在英语中，"块地"通常被翻译成"block of land"。这个短语的来源可能来自于拉丁文的"area"或"region"，并通过中世纪的法语"bloc"转化成英文。
例句：
The farmer bought a large block of land to grow his crops.
(农民买了一大块地来种植庄稼。)
The developer is planning to build a housing complex on the block of land next to the park.
(开发商计划在公园旁边的土地上建造一个住宅区。)