Straw is what remains of the plants stems after grain harvests, the long dry tubes are gathered into bales.

稻草是谷物收获后剩下的秸秆，长的秸秆包装成捆。

Much of Chiang Mai's current pollution is a result of farmers burning crops.

清迈当前染的主要根源是农民燃烧秸秆。

Pine straw can be used instead of wood pieces or bark as a ground cover.

松木秸秆可以代替木片或树皮作为地被物。

Farmer in India typically burn their fields this time of year after the harvest.

丰收过后，印度的农民今年又开始焚烧秸秆。

Farmers can gather the pine straw by hand or with use of a machine.

农民可以用手或机器收集松木秸秆。

These companies can use the remains to feed livestock and grow mushrooms.

这些公司可以用这些秸秆喂养牲畜和种植蘑菇。

The straw is high in nitrogen, a nutrient that helps plants grow.

松木秸秆富含氮，氮是一种帮助植物生长的营养物质。

Many farmers set fires at this time of year as a way to clear land for planting.

很多农民每年这个时候都会燃烧秸秆，为种植庄稼清理田地。

It's also bad news for alternatives, like new facilities that turn corn stalks into ethanol.

而对替代品说也是坏消息，比如将玉米秸秆转化为乙醇的新。

I ran into a giant field, where I hid under stalks of corn rising 40 feet into the sky.

我跑进了一片巨大的田地，我躲在了四十英尺高的玉米秸秆下面。

Farmers carry out stubble burning to clear material left behind from rice harvests so they can plant other crops.

农民焚烧秸秆是为了清理水稻收获后留下的物质，这样他们就可以种植其他作物。

Agricultural residues, in this case rice straws, is burned by thousands of farmers to clear the fields for winter crops.

上千名农民焚烧农业残余，这时候通常是秸秆，为的是给冬季作物清理田块。

VIDYAT MOHAN: We feed in agricultural waste such as coconut shells or rice straws or rice husks into the machine.

我们把诸如椰子壳、秸秆或者谷壳等农业残余放进这台机器。

It gets especially bad in the winter when crops are burned in neighboring states and cooler temperatures create smoggy conditions.

在冬季，当邻近各州焚烧秸秆，较低的温造成雾霾天时，该市的质量变得尤其差。

We ploughed the stalks into the first furrow anyway.

不管怎样，我们还是把秸秆犁进了第一道犁沟。

Outside the suburbs of Chengzhou, not a single stalk was to be seen.

程州郊外，连一根秸秆都看不见。

Their massive threshing drums pound and shake the stalks, separating the grain from the chaff.

他们巨大的脱粒鼓敲击并摇动秸秆，将谷物与谷壳分离。

Prime Minister Prayuth said he had met with local officials to discuss ways to reduce the burning activities within seven days.

总理巴育表示，自己已经会见了当地的多名官员，以讨论在一周内减少秸秆燃烧的活动。

Indian officials directed leaders in both states to " take effective actions" to identify and limit stubble burning, the statement added.

声明还说，印度官员指示这两个邦的领导人“采取有效行动”，识别和限制焚烧秸秆。

Burning the remains of crops at the start of the winter wheat season is an important cause to the pollution in north India.

在冬小麦季节开始时，焚烧秸秆是印度北部染的一个重要原因。