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UNIT 5 Great People
第五单元 伟人
Lesson 35: China's Most Famous "Farmer"
第三十五课： 中国最著名的“农民”
Every scientist has a childhood dream.
每位科学家都有一个童年的梦想。
A scientist in China once had a dream.
中国的一位科学家曾有一个梦想。
He wished to grow a new type of rice.
他希望种出一种新型的水稻。
The grain of this new type of rice would be as big as a peanut
这种新型稻谷的谷粒像花生一样大，
so that farmers could rest in the cool shadows of big rice plants.
农民们能在可以在这种高大的水稻的阴凉下休息。
This person is Yuan Longping —"Father" of Hybrid Rice.
这个人是袁隆平——“杂交水稻之父”。
Yuan Longping- "Father" of Hybrid Rice
袁隆平——“杂交水稻之父”
Early years ,Yuan Longping was born in 1930.
早年生活,袁隆平出生于1930年。
He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural University in 1953.
1953年毕业于西南农业大学。
His work ,He came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s.
工作,20世纪60年代他提出杂交水稻的构想。
Since then,he has devoted himself to research and to the development of new varieties.
从那时起，他就一直致力于这项研究以及新品种的培育。
In 1973,together with other people,he succeeded in the development of hybrid rice.
1973年，和其他人一起，他成功地培育出了杂交水稻。
This made China a worldwide leader in rice production.
这使中国的稻米产量位于世界领先地位。
For this,he was honored with the name "Father" of Hybrid Rice.
因此，他被尊称为“杂交水稻之父”。
In 1980,the technology for hybrid rice was introduced to the United States.
1980年，杂交水稻技术被传入美国。
Because of Professor Yuan's hard work,China now produces enough rice to feed her people every year.
因为袁教授的辛勤工作，现在中国每年都生产出足够全国人民食用的稻米。
Besides,many other countries including the U.S.have benefitted from his work.
此外，包括美国在内的其他许多国家也从中受益。
What does he do in his spare time?
空闲时间他做什么？
In his spare time,he loves playing the violin and listening to music.
闲暇时，他喜欢拉小提琴，听音乐。
Every night,he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep.
他每天晚上睡觉前读半小时的书。
He likes swimming,too.
他也喜欢游泳。
It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the richest people in China.
据说袁教授是中国最富有的人之一。
But he cares about nothing but his research.
但他只关心他的研究工作。
What is he doing now?
他现在在做什么？
Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice.
现在袁教授正在研制高级杂交水稻。
He goes to the fields twice a day.
他每天下田两次。
PROJECT,WHO'S YOUR HERO?Write a short paragraph about your "hero."Then,use words in your paragraph to make a crossword puzzle about this person.Use words that describe the person!Give your paragraph and crossword puzzle to a friend.Can your friend do your puzzle?Can you do your friend's puzzle?Here is Li Ming's puzzle.Across1,This is his favourite food.(It's sweet and round.)3,His skin is this colour.5,He likes this sweet drink.6,I laugh because he's ____.7,He's good at this game,since he's tall.Down1,He's this kind of animal.2,He's not short,he's ____.4.He comes from this country.5,He also likes this food.(It's round,but it isn't sweet!)
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