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But the seed costs 50 times more than ordinary corn.

但此种子的售价是普通玉米种子的五十多倍

Can I help you, sir?I just wanna show you something, like nothing you've ever seen.

什么事 先生? 我只想给你您看样东西 您之前从没见过的

It's called a hybrid seed,the finest seed you'll ever put on your land.

这是杂交种 绝对会是您种过的最好的种子

One of Garst's colleagues notes:You would say six or seven dollars a bushel,

加斯特的一位同事这样写道: 你一说一蒲式耳六到七美元

and you could almost see them reaching around to their hip pocket to get their gun.

你几乎会看到他们的手都向裤后袋摸去 准备拔枪

I said I'm not interested. Get off my land!

我说了我没兴趣 滚出我的地盘!

I just wanted to give you the chance of your lifetime.Get off my land!

这可是千载难逢的机会 滚出去!

It's a hard sell when a third of U.S. farms are being abandoned.

美国当时三分之一的农场都被遗弃了 这注定是场艰难的持久战

We had to sell corn.

我们必须把玉米种子卖出去

If I didn't trade the corn for money,

如果卖不出去 拿不到钱

we wouldn't eat or sleep.

我们会吃不下 睡不着

Garst gambles everything.

加斯特孤注一掷

He gives farmers the seed for free,

他给农民免费提供这些种子

in return for a share of their profits.

以收成利润的分成作为回报

Just give us a chance.Thank you, sir.

请给我们一次机会 谢谢您 先生

重点讲解

1、ordinary

平常的；普通的；一般的；平凡的

I strongly suspect that most ordinary people would agree with me.

我坚定地认为绝大部分老百姓会赞同我的观点。

It has 25 calories less than ordinary ice cream.

它所含热量比普通的冰激凌少了25卡路里。

平庸的；平淡无奇的

I'm just a very ordinary, boring normal guy.

我只是一个颇为平庸无趣的普通人。

Your life since then must have seemed very ordinary.

你的生活从那时起一定非常平淡无奇。

不寻常的；非凡的；特殊的

The boy's knowledge was out of the ordinary.

这个男孩懂得的知识非比寻常。

I've noticed nothing out of the ordinary.

我没注意到什么特别之处。

2、put on

穿；戴；涂；抹

She put on her coat and went out.

她穿上大衣出去了。

Maximo put on a pair of glasses.

马克西莫戴上了一副眼镜。

上演；举办；展出

The band are hoping to put on a UK show before the end of the year.

那个乐队希望年底之前在英国举办一场演出。

British Airways is putting on an extra flight to London tomorrow.

英国航空公司明天将增加一班到伦敦的航班。

增加（体重）

I can eat what I want but I never put on weight.

我能想吃什么就吃什么，但是体重从来不增加。

Luther's put on three stone.

卢瑟体重增加了3英石。