英语翻译For the past 15 years,gardening has been the most popula

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For the past 15 years,gardening has been the most popular outdoor activity in America.A new study by Organic Gardening magazine says more than 78 million Americans are gardeners.This is more than 40 percent of the adult population.
The new study says that during the growing season,an average gardener spends 3 or 4 hours a week working in the garden digging,cutting,planting and watering.They also spend money on their gardens.Each year American gardeners spend about 25 billion dollars buying seeds,plants,tools,plant food to make their plants grow bigger,and even special clothes for working in the garden.
Why are more and more Americans becoming fond of gardening?Most people do it for fun.Gardening makes their homes more beautiful and makes them feel closer to the nature.Gardening is also a good way to get exercise and working outside in the fresh air and sunshine can reduce stress.To some people,gardening is a spiritual activity.You plant seeds in the ground and water them.They grow into flowers and most of them die in autumn.But some will come back again the next spring,and every year after that.
Most Americans grow more than flowers in their garden.They grow fruits,vegetables and herbs.They grow food crops at home for many reasons.Some say it is satisfying to provide their own food like their forefathers who lived on farms.Some say they can save money.Others say they want to have the freshest vegetables all summer long.
Not everyone in America owns land for a garden.Yet gardening is a popular activity for them,too.They may also grow flowers in containers on a balcony high above the street.They may also join a community garden.Usually,the local government owns the land where the community garden is planted.The land is divided into small gardens.In this way,more people get the chance to grow things,even if they don’t own land of their own.

在过去的15年中,园艺已经成为美国最为流行的户外活动.来自《有机肥耕作花园》杂志的一项新的调查研究声称,超过七千八百万的美国人都会进行园艺工作.这一数据是成年人口百分之四十以上.这项新的调查研究还说到,在植物生长的季节,平均每个园丁每周都要花费三或四小时在花园中进行挖土、修剪、种植和浇灌.他们也为他们的花园花费.每年,这些美国人都要花费二百五十亿美元来购买种子、植物、工具和肥料,用来使他们的植物长得更茁壮,有些人甚至还购买特殊的园艺专用服装.
为什么越来越多的美国人开始喜欢园艺了呢?大部分人是因为好玩.园艺工作使得他们家更漂亮了,也使他们感觉更贴近大自然了.园艺工作同时也能使人们在户外工作时得到锻炼,在新鲜的空气和阳光的陪伴下,压力也随之减轻.而对另一些人,园艺是一种精神上的活动.你将种子埋入土壤,然后浇灌它们.它们慢慢成长,开花,多数在秋季死亡.但是有一些来年春天又会发芽,之后年复一年,周而复始.
多数美国人不仅仅种花.他们种植水果、蔬菜和中草药.他们在不同的季节种植不同的农作物.有些人说,象先祖们在农场种植农作物那样自己种植自己的食物,这让他们感到满足.还有些人说,这样可以帮自己省钱.另有一些说他们想要整个夏天都能吃到最新鲜的蔬菜.
并不是所有美国人都有自己的土地做花园的.尽管如此,园艺还是成为了一项流行的活动.他们也可以在容器里养花,然后放在阳台上,高高地悬在下面的街道上方.他们也可以共享社区的花园.地方政府常常有土地供社区的花园使用.那片土地被划分成好几个小花园.这样一来,哪怕自己没有土地,更多的人就可以有机会去种点什么了.
很认真地一句句翻的,不一定最好,仅供参考吧:)