C 农田，农场，饲养场 land and buildings where people keep animals and grow crops

　buy a ～　买一块农场
　develop a ～　发展农场
　hire a ～　租借农场
　have a ～　拥有农场
　lay out a ～　设计农场，规划农场
　operate a ～　经营农场
　sell a ～　卖掉农场
　set up a ～　建立农场
　visit a ～　参观农场
　big ～　大农场
　large ～　大农场
　modern ～　现代化农场
　bee ～　养蜂场
　chicken ～　养鸡场
　fish ～　养鱼场
　pig ～　养猪场
　school ～　学校农场
　state ～　国有农场
　on a ～　在农场

　The farm extends for miles.　这个农场长达好几英里。
　You can't let the farm be neglected like this.　你不能让这农场这样荒芜下去。
　They empowered him to dispose of the farm's property and funds.　他们授权他处理农场的财产和资金。
　I was right in selling the farm.　我把农场卖掉是对的。
　There were a lot of state farms in Heilongjiang province.　黑龙江有许多国有农场。
　When is power going to be supplied to the distant farms?　距离遥远的农场什么时候能实现通电?
　Hailstones damaged crops and even killed farm animals.　冰雹毁坏了农作物，甚至砸死了牲畜。
　At the county fair last year, prizes were given for the best farm products and livestock.　在去年全县交易会上，最好的农产品和家畜都得了奖。
　He lives on a farm.　他在农场里住。
　My father works on a farm.　我的父亲在农场工作。
　During the holidays he worked on a farm.　放假时他在一家农场劳动。
　During the holidays he went and worked on a farm.　假期里，他去农场打工。
　Most of the equipment on the dairy farm was purchased with the worker's own earnings.　这个牛奶场的大部分设备都是这位工人用自己的劳动收益买来的。
　We've lived on this farm for twenty years.　我们已在这农场住了二十年了。
　Large sums were expended on farms.　大笔的钱花在农场上了。
　He worked at the Wutonghe Farm.　他在梧桐河农场工作。
　At the farm, the plumbers are busy at work.　管子工们在农场里忙着干活。
　He has worked at Smith Farm for several years.　他在史密斯农场工作了好几年。
　Some foreigners are visiting the apple trees at the farm.　一些外国人在农场参观苹果树。
　He worked as a cook near the farm.　他在农场附近当厨师。
　The bus stops near the farm.　公共汽车在农场附近有一站。

 ♣ farm, garden, field
　这三个词的共同意思是“…场”。其区别是：farm指农场，也可指饲养场、畜牧场、养殖场等；garden指公共娱乐或观赏场地，如公园、花园等，也可指菜园、果园、园地、园圃，还可指露天饮食店；field指田地、牧场，也可指作特殊用地的场地、场所，还可指战场、作战训练场、运动场、田赛场地。例如：
　It was getting dark when they arrived at the farm.　他们到达农场时，天已渐渐黑下来了。
　An old coin in the garden was dug up.　花园里一枚古铜币被挖掘出来。
　This field needs to be dug up.　这块田需要翻。
 ♣ farm, ranch
　这两个词的共同意思是“农场”。其区别是：farm指农场、农庄、也可指畜牧场、养殖场等；ranch为美式英语，指比较大的农场，尤指畜牧场。例如：
　During the university vacation he worked on a farm.　大学放假期间，他在一个农场干活。
　Tom has a cattle ranch in California.　汤姆在加州有一个大畜牧场。

1. vt. & vi.耕作，经营农场　 use (land) for growing crops, etc.
2. vt.寄养　 arrange for (a child) to be cared for by others

　～ out　出租
　～ out land　出租土地
　～ out one's baby with sb　把婴儿托给某人
　～ for a living　以农为生
　～ in Africa　在非洲务农
　～ on one's own land　自耕

　You must farm scientifically if you want to have a good yield.　如果你想得到好收成，就得用科学方法种田。
　He is farming in Africa.　他在非洲经营农场。
　He farms 200 acres.　他耕作200英亩地。
　They farm 700 mu of terraced paddy.　他们种700亩梯田。
　If they don't farm this field, what do they do with it?　假如他们不种这块地，那么他们用它来干什么呢?
　The government will grant land to anyone willing to farm it.　政府将分配土地给任何愿意耕种的人。

 ♣ farm out　(v.+adv.)
1. 出租… allow (usually land) to be used by sb else in return for rent
　We can get more money by farming out the other fields.　我们可以通过出租其他土地获得更多的钱。
　The factory has decided to farm out production of some of the machine parts to other plants.　这家工厂决定把一些机器零件包给其他工厂去生产。
　We have more work than we can deal with and must farm some out.　我们的工作多得做不了，我们必须包一些给别人做。
　The land has been farmed out.　这地已经租出去了。
　The sewing was farmed out among the women of the village.　缝纫活包给村里的妇女去做了。
2. 把…寄托或寄养出去 send (usually children) to be looked after by others
　Some people farm their children out while they go to work.　有些人在工作期间把自己的孩子寄托给他人。
　She farmed out the baby with her grandmother and went to work in town.　她把婴孩托付给祖母抚养，自己到城里去工作了。
　The woman was very kind to those children who were farmed out to her.　这个妇女对那些托她抚养的孩子非常慈爱。

　［词源］　古法语ferme（租用的土地） <中古拉丁语firma（固定付款，农场）