Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Working The Land Unit 5 Reading and Thinking Unit 5 A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE 造福全人类的先驱者 Para.1 Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, was one of China’s most famous scientists. 袁隆平，被誉为“杂交水稻之父”，是中国最著名的科学家之一。 be known as 被称作 one of +the + adj.最高级+ [C.](pl.) n.杂交植（动）物；合成物；混合动力车 Para.1 Yet, he considers himself a farmer because he continually worked the land in his research. 然而，他认为自己是个农民，因为他不断地在田间耕作，进行科学研究。 v.考虑，斟酌；认为，视为；体贴，顾及；细看，端详；探讨，讨论 adv.不断地；频繁地 Para.1 Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he had devoted his life. 确实，他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一生的千百万中国农民一样。 adv.确实，的确；实际上；真正地 定从 宾语 v.把…献（给）；专心于 devote…to 把…用于；献身；致力；专心 Para.2 Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. 袁隆平1930年出生于北京。他的父母希望他从事科学或医学方面的工作。 bear-bore-born v.追求，致力于，执行；继续探讨（或追究、从事）；追逐，跟踪，追赶；沿着……前行；追求（某人）；力劝（某人）接受聘用 Para.2 However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. 然而，最让他担心的是，农民经常歉收，有时甚至严重缺乏食物。 主从 表从 v.担心，忧虑；关心；关爱 n.短缺，不足 n.收获（量）；捕获量；成果，收获 v.收割，收获；采集，搜集 to do作定语 Para.2 To tackle this crisis, he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing. 为了应对这一危机，他选择了学习农业，并在重庆的西南农学院接受教育。 v.解决（难题）；应付（局面）；处理 n.危机；危急关头 choose-chose-chosen n.农业，农学，农艺 Para.3 After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution. 1953年毕业后，他从事研究工作。袁隆平意识到，解决问题的办法并不是扩大农田面积。 状从省略 作为 vt.认识到，明白；实现 n.田地，田野；专业，领域 Para.3 Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. How this, could be done was a challenging question at the time. 而是农民们需要提高他们已有土地上农作物的产量。如何做到这一点在当时是一个具有挑战性的问题。 adv.代替；反而 v.使增长；使兴旺 n.增长；提高激励 v.出产；产生；屈服；让步 n.产量；产出 adj.富于挑战性的，困难而有趣的；挑衅的，不赞同的 定从 Para.3 Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species.