牛放屁的危害你知道吗？加州科学家得到21.3万美元经费来专门研究牛放屁……

A team of California scientists has been given $213,000 to study . . . cow farts.

加利福尼亚的一个科学家小组得到了21.3万美元用于研究牛放屁……

The California Department of Food and Agriculture awarded the grant to the California Dairy Research Foundation to examine methane emissions — a major environmental threat — at the state’s dairies.

加州食品和农业部门将这笔补助金给了加州奶业研究基金会，用于研究该州奶牛场的甲烷排放情况，甲烷排放会对环境造成严重威胁。

The study will be carried out in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Davis.

这项研究将与加州大学戴维斯分校的研究人员合作进行。

Scientists will focus on the difference in passed bovine gas from large and small dairies. They’ll also explore cost-saving techniques, emerging technologies and the economic impact of methane regulations.

科学家们将把重点放在大型奶牛场的牛和小型奶牛场的牛排出的气体差异上。他们还将探索成本节约技术、新兴技术以及甲烷法规带来的经济影响。

Descendants of Mrs. O’Leary’s cow had no comment.

《奥莱里太太的奶牛》后代没有发表评论。