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冀教版英语九年级
课文原文翻译及重点Lesson 9
Lesson 9 课文翻译
Lesson 9: China's Most Famous "Farmer"
第9课:中国最著名的“农民”
A scientist in China had a dream when he was a child.
中国有位科学家小时候做了一个梦。
In the dream, he grew a new type of rice that was as big as a peanut.
在梦里,他种植出一种大如花生的新型水稻。
The plant allowed farmers to rest in its shade.
农民可以在这种植物的阴凉下休息。
That child was Yuan Longping. Yuan grew up and became the "Father of Hybrid Rice".
这个孩子就是袁隆平。袁(隆平)长大了,并且成为了“杂交水稻之父”。
In the 1960s, a few years after he finished his studies in agriculture at university, he came up with an idea for hybrid rice.
在20世纪60年代,大学农业(专业))毕业一些年后,他萌生了(培育)杂交水稻的想法。
Since then, he has spent much of his time researching and developing new varieties.
从那时开始,他花了很多时间去研究和开发新的品种。
In 1973, together with other scientists, he succeeded in developing hybrid rice.
1973年,他与其他科学家一起成功地开发出杂交水稻。
The introduction of this new product made China a leader in rice production.
这种新产品的推广使得中国的水稻产量处于领先地位。
For this, he became known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice".
因此,他被誉为“杂交水稻之父”而闻名。
In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was introduced to the United States and later, to many other countries around the world.
1980年,杂交水稻技术引入美国, 之后(相继)引入世界许多其他国家。
Because of Dr. Yuan's hard work, China now produces enough rice every year to feed its people.
因为袁隆平博士的努力工作,中国现在每年生产的粮食足够养活中国的人口。
Now Dr. Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice.
现在袁隆平博士正潜心开发超级杂交水稻。
In his spare time, Dr. Yuan loves playing the violin and listening to music.
闲暇时袁隆平博士喜爱弹钢琴、听音乐。
Every night, he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep.He likes swimming, too.
每天晚上他睡觉前都会阅读半小时。他也喜欢游泳。
How nice it would be to have a rice tree!
要是有一棵水稻树多好啊!
Lesson9 知识点讲解
1.In the dream, he grew a new type of rice that was as big as a peanut.
意为:在梦里,他种植出一种大如花生的新型水稻。
讲解:a new type of…"一种新型的……",如:
A new type of car is now on show.
一种新型轿车在展览。
kind也可作“种类”讲,可与type互换。
that was as big as a peanut是一个定语从句,用来修饰说明先行词rice,因为先行词是物,故关系代词that还可改为which。这里that不翻译。
as big as…像……一样大,as…as…"像……一样……",如:
You're as tall as your fath