
It has the vibe(氛围,感觉) of a Bond villain’s underground lair(巢穴,藏身处) but the workers in hi-vis(高可见度服装) and helmets aren’t weighing and packing hard drugs(硬性毒品) or parts for a death laser. It’s pak choi(小白菜,青菜) and lettuce.
这里有着邦德反派地下巢穴的氛围,但穿着高可见度工作服、戴着安全帽的工人们并不是在称量包装毒品或死亡激光的零件,而是小白菜和生菜。
More than 1,000 metres down, researchers in North Yorkshire have created the world’s deepest underground farm and are running trials(试验,试用) for a project that could transform(彻底改变,转变) UK food production.
在超过1000米的地下,北约克郡的研究人员创建了世界上最深的地下农场,并正在为一个可能改变英国食品生产的项目进行试验。
They want to use disused(废弃的,不再使用的) mines to grow crops, believing the stable environment and ability to use existing infrastructure could reduce the high energy costs associated with(与……相关的) conventional(传统的,常规的) vertical farming(垂直农业).
他们希望利用废弃矿井种植作物,认为稳定的环境和利用现有基础设施的能力可以降低与传统垂直农业相关的高能源成本。