Name: 1991：莫里斯·波普的五片草坪 | 小英格蘭 | BBC 檔案 (1991: The Five Lawns of Maurice Pope | Little England | BBC Archive)
Uploaded: 2026-03-01T11:41:28.000Z
Duration: 8 min 22 s

Lawns should be treated as a hobby with pride attached.

草坪應該視為一項值得驕傲的嗜好。

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But one mustn't let that hobby become habit forming because you then become addicted to it and other general jobs could result in a loss.

但千萬別讓這個嗜好變成習慣，因為這樣你會對它上癮，而其他一般工作可能會是以受到影響。

Here we have on display of various selections of grass seed.

這裡我們展示了各種不同的草籽選擇。

The finer the seed, the higher the price.

So I personally used a selection containing rye because rye helps the lawn to wear better.

所以我個人選用了含有黑麥草的品種，因為黑麥草能讓草坪更耐磨損。

He really loves being in the garden and he goes out early in the morning and stays out all day without coming in for food.

他真的很熱愛待在花園裡，他一大早就會出門，一整天都在外面，連飯都不進來吃。

Here we have various selections of feeds, fertilizers and weed killers.

這裡有各種飼料、肥料和除草劑的選擇。

Using these can work out very expensive and beyond the means of the general public.

使用這些東西可能會非常昂貴，超出一般大眾的負擔能力。

There are many tools on the market, but similarly they cost a lot of money.

市面上有許多工具，但同樣地，它們也很貴。

So personally I buy only the tools that will save me some labour.

所以我個人只會購買能為我省下一些勞力的工具。

When Morris is applying weed clear, I'm the one that's got to fetch the water.

莫里斯在噴灑除草劑的時候，得由我來提水。

Here I am about the task of applying weed killer.

我現在就要來處理噴灑除草劑的任務了。

Before selecting the weed killer, make sure you have read the instructions very carefully to ensure that you're buying the right liquid to do the right job.

在挑選除草劑之前，請務必仔細閱讀說明，確保你買到的是正確的液體來完成正確的工作。

If there's a drought, you should not apply.

If there's rain imminent, you should not apply.

如果即將下雨，你不應該使用。

The answer to that is that's what it's supposed to do.

Before the weeds die off, they grow, outgrow their strength, finally wither up and disappear.

在雜草枯萎之前，牠們會生長，超出牠們的力量，最後枯萎消失。

There are two other problems that can occur.

還有另外兩個可能發生的問題。

Hollows, which unfortunately will result in.

When you mow, it will leave the grass uncut.

當你割草時，草會留下來沒剪。

Bumps can be more of a problem because when you come along with your lawnmower, chop the top off and leave bare patches of soil.

隆起可能更麻煩，因為當你用割草機過來時，會把頂部砍掉，留下光禿禿的土壤。

Fortunately, I am reasonably trouble free of perfect.

幸運的是，我相當沒有麻煩，很完美。

My two that do cause me a little effort are worms and ants.

我那兩個會讓我稍微費力的是蚯蚓和螞蟻。

They have a tendency to drop seeds of any description which can cause me later troubles.

牠們會掉落各種種子，這之後可能會給我帶來麻煩。

Other than putting that problem right, there's nothing I can do about birds.

除了處理這個問題，我對鳥類也沒什麼辦法。

All the plants have got to be just so, the right colors and the right distance apart.

所有的植物都必須剛剛好，顏色對，間隔也對。

How he loves looking after his lawns and he spends hours on them.

他多麼熱愛照顧他的草坪，花了好幾個小時。

It is essential that your lawnmower is always kept sharp, otherwise tearing of the grass will occur.

你的割草機務必保持鋒利，否則草會被撕裂。

It helps the lawn immensely that if you keep going in one direction only, not backwards and forwards like a Hoover.

如果你只朝一個方向割，而不是像吸塵器那樣來回割，對草坪非常有幫助。

I make an endeavor to cut mine at least once a week.

The interval obviously will be increased I receive after cutting my lawn.

我割完草後，間隔時間明顯會拉長。

As with the lawnmower, it is essential that your shears are always sharp or tearing will occur.

就像割草機一樣，你的剪刀務必保持鋒利，否則草會被撕裂。

I personally have mine sharpened once a year.

我個人每年都會請人幫我磨一次。

I prefer the short handled shears as I have got more control as opposed to the long handle or lopping of the flowers can occur but unfortunately your back can suffer.

我比較喜歡短柄的剪刀，因為我比較好控制，不像長柄的，可能會剪到花，但可惜的是，這樣對腰部負擔比較大。

I tried to get my wife on this operation but failed in the attempt.

我試著要我太太一起做這件事，但失敗了。

I suffer with hay fever so I can't spend quite so much time in the garden as marth working on the lawns.

我有花粉熱，所以我沒辦法像瑪莎那樣花那麼多時間在花園裡整理草坪。

Elsie does help me tremendously, especially in planting out the garden with flowers.

艾爾西幫了我很多忙，尤其是在花園裡種花。

This is the lawn raker and I would advise this as it's a very sound investment and will save hours of work and pain on your back.

這是草坪耙，我建議購買，因為這是很划算的投資，可以省下好幾個小時的工作時間和腰部疼痛。

It will pick up anything from loose cuttings, dead grass and moss that has been previously treated with lawn sand.

它可以撿起任何東西，從鬆散的草屑、枯死的草到之前用草坪砂處理過的苔蘚。

Regarding the intervals of using the lawn raker, this will vary depending on the weather but they should never be used when the lawn is very wet as you can see the rubbish it picks up.

關於使用草坪耙的間隔，這會因天氣而異，但絕對不要在草坪非常濕的時候使用，你看它會撿起多少垃圾。

But this is never to be put in a compass heap.

Where loans have been previously treated with weed killer.

先前有使用過除草劑處理過的地方。

Here I am carrying out the operation known as spiking.

這裡我正在進行稱為「打孔」的操作。

The purpose is first to aerate the soil, secondly to improve and break up the growth of the roots of the seeds, thereby ensuring maximum growth the following year.

這樣做的目的是首先為土壤充氣，其次是改善和分解種子根系的生長，從而確保來年達到最大的生長。

Attending lawns can be a fight against Mother Nature.

照顧草坪可能是一場與大自然的搏鬥。

Some of the main factors are hot sunshine during the summer, excessive rain and frost.

一些主要因素是夏季的炎熱陽光、過多的雨水和霜凍。

Whilst one is younger they can be possibly attended to, but

年輕的時候，或許可以處理，但是

unfortunately as one gets older Mother Nature also plays a part that you're not always capable of doing what you would like, so only do what you feel you're capable of doing and unfortunately suffer the consequences.

很可惜，隨著年紀增長，大自然也會扮演一個角色，讓你沒辦法總是做你想做的，所以只做你覺得自己有能力做的，很可惜地承受後果。

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