生物多樣性減少
Agriculture has shaped civilization into what it is today, but it hasn’t been without consequences.
農業形塑了文明現今的樣貌，但並非毫無後果。
shape A into B=將A形塑成Bconsequence(n.)後果;結果
The following points highlight some of the negative impacts of agriculture on the environment: deforestation, decreasing biodiversity and pest problems.
以下內容將著重於農業對環境的負面影響，包括：砍伐森林、生物多樣性減少以及害蟲問題。
highlight(n.)重點(v.)強調;突顯impact(n.)影響
Deforestation is the loss of forest due to land development or wood harvesting.
「砍伐森林」是指因開發土地或伐木而導致森林面積流失。
harvest(n.)(v.)採收;收割
Forests can regrow if lost, but they are being cleared out at an unsustainable rate.
雖然森林被砍伐後能夠重新生長，但樹木的生長遠不及人類濫伐的速度。
clear out=清除sustainable(adj.)可持續的
What’s more, as agriculture becomes more commercialized, the increasing land use is destroying natural habitats and driving numerous plant and animal species to extinction.
此外，隨著農業日益商業化，人類使用的土地越來越多，使得自然棲息地遭到破壞，許多動植物瀕臨絕種，
commercialize(v.)(使)商業化habitat(n.)棲息地extinction(n.)絕種;滅絕
In particular, the number of predatory birds and insects has dropped sharply, leading to a lack of natural pest control.
特別是猛禽和昆蟲數量驟減，造成自然界中的害蟲控制失衡。
a lack of=缺乏…
With the increase in pests, farmers have been relying more heavily on chemical pesticides which negatively affect the health of both humans and animals.
由於害蟲增加，農民便更加仰賴化學農藥，而農藥對人類與動物的健康都有著負面影響。
rely on=仰賴…chemical(adj.)(n.)化學的(物質)negatively(adv.)負面地
If humans continue with the current agriculture practices, the consequences will only worsen.
若人類繼續沿用目前的農耕方式，情況只會惡化。
practice(n.)做法;慣例worsen(v.)惡化
The key to sustainable agriculture is to be conscious of how our actions affect the environment and make adjustments accordingly.
永續農業的關鍵在於意識到我們的行為如何影響環境，並適時調整。
be conscious of=意識到…adjustment(n.)調整;調節