2018年中国粮食产量保持6亿多吨 China's grain yield to remain above 600 bln kilogram

A villager harvests corns(玉米) in the fields at Xintun Village in Tancheng County, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 18, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Chunlei)

It is estimated(估计) the grain(粮食) yield(产量) of the year 2018 will continue to remain(保持) above 600 billion kilogram(千克). 

Machines harvest(收割) soybeans(黄豆) at Wudalianchi Farm in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 27, 2018.(Xinhua/Lu Wenxiang)

A villager dries corns at Xintun Village in Tancheng County, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 23, 2018.(Xinhua/Zhang Chunlei)

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2018 shows harvesters reaping(收割) rice(水稻) in the fields at Linjiang New District in Haimen, east China's Jiangsu Province.(Xinhua/Xu Congjun)

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2018 shows harvesters reaping rice in the fields at Linjiang New District in Haimen, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Xu Congjun)

Machines harvest soybeans at Wudalianchi Farm in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 27, 2018.(Xinhua/Lu Wenxiang)

词汇 Words:

[gū jì] 估计 estimate
[bǎo chí] 保持 remain
[shōu gē] 收割 reap
[liáng shí] 粮食 grain
[chǎn liàng] 产量 yield
[huáng dòu] 黄豆 soybean
[shuǐ dào] 水稻 rice

重点词汇 Key word:

保持 <动词 v.> keep; maintain; preserve

• E.g. Jǐ nián lái, wǒ yīzhí hé tā bǎochí liánxì。
  几年来,我一直和她保持联系。
  For several years I kept in touch with her.  

• Zhè huòxǔ yǒuzhù yú bǎochí nǐ suǒ qǔdé de jìnzhǎn。
  这或许有助于保持你所取得的进展。
  This may help to maintain the gains you've made.