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Unit 5 Working the land
1. persuit n.追求
She travelled the world in pursuit of her dreams.
We drove away with two police cars in pursuit.
Climbing is one of my favorite pursuits.
pursue v.追踪,追求
n.追踪
n.爱好,消遣
A pioneer for all people
Yuan Longping,known as the “father of hybrid rice”,is one of China’s most famous scientists.Yet,he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research.Indeed,his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers,to whom he has devoted his life.
Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Bejing.His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine.However,what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.To tackle this crisis,he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.
A pioneer for all people
2.pioneer n.先锋,先驱
a pioneer of/in sth...在某方面是先驱
pioneer v.做先锋
pioneering adj.开创性的
Yuan Longping,known as the “father of hybrid rice”,is one of China’s most famous scientists.
3.hybrid n.杂交,混合
The music is a hybrid of Western pop and tradional folk song.
a hybrid of/between A and B 是A和B的杂交或混合
a hybrid car 混动车
Yuan Longping,known as the “father of hybrid rice”,is one of China’s most famous scientists.Yet,he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research.Indeed,his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers,to whom he has devoted his life.
Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Bejing.His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine.However,what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.To tackle this crisis,he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.
Yet,he considers himself a farmer because he continual