- 為什麼李爸爸想要當農夫? Why does Papa Lee want to become a farmer?

公教人員 gōng jiào rén yuán - civil servants/public servants

幻想 huàn xiǎng - fantasy, imagination

田園生活 tián yuán shēng huó - rural life, country living

田 tián - field, farmland

嘉義縣 Jiā yì xiàn - Chiayi County

有史以來 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái - in history, ever

師專 shī zhuān - teacher's college

轉生 zhuǎn shēng - rebirth, transition into a new occupation

- 台灣的農夫用農藥嗎? Do Taiwanese farmers use pesticides?

種植 zhòng zhí - to cultivate, to grow (plants)

落差 luò chā - disparity, gap, difference

理念 lǐ niàn - concept, idea, philosophy

化學農藥 huà xué nóng yào - chemical pesticides

化學肥料 huà xué féi liào - chemical fertilizers

防止 fáng zhǐ - to prevent, to guard against

病蟲害 bìng chóng hài - pest and disease damage

經濟效益 jīng jì xiào yì - economic benefits

存活下來 cún huó xià lái - to survive, to stay alive

一千坪 yī qiān píng - one thousand ping (unit of measurement for land in Taiwan) 1ping=35.5 square feet

農田 nóng tián - farmland, cultivated land

- 李爸爸現在種什麼水果? What kind of fruits does Papa Lee grow now?

紅龍果 hóng lóng guǒ/火龍果 huǒ lóng guǒ- dragon fruit

市面上 shì miàn shàng - on the market; in the market

農委會 nóng wěi huì - Council of Agriculture (COA), a government agency responsible for agricultural affairs

鳳梨 fèng lí - pineapple

水稻田 shuǐ dào tián - paddy field, rice field

(水稻 shuǐ dào: rice (crop))

優良 yōu liáng - excellent, superior

土壤 tǔ rǎng - soil, earth

黏稠 nián chóu - sticky, viscous

不透水 bù tòu shuǐ - impermeable, non-porous

酪梨 lào lí - avocado

根系 gēn xì - root system

(根 gēn: root)

更深層 gèng shēn céng - deeper layers

吸取 xī qǔ - absorb, take in

養分 yǎng fèn - nutrient, nourishment

紮進去 zhā jìn qù - penetrate, go deep into

適地適種 shì dì shì zhòng - suitable land for suitable crops, matching the right plants to the right soil

淺根系 qiǎn gēn xì - shallow root system

遍佈 biàn bù - spread throughout, cover

延伸 yán shēn - extend, stretch

支架 zhī jià - support frame, trellis

水泥柱 shuǐ ní zhù - cement pillar

鋁管 lǚ guǎn - aluminum pipe, tubing

支撐 zhī chēng - support, brace

支條 zhī tiáo - branch, strut

牢固 láo gù - solid, sturdy

營養成分 yíng yǎng chéng fèn - nutritional component, nutrient content

胃腸 wèi cháng - Ssomach and intestines, digestive system

植物白蛋白 zhí wù bái dàn bái - plant albumin, a type of protein found in plants

殘餘的 cán yú de - residual, leftover

重金屬 zhòng jīn shǔ - heavy metal

盛產期 shèng chǎn qī - peak season, period of abundant production

- 在台灣當農夫辛苦嗎? Is it hard being a farmer in Taiwan?

挫折 cuò zhé - setback

生命力 shēng mìng lì - vitality, resilience

天然的災害 tiān rán de zāi hài - natural disasters

八二三水災 bā èr sān shuǐ zāi - 823 Flood (referring to the flood that occurred in August 2018)

沿海 yán hǎi - coastal

泡在水裡 pào zài shuǐ lǐ - soaked in water

窒息 zhì xī - suffocation

敗壞 bài huài - damage, spoil

毀了 huǐ le - ruined, destroyed

翻 fān - turn over, flip

水退了 shuǐ tuì le - water receded

莖部 jīng bù - stem

莖肉 jīng ròu - stem flesh

爛掉 làn diào - rotten, decayed

維管束 wéi guǎn shù - vascular bundle

腐爛 fǔ làn - decay, rot

刮掉 guā diào - scrape off

死馬當活馬醫 sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī - last-ditch effort, desperate attempt

營養素 yíng yǎng sù - nutrients, nutritional elements

- 在台灣很常遇到病蟲害!? Is it common to encounter pests and diseases in Taiwan!?

介殼蟲 jiè ké chóng - scale insect

散播 sàn bō - spread, disseminate

整株 zhěng zhū - entire plant

佈滿 bù mǎn - covered with, filled with

潰爛 kuì làn - ulcerated, rotten

菜瓜布 cài guā bù - scouring pad, scrubbing cloth

刷掉 shuā diào - brush off, scrub away

蹲 dūn - squat, crouch

枝條 zhī tiáo - branches, stems

縫 fèng - crevice, seam

伸不進去 shēn bù jìn qù - unable to reach in

強力水柱 qiáng lì shuǐ zhù - high-pressure water jet

把...沖下來 bǎ...chōng xià lái - flush...down

噴農藥 pēn nóng yào - spray pesticides

胳肢窩 gē zhī wō - armpit

保有初衷 bǎo yǒu chū zhōng - maintain the original intention

掙扎 zhēng zhá - struggle

奉勸 fèng quàn - to advise, to counsel

分解 fēn jiě - decompose, break down

病懨懨 bìng yān yān - sickly, unhealthy-looking

矛盾 máo dùn - contradiction, conflict

憂鬱症 yōu yù zhèng - depression

憂慮 yōu lǜ - worry, concern