您現(xiàn)在的位置: Language Tips> Audio & Video> Special Speed News  
   
 





 
Raising goats for their hair
[ 2008-08-07 10:52 ]

codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,4,5,715"

standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components...">

pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=windows&ampsbp=mediaplayer&ampar=media&ampsba=plugin&"

name="MediaPlayer" volume="80" autostart="0">

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.

Goats are valuable not just for their milk and meat. Or for their ability to help renew grasslands and control weeds. Or even for their ability to be friendly and gentle around children.

Goats can also be valuable for their hair.

Cashmere goats produce cashmere and Angora goats produce -- thought we were going to say angora? No, angora fiber in fact comes from rabbits. Angora goats produce mohair.

Mohair is used in sweaters, scarves, coats and other clothing. Mohair is also used in floor rugs and carpets and things like doll hair.

An adult Angora can produce as much as seven kilograms of hair each year. As the goats grow older, however, their hair becomes thicker and less valuable. Hair from white or solid-colored goats is the most popular, but the appeal of mixed-color mohair has grown in recent years.

The United States is one of the main producers of mohair, and exports most of its production.

Angora goats are also popular show animals. They require little special care. The animals need milk from their mothers for three or four months. They reach full maturity when they are a little more than two years old. But even then they are smaller than most sheep and milk goats.

Cashmere goats are usually larger than Angoras. They can grow big enough to be kept with sheep and cattle.

The outer hair of the animal is called guard hair. Behind it is the valuable material on a cashmere goat. Cashmere is valued for its softness and warmth without much weight.

Some farmers comb their cashmere goats to remove the hair. But if the animals do get a haircut, it often takes place at the time when they naturally lose their winter coat -- between December and March.

Angora goats generally get their hair cut two times a year, in the spring and fall. The job can be done with simple cutting tools or by hiring a professional shearer. Angoras may need special protection from the cold for about a month after shearing.

The value of an animal's coat depends on the age, size and condition. But whatever kind of goat you choose, be sure to have a good fence. Goats love to explore.

And that's the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, written by Jerilyn Watson. To learn more about agriculture, go to voaspecialenglish.com for transcripts and MP3 archives of our reports.

(Source: VOA  實習(xí)生屈上 英語點津姍姍編輯)

 
英語點津版權(quán)說明:凡注明來源為“英語點津:XXX(署名)”的原創(chuàng)作品,除與中國日報網(wǎng)簽署英語點津內(nèi)容授權(quán)協(xié)議的網(wǎng)站外,其他任何網(wǎng)站或單位未經(jīng)允許不得非法盜鏈、轉(zhuǎn)載和使用,違者必究。如需使用,請與010-84883631聯(lián)系;凡本網(wǎng)注明“來源:XXX(非英語點津)”的作品,均轉(zhuǎn)載自其它媒體,目的在于傳播更多信息,其他媒體如需轉(zhuǎn)載,請與稿件來源方聯(lián)系,如產(chǎn)生任何問題與本網(wǎng)無關(guān);本網(wǎng)所發(fā)布的歌曲、電影片段,版權(quán)歸原作者所有,僅供學(xué)習(xí)與研究,如果侵權(quán),請?zhí)峁┌鏅?quán)證明,以便盡快刪除。
相關(guān)文章 Related Story
 
 
 
本頻道最新推薦
 
Walking in the US first lady's shoes
“準(zhǔn)確無誤”如何表達(dá)
英國新晉超女蘇珊大媽改頭換面
豬流感 swine flu
你有l(wèi)ottery mentality嗎
翻吧推薦
 
論壇熱貼
 
別亂扔垃圾。怎么譯這個亂字呀?
橘子,橙子用英文怎么區(qū)分?
看Gossip Girl學(xué)英語
端午節(jié)怎么翻譯?
母親,您在天堂還好嗎?

 

主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产免费无码一区二区视频| 羞羞视频免费网站在线看| a级片免费在线播放| 1000部拍拍拍18勿入免费视频下载 | 亚洲第九十七页| 亚洲aⅴ男人的天堂在线观看| 久久久久久夜精品精品免费啦| 丁香六月色婷婷| 99re99热| 91久久打屁股调教网站| 99精品热女视频专线| 亚洲午夜精品久久久久久浪潮| 中国一级特黄特级毛片| 欧美在线暴力性xxxx| 特区爱奴在线观看| 无翼乌无遮挡h肉挤奶百合| 国产精品夜色一区二区三区| 国产午夜激无码av毛片| 亚洲色图欧美另类| 久久久久久亚洲精品不卡| 91亚洲精品视频| 精品欧美日韩一区二区| 最近最好最新2018中文字幕免费| 婷婷被公交车猛烈进出视频| 国产日韩精品欧美一区| 亚洲美女人黄网成人女| 久久久久久久久女黄9999| 香蕉伊思人在线精品| 男插女高潮一区二区| 无遮掩60分钟从头啪到尾| 国产精品久久久久久久久久影院| 小蝌蚪影院在线观看| 中日韩一区二区三区| 色综合综合色综合色综合| 爱我久久国产精品| 日韩欧美一区二区三区视频| 国产精品综合一区二区三区| 俄罗斯大荫蒂女人毛茸茸| 中国一级特黄的片子免费| 青草青草伊人精品视频| 欧洲成人r片在线观看|