妇女屯地瓜卖高价 Woman put sweet potatoes in storage for a higher price

 A woman from a village in Rizhao(日照), Shandong Province made herself three cellars(地窖), as deep(深) as 3 to 5 meters(米), to store(储藏) her sweet potatoes(地瓜). She stores sweet potatoes that she grows on part of her hectare of land.

妇女屯地瓜卖高价 Woman put sweet potatoes in storage for a higher price

This year, a good harvest of over 25,000 kg of sweet potatoes will be collected and stored by the woman, her family, and hired help to be put into her cellars until(直到) winter(冬天) or(或者) next(下一个) spring(春天) when they can be sold(卖) for a higher price(价格).

妇女屯地瓜卖高价 Woman put sweet potatoes in storage for a higher price

妇女屯地瓜卖高价 Woman put sweet potatoes in storage for a higher price

妇女屯地瓜卖高价 Woman put sweet potatoes in storage for a higher price

妇女屯地瓜卖高价 Woman put sweet potatoes in storage for a higher price

词汇 Words:

[mài] 卖 sell

[chǔ cáng] 储藏 store

[shēn ] 深 deep

[dì jiào] 地窖 cellar

[dì guā] 地瓜 sweet potato

[dōng tiān] 冬天 winter

[chūn tiān] 春天 spring

[mǐ] 米 meter

[jià gé] 价格 price

重点词汇 Key word:

卖 <动词 v.> 

Sell

E.g. Zhè dōngxi shǎo yī fēn qián yě bú mài。

这东西少一分钱也不卖。

I won't sell it for a cent less.

Exert to the utmost; spare no effort

E.g. Tā gōngzuò hěn màilì。

他工作很卖力。

He spared no effort in his work.

Parade; show off

E.g. Tā xǐhuān màinòng tā de kān jiā běnlǐng。

她喜欢卖弄她的看家本领。

She likes to show off her special skill.