农民用废旧材料造铁马 Farmer build iron horse with discarded materials

Dong Xianchen, a farmer in central China's Henan Province, hand built an iron horse for himself. With a carriage(马车) attached, the horse can be used for transporting(运输) both human beings and goods(货物).

Dong Xianchen and his homemade “iron horse” pulling(拉) a carriage in Anyang City, Central China’s Henan Province, May 18, 2017. 

Dong, a farmer, said it took him 12 years(年) to build the vehicle that is 1.2 meters(米) tall(高), 1.7 meters wide(宽) and weighs(重) 100 kilograms(千克) using all kinds(种类) of discarded(废旧的) materials(材料).

Dong Xianchen said he has been interested(感兴趣) in mechanics(机械) since he was young(年轻的).

词汇 Words:

[fèi jiù de] 废旧的 discarded
[gǎn xìng qù de] 感兴趣的 interested
[nián qīng de] 年轻的 young
[mǎ chē] 马车 carriage
[huò wù] 货物 goods
[cái liào] 材料 material
[zhǒng lèi] 种类 kind
[jī xiè] 机械 mechanics
[yùn shū] 运输 transport
[lā] 拉 pull

重点词汇 Key Word:

废

• <动词 v.> give up; abandon
  E.g.  Zhè ge cí yǐ jīng fèi qì bù yòng le。
  这个词已经废弃不用了。
  This word has fallen into disuse.

• <形容词 adj.> useless; invalid
  E.g.  Bié fèi huà,gǎn kuài gàn nǐ de shì qù。
  别废话,赶快干你的事去。
  Stop your nonsense and get down to your business.

• <名词 n.> waste
  E.g.  Biàn fèi wéi bǎo de chuàng yì zhèng zhú jiàn fēng mí quán qiú。
  变废为宝的创意正逐渐风靡全球。
  The idea of upcycling waste to create new products is gaining ground aound the world.