what is the meaning?
the first sentence,A century ago, rich corn and wheat harvests made Ukraine the breadbasket of Europe.一个世纪前，丰富的玉米和小麦让乌克兰成为了欧洲的产粮区。
and the second sentence,Now China wants to lock down a portion of the bounty flowing from the black soils of this farming nation the size of France.
how to translate this sentence,what is the meaninf of "lock down" and " this farming nation the size of France"?
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to lock down.....to secure, to get posession or control of
China wants to get control of a portion of the bounty
Ukraine is almost the same size as France.
France (632760 km²) is 1.05 times as big as Ukraine (603500 km²).
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to lock down a portion = to with hold a part
this farming nation the size of France = the Ukraine
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