gāng guǒ
刚果
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jīn
金
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zhǒng
种
tǔ dòu
土豆
de
的
xīn
新
fāng fǎ
方法
New Methods for Planting Potatoes in the Democratic Republic of Congo
zài在gāng guǒ （ jīn ）刚果（金） ，tǔ dòu土豆shì是hěn很zhòng yào重要de的shí wù食物 。
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, potatoes are a very important food.
yǐ qián以前 ，hěn很duō多tǔ dòu土豆dōu都shì是cóng从bié de别的guó jiā国家mǎi买lái来de的 。
In the past, many potatoes were bought from other countries.
xiàn zài现在 ，zhèng fǔ政府 、nóng mín农民hé和kē xué jiā科学家yì qǐ一起nǔ lì努力 ，xiǎng想ràng让běn dì本地de的tǔ dòu土豆zhǒng种dé得gèng更duō多 、gèng更hǎo好 。
Now, the government, farmers, and scientists are working together to grow more and better local potatoes.
tǔ dòu土豆kě yǐ可以zài在méi yǒu没有huà féi化肥de的qíng kuàng情况xià下shēng zhǎng生长 ，duì对rén men人们lái来shuō说hěn很yǒu yòng有用 。
Potatoes can grow without chemical fertilizers, which is very useful for people.
kě shì可是 ，zhǒng种tǔ dòu土豆yě也yǒu有yī xiē一些wèn tí问题 ，bǐ rú比如lù路bù hǎo不好zǒu走 ，tǔ dòu土豆shēng bìng生病 ，hái yǒu还有tǔ dì土地biàn变chà差 。
However, there are some problems with planting potatoes, such as poor roads, potato diseases, and land degradation.
kē xué jiā科学家men们zhèng zài正在yán jiū研究xīn新de的tǔ dòu土豆pǐn zhǒng品种 ，zhè xiē这些pǐn zhǒng品种chǎn liàng产量gāo高 ，yě也bù不róng yì容易shēng bìng生病 。
Scientists are researching new potato varieties that have high yields and are resistant to diseases.
yǒu有de的nóng mín农民xué huì学会le了xīn新de的zhòng zhí种植fāng fǎ方法 ，tā men他们de的shōu chéng收成biàn变duō多le了 。
Some farmers have learned new planting methods, and their harvests have increased.
yǒu有de的nóng mín农民yòng用mài卖tǔ dòu土豆de的qián钱mǎi买le了dì地 ，shèn zhì甚至gài盖le了fáng zi房子 。
Some farmers used the money from selling potatoes to buy land and even build houses.
lǎo shī老师jiàn yì建议nóng mín农民zài在zhǒng种tǔ dòu土豆zhī jiān之间zhǒng种dòu zi豆子 ，zhè yàng这样kě yǐ可以ràng让tǔ dì土地gèng更féi wò肥沃 。
Teachers suggest that farmers plant beans between potato crops to make the soil more fertile.
xiàn zài现在 ，gāng guǒ （ jīn ）刚果（金）yǒu有běn dì本地hé和jìn kǒu进口de的tǔ dòu土豆zhǒng zi种子 ，běn dì本地de的zhǒng zi种子gèng更shì hé适合zhè lǐ这里de的huán jìng环境 。
Now, the Democratic Republic of Congo has both local and imported potato seeds, and the local seeds are better suited to the environment here.
tōng guò通过dà jiā大家de的nǔ lì努力 ，gāng guǒ （ jīn ）刚果（金）de的tǔ dòu土豆zhòng zhí种植yuè lái yuè越来越hǎo好 ，bāng zhù帮助le了hěn很duō多jiā tíng家庭 。
Through everyone's efforts, potato farming in the Democratic Republic of Congo is improving and helping many families.