zhōng guó
中国
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对
fó zhū
佛珠
zhǒng zi
种子
de
的
xū qiú
需求
ràng
让
ní pō ěr
尼泊尔
chǎn yè
产业
xīng wàng
兴旺
China's Demand for Bodhi Seeds Boosts Nepal's Industry
zài在ní pō ěr尼泊尔 ，yǒu有yī zhǒng一种jiào叫fó zhū佛珠de的zhǒng zi种子hěn很shòu huān yíng受欢迎 。
In Nepal, there is a type of seed called Bodhi seeds that is very popular.
fó zhū佛珠shì是yòng lái用来zuò做niàn zhū念珠de的 ，hěn很duō多rén人yòng用tā它lái来qí dǎo祈祷 。
Bodhi seeds are used to make prayer beads, and many people use them for praying.
yǐ qián以前 ，zhè zhǒng这种zhǒng zi种子hěn很pián yi便宜 ，dàn但xiàn zài现在yīn wèi因为zhōng guó中国rén人xǐ huān喜欢 ，jià gé价格biàn变gāo高le了 。
In the past, these seeds were very cheap, but now because Chinese people like them, the price has increased.
yǒu xiē有些fó zhū佛珠hěn很xiǎo小 ，hěn很tè bié特别 ，suǒ yǐ所以gèng更guì贵 。
Some Bodhi seeds are very small and special, so they are more expensive.
hěn很duō多ní pō ěr尼泊尔jiā tíng家庭xiàn zài现在dōu都zhǒng种fó zhū佛珠shù树 ，yī一kē棵shù树kě yǐ可以huó活hěn很duō nián多年 ，měi nián每年dōu都néng能jié chū结出zhǒng zi种子 。
Many Nepalese families now grow Bodhi trees; one tree can live for many years and produce seeds every year.
fó zhū佛珠shù树bù不xū yào需要tài太duō多zhào gù照顾 ，zhǐ yào只要shì dàng适当jiāo shuǐ浇水hé和chú cǎo除草jiù就kě yǐ可以le了 。
Bodhi trees do not need much care, just proper watering and weeding.
nóng mín农民men们huì会bǎ把zhǒng zi种子zhāi摘xià lái下来 ，qù diào去掉wài ké外壳 ，rán hòu然后shài gàn晒干 。
Farmers pick the seeds, remove the outer shell, and then dry them in the sun.
yǒu shí hòu有时候 ，nóng mín农民bǎ把fó zhū佛珠mài卖gěi给zhōng jiān shāng中间商 ，zhōng jiān shāng中间商zài再mài卖gěi给zhōng guó中国mǎi jiā买家 。
Sometimes, farmers sell the seeds to middlemen, who then sell them to Chinese buyers.
suī rán虽然yǒu shí hòu有时候jià gé价格bù不gāo高 ，dàn但fó zhū佛珠shēng yì生意ràng让hěn很duō多jiā tíng家庭yǒu有le了gèng更duō多shōu rù收入 。
Although sometimes the price is not high, the Bodhi seed business has brought more income to many families.
xiàn zài现在 ，fó zhū shù佛珠树yǐ jīng已经chéng wéi成为ní pō ěr尼泊尔nóng cūn农村hěn很zhòng yào重要de的zhí wù植物 。
Now, Bodhi trees have become a very important plant in rural Nepal.