I cleared the land. And I fenced it!

“是我！是我开的地，也是我拉的铁丝网。”

Who did this? I asked. Who cleared the land and fenced it?

“这是谁弄的？”我问。“是谁开辟了这块地，又拉了这个铁丝网？”

But the program’s benefits reach far beyond clearing the land of mines.

但这一计划的利益不只在于清理雷区。

He knew now that he could clear the land, but there were ice-hummocks in the way.

他现在知道自己能够离开这块冰面，但路上还有很多冰丘。

If someone asked a settler if they had cleared the land, they might answer: Nope. I'm still stumped.

如果有人问一个移民他们是否清理好了土地，他们也许会回答：" 还没有，我被树桩难住了。"

And the Powhatan Indians showed the settlers how to plant new crops and how to clear the land for building.

波瓦坦印第安人向殖民者展示了如何种植新作物，以及如何清理地面修建房屋。

Like those who settled Europe and North America, people in search of a better life are clearing the land for farming.

就像那些在欧洲和北美定居的人一样，人们为了寻求更好的生活，正在开垦土地来耕种。

But then the Khmer Rouge took over, forcing millions of us into the countryside to clear the land and plant crops.

但后来红色高棉掌权，迫使我们数百万人进入农村，清理土地，种植庄稼。

In addition, says Jonathan Foley, growing beef consumption in the less developed world leads to deforestation, clearing the land for cattle.

此外，Jonathan Foley 说，欠发达国家牛肉消费量的增长导致森林砍伐，为养牛清理土地。

People clear the land by cutting down the trees during the rainy season, letting the trees dry out and burning them during the dry season.

在雨季，人们砍伐树木来清理土地，让树木干涸从而在旱季燃烧。

This included bulldozing several roads through the Amazon, clearing the land for large-scale agriculture and allowing settlers to move into lightly inhabited areas.

这包括用推土机推平穿过亚马逊河的几条道路， 为大规模农业清理土地，并允许定居者迁入人口稀少的地区。

Over the past year, the Israeli government and British NGO Halo have cleared the land around three churches, a testament to the peace with Jordan that now prevails.

在过去的一年里，以色列政府和英国非政府组织Halo清理了三座教堂周围的土地，这证明了目前约旦和平的局面。

The company had  to acquire land (either renting or purchasing), clear the land, build all necessary  infrastructure (including housing and helping with the railroads and ports),   and actually grow the crop.

该公司必须收购土地（租用或购买），清理土地，建造所有必要的基础设施（包括住房和帮助铁路和港口），并实际种植作物。