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Across 50 counties in two states,
橫跨兩個(gè)州的五十個(gè)郡
in the worst drought ever, miraculous growth.
在最嚴(yán)重的旱情面前 玉米奇跡般的生長(zhǎng)了
But Garst isn't finished.
但加斯特并未就此打住
He sells another revolutionary product,
他開(kāi)始銷售另一種革命性的產(chǎn)品
taken from nature's chemistry set: Nitrogen fertilizer.
一種取自自然界的化合物: 氮肥
Spewed from volcanoes during the birth of our planet,
地球誕生之初 火山噴發(fā)
Nitrogen makes up 78% of earth's atmosphere.
地球大氣含量的百分之七十八是氮?dú)?/p>
It's invisible, odorless, inert.
它無(wú)色無(wú)味 結(jié)構(gòu)穩(wěn)定
But when scientists learn to isolate nitrogen and turn the gas into nitrate,
但當(dāng)科學(xué)家試著把氮元素分離 將氮?dú)廪D(zhuǎn)化為硝酸鹽
a nutrient essential for the growth of plants,
一種促進(jìn)植物生長(zhǎng)的必需營(yíng)養(yǎng)物就誕生了
they uncover the key to feeding the world's growing population.
自此解決了全球人類增長(zhǎng)帶來(lái)的糧食不足的問(wèn)題
Garst markets the new product with a salesman's flair,
加斯特用其敏銳的銷售力來(lái)推廣這個(gè)新產(chǎn)品
sown into a field, in a distinct pattern:'N' for Nitrogen,
將肥料以特定圖案灑向農(nóng)田:'N'代表氮
written into the grass of the Midwest,
未來(lái)形勢(shì)不言而喻
a clear message for the future.
清晰有力地寫(xiě)入中西部的草地間
Today, almost every industrial farm uses nitrogen fertilizer.
今天 幾乎每個(gè)農(nóng)廠都會(huì)使用氮肥
Garst becomes an international farming consultant
加斯特成為國(guó)際農(nóng)業(yè)顧問(wèn)
and one of the largest seed suppliers in the world.
和世界上最大種子供應(yīng)商之一
