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Lesson 9: China's Most Famous "Farmer"
第九課：中國著名的“農民”
A scientist in China had a dream when he was a child.
孩提時，這位中國科學家就有一個夢想。
In the dream, he grew a new type of rice that was as big as a peanut.
在夢里，他種植出一種大如花生的新型水稻。
The plant allowed farmers to rest in its shade.
農民可以在這種植物的樹蔭下休息。
That child was Yuan Longping. Yuan grew up and became the "Father of Hybrid Rice".
這個孩子就是袁隆平。袁（隆平）長大了，并且成為了“水稻之父”。
In the 1960s, a few years after he finished his studies in agriculture at university,
19世紀60年代，大學農業專業畢業一些年后，
he came up with an idea for hybrid rice.
他想到了（培育）雜交水稻的想法。
Since then, he has spent much of his time researching and developing new varieties.
從那以后，他花了很多時間去研究和開發新的品種。
In 1973, together with other scientists, he succeeded in developing hybrid rice.
1973年，與其他科學家一起，袁隆平成功地開發出超級水稻。
The introduction of this new product made China a leader in rice production.
這種新型水稻的引入使得中國水稻產量位居前列。
For this, he became known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice".
因此，他以“雜交水稻”之父聞名。
In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was introduced to the United States and later, to many other countries around the world.
1980年，雜交水稻技術引入到美國， 之后相繼引入到世界其他國家。
Because of Dr. Yuan's hard work, China now produces enough rice every year to feed its people.
因為袁隆平院士的努力研究，現在中國每年的糧食產量足夠養育中國人口。
Now Dr. Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice.
現在，袁隆平院士正潛心開發超級雜交水稻。
In his spare time, Dr. Yuan loves playing the violin and listening to music.
閑暇時間，袁隆平院士喜愛彈鋼琴，聽音樂。
Every night, he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep.He likes swimming, too.
每天晚上，睡覺前他都會閱讀半小時。他也很喜歡游泳。
How nice it would be to have a rice tree!
要是有一棵水稻樹多好啊！
