"Shanghai's foundations are built on soft soil, so building multistoried spaces underground would be like digging holes in a piece of bean curd," the government report said.

“上海的地基是建在软土地上的，所以在地下建造多层空间就像在一块豆腐上挖洞一样。”政府报道说。

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Besides these, lime application improved soil phosphorus nutrition, which was one of the main causes that increased the yield of broad bean.

此外，施用石灰改善了供试土壤的磷营养，磷营养差异是蚕豆产量差异的主要原因之一。

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I put bean seeds into the soil and hoped to get in more crops the next year.

我将豆子种植在土壤里以期来年收获更多。

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This is because diseases that infect beans can stay in the soil and infect the next bean crop.

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But the sight of tiny leaves unfurling on the bean vines and the scent of soil filling the room when I water them have been surprisingly gratifying.

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In Tsou language, fona refers to the hyacinth bean, which comes from a perennial plant that grows well on barren soil and adverse conditions.

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