UNIT 5 Great People
第五單元 偉人
Lesson 35: China's Most Famous "Farmer"
第三十五課： 中國最著名的“農民”
Every scientist has a childhood dream.
每位科學家都有一個童年的夢想。
A scientist in China once had a dream.
中國的一位科學家曾有一個夢想。
He wished to grow a new type of rice.
他希望種出一種新型的水稻。
The grain of this new type of rice would be as big as a peanut
這種新型稻谷的谷粒像花生一樣大，
so that farmers could rest in the cool shadows of big rice plants.
農民們能在可以在這種高大的水稻的陰涼下休息。
This person is Yuan Longping —"Father" of Hybrid Rice.
這個人是袁隆平——“雜交水稻之父”。
Yuan Longping- "Father" of Hybrid Rice
袁隆平——“雜交水稻之父”
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年畢業于西南農業大學。
His work ,He came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s.
工作,20世紀60年代他提出雜交水稻的構想。
Since then,he has devoted himself to research and to the development of new varieties.
從那時起，他就一直致力于這項研究以及新品種的培育。
In 1973,together with other people,he succeeded in the development of hybrid rice.
1973年，和其他人一起，他成功地培育出了雜交水稻。
This made China a worldwide leader in rice production.
這使中國的稻米產量位于世界領先地位。
For this,he was honored with the name "Father" of Hybrid Rice.
因此，他被尊稱為“雜交水稻之父”。
In 1980,the technology for hybrid rice was introduced to the United States.
1980年，雜交水稻技術被傳入美國。
Because of Professor Yuan's hard work,China now produces enough rice to feed her people every year.
因為袁教授的辛勤工作，現在中國每年都生產出足夠全國人民食用的稻米。
Besides,many other countries including the U.S.have benefitted from his work.
此外，包括美國在內的其他許多國家也從中受益。
What does he do in his spare time?
空閑時間他做什么？
In his spare time,he loves playing the violin and listening to music.
閑暇時，他喜歡拉小提琴，聽音樂。
Every night,he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep.
他每天晚上睡覺前讀半小時的書。
He likes swimming,too.
他也喜歡游泳。
It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the richest people in China.
據說袁教授是中國最富有的人之一。
But he cares about nothing but his research.
但他只關心他的研究工作。
What is he doing now?
他現在在做什么？
Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice.
現在袁教授正在研制高級雜交水稻。
He goes to the fields twice a day.
他每天下田兩次。
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.Across

1,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.Down

1,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!)