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1、英文翻译来源：译言网Travel-RooftopfarminginHongKong:Eco-tourism,HongKong屋顶农业：香港的生态旅游翻译类型：英文翻译—欢迎广大翻译爱好者交流！翻译人员：crystal_chan2012-11-15英译中——http://cn.uniwords.com.cn/language/english-translation.html英文翻译英文原文WhenitcomestogreeneryinHongKong,lookscanbedeceiving.Thecityischock
2、-a-blockwithcommercialskyscrapersandhigh-risetenement-styleresidences--withbarelyenoughroomforitspopulationofsevenmillion,letaloneswathesofgrassyfarmlandforcrops.Butinactuality,lessthan25%ofHongKong'slandisdevelopedand40%ofthetotalspaceismadeupofparksandnaturer
3、eserves.AndthoughmuchagriculturalproductionhasbeenoutsourcedtosouthernChina,thereremainsamotleycrewofmodern-dayfarmers--madeupofbothveteranold-timersandayoung,trendytrowel-totingset--whoarecommittedtopromotingtheconsumptionoflocally-farmedfruitandvegetablesandg
4、rowingproduceineventhemosturbanareasofHongKong.MichaelLeung,adesignerwithaself-taughtpassionforurbanbeekeeping,isamongtheyoungandtrendygroup.AlongwithcompatriotsMatthewEdmondsonandGlennEllingsen,LeungfoundedHKFarminApril2012,wheretheteamgrowsorganicherbsandvege
5、tablesinanunlikelysetting--a4,000sqftrooftopinthegrey,industrialneighbourhoodofNgauTauKok.Initsfirstmonths,HKFarmsuccessfullycultivatedtomatoes,basilandothercrops,openinguptheirrooftoptovisitorsonSaturdayandSundayafternoons."We'reinterestedinpeopleseeingtheroof
6、top,”saidLeung.“Iftheywanttobuyherbs,wecancutthemrightinfrontofthem.Thingsseemtogrowinoururbanenvironment."ThoughtheytookashortbreakduringthesummerwhenHongKong'sclimateistoohotformanyplants,inSeptemberHKFarmwillbedoublingthenumberofcropstheygrowfrom10to20,froms
7、tringbeansandpapayatojalapenopeppersandokra.They’llalsobestartinguptheirweekendopenhousesagain.It'sarealcommunityeffort,usingsoilfromalocalfarmintheirplantersandtakingwastefromnearbyrestaurantstomakefertilizerandfutureplansincludecollaboratingwithlocalcafes.The
8、irworkhasbeenrecognizedinternationally,too;HKFarmwasaskedtorepresentHongKongattheVeniceArchitectureBiennalethisyear.Leungnotesthemyriadbenefitsofrooftopfarms,fromhelpingtoim
