen in years to come.
这是一个全球性的问题，也许会持续下去，一年比一年糟糕。
6.He also has some students who have completed college but cannot find jobs, as well as older people who want to try farming.
as well as 也；和...一样
They visited some factories, hospitals as well as the school.
他们参观了这所学校，还参观了工厂和医院。
Scientists should be literate and articulate as well as able to handle figures.
科学家除了要能处理数字，还应该具有文学素养和善于表达。
参考译文
新农业学校传授农业种植的秘密
随着城市扩建不断占用农田，道格·法比奥利（Doug Fabbioli）开始担忧农村经济的未来。法比奥利在弗吉尼亚州劳顿县拥有一家酿酒厂。他决定用自己的方式来支持农业经济发展。他成立了新农业学校。这所私立学校希望培养出下一代农民。
农业是一项艰苦的工作, 不过法比奥利表示，如果了解到农业的乐趣，年轻人就会爱上农业种植。但是他指出，要想在农业领域“有所建树”，需要学习专门的技能。
这就是法比奥利希望在新农业学校教授的内容。我们的目标不仅是满足农场工人的迫切需求，还要培养出未来能指导他人的领导者。
新农业学校有各式各样的学生。
法比奥利说：“学校里一些年轻人有的刚高中毕业, 有的甚至还在读高中。”还有一些大学毕业找不到工作的学生以及那些想尝试耕种的年长者。
奥尔加（Olga Goadalupe Alfoseca）表示，该项目帮她找到了合适的工作。“我学到了很多...... 我的梦想是能否自己种植作物，开启我的创业之路。”
大学毕业的利亚姆·布朗（Liam Marshall-Brown）发现，农场工作十分有趣。他说：“这很有趣。我以前在餐厅工作，日复一日重复单调的工作让我倍感困顿。在户外劳作真的很棒。每天尝试新奇的事物感觉好多了。”
但并不是所有工作都在户外进行。学生学习五不同的学科，涵盖清洁、园艺、待客、领导能力和商业。
直到了解日常使用的机器以及机器工作原理和维修方法，培训才算结束。
从酒庄老板的言谈中不难推断, 葡萄酒生产也是教育项目的一部分。
酿酒师米甘·塔蒂夫（Meaghan Tardif）是学校的导师... 她负责培训学生酿酒方法和领导能力。
塔蒂夫解释说：“作为导师，我最喜欢的就是给学生机会去教授他人。”领导力无处不在。不仅仅是在工作中，也不仅是管理自己的员工, 而是让你一生都能获益。
这一经历让布朗在农业领域寻到了未来的出路。
我想成为那样的人，但我还需要学习很多知识才能实现。希望未来能实现目标并经营一家自己的农场，雇人替我打点。
这让法比奥利很欣慰，他说：“农民增多对社区来说是件好事。”
他指出，劳顿县是美国最富裕的地区之一。他说：“社区居民的目标是将劳顿县西部的土地作为绿化用地。”
用他的话说，“我们可以通过耕作实现这一点，不过我们需要更多的农民。因此，给他人提供学习的机会，让更多人为此努力。此外，还可以避免开车，因为他们工作和起居都在当地。
新农业学校的目的就是培养一批有技能的农民。
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