The continuous rain had saturated the soil.

连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。

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The faeces contain nitrogen which fertilizes the soil.

排泄物含有肥沃土壤的氮。

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The soil is reasonably moist after the September rain.

9月的雨水之后，土壤适度湿润。

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If possible, in the year before you plant potatoes, plant a cover crop to improve the soil and the potato production.

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As Hanson points out, look at the difference between this and previous ways of working the soil.

正如汉森所指出的那样,比较此方式和旧有耕作方式的不同你就会发现

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In Mesopotamia they usually didn't need to because the richness of the soil and so on.

在美索不达米亚,由于土壤肥沃及其他因素,通常是不需要施肥的

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Horsup jumped up and down on top of the soil, hoping to stir the creature below.

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Soon the trees disappeared, the gradient increased and the soil became black and powder-fine.

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If it wasn't for fungi, plants would not be able to extract nutrients from the soil.

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