環保又省錢
As a plague of locusts has flown from Africa over the Red Sea into Asia, India and Pakistan have been scrambling to tackle the crisis with insecticides.
隨著蝗災從非洲飛越紅海後進入亞洲，印度和巴基斯坦忙著用殺蟲劑來應對災情。
a plague of一大群（帶來破壞）a swarm ofscramble(v.)迅速移動、攀爬scramble to匆忙、急忙地tackle(v.)處理=deal withinsecticide(n.)殺蟲劑=pesticidepest(n.)害蟲parasite(n.)寄生蟲
Meanwhile, China has been preparing to control the pests using their natural enemies, ducks and chickens.
與此同時，中國正準備祭出蝗蟲的天敵——雞和鴨來對付牠們。
natural enemy天敵
China Global Television Network (CGTN) recently shared a two-decade-old video clip of nearly 100,000 ducks marching on the China-Pakistan border.
中國環球電視網最近發佈了一則20年前的錄影片段，當中有10萬隻鴨子在中國和巴基斯坦交界行走。
decade(n.)十年
The “duck troops,” as these animals were called in the caption, were sent in to eliminate the 400 billion locusts about to enter China over the border.
這些影片中稱為「鴨子部隊」的鴨子們被送去殲滅約4億隻即將入境中國的蝗蟲。
eliminate(v.)消除、排除=get ride of=wipe out=exterminate
These web-footed soldiers managed to defend at least one million acres of grassland against the invading locusts.
這些腳上長蹼的士兵們成功抵禦入侵的蝗蟲，保護了至少100萬英畝的草地。
defend A against B保護、捍衛invade(v.)入侵、侵略
Some people have even said that they are more effective than pesticides, as a young duck can clear locusts from more than four square meters of land per day.
有些人甚至說鴨子們比殺蟲劑更有效，因為一隻年輕的鴨子每天可以清除約4平方公尺土地中的蝗蟲。
effective(adj.)有效的、生效（法律）efficient(adj.)有效率的energy-efficient節能的
They are also economically and environmentally friendly, said a local resident.
一位當地居民也說，他們更為省錢且環保。
environmentally friendly=eco-friendly(adj.)環境友善的ecosystem(n.)生態環境
Chickens also deserve a citation in the war on locusts.
在與蝗蟲的攻防中，雞也功不可沒。
cite(v.)引述、表揚citation(n.)嘉獎、表彰=praisedeserve a citation= are worth mentioning
At 40 days old, chicks in Hebei, Gansu and Xinjiang can start to receive training for 90 days, after which they can understand a farmer’s commands.
在河北、甘肅和新疆40天大的小雞將會接受為期90天的訓練，直到他們聽得懂農夫的指令。
command(n.)指令、命令commander(n.)指揮官
Farmers can summon them by blowing a whistle and even have them follow a tractor to places overrun by locusts.
農夫可以用哨子命令他們，甚至能讓他們跟著拖拉機前往蝗蟲橫行的地方。
summon(v.)召集、傳喚overrun(v.)肆虐、橫行關代省略，Vp.p.take over佔領、接手
Researchers believe these animals play a significant role in locust control.
學者們認為動物在蝗災控制方面扮演重要角色，
play a significant role in扮演重要角色play a key or crucial part in扮演關鍵be instrumental in有...才成功
“The method can relieve the locust problem. Fowls such as chickens and ducks are natural enemies of locusts and can effectively suppress the pest population,” said Yan Xizhong, an instructor at Shanxi Agricultural University.
山西農業大學的教師嚴習忠說：「這個方法可以緩解蝗災，雞、鴨等家禽是蝗蟲的天敵，能有效抑制蝗蟲數量。」
relieve(v.)減緩=mitigate=reducesuppress(v.)抑制=containeffectively=in an effective way or manner