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The use of herbicides and intensive forms of agriculture means that fields of wheat and barley now have few weeds.

除草剂的使用和集约型农业使得现在小麦和大麦麦田里几乎没有杂草。

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Later, they learned to work with the seasons, planting at the right time and, in dry areas, making use of annual floods to irrigate their fields.

后来，他们学会了按季节耕作，适时播种，以及在干旱地区利用每年的洪水来灌溉他们的农田。

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