Unit 5 Working the land Reading and Thinking 知识点 课件-2024-2025学年高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

UNIT 5 WORKING THE LAND Para 1 Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has devoted his life. =in fact =thin devote one's life to=commit one's life to be devoted to doing=be committed to devote oneself to = commit oneself to devoted adj. devotion n. 第一段的短语： 1. 作为...出名 be famous as 2. 杂交水稻之父 father of hybrid rice 3. 最...的...之一 one of +最高级+名词复数 4. 耕种土地 work the land 5. 数以百万级 millions of 6. 献身于...； 致力于... devote ...to... Para 2 His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. =chase after pursuit n. However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. =lack, absence To tackle this crisis, he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing. =deal with the serious problem/great difficulty choose-chose-chosen choice n. 第二段的短语： 1. 让...最关心 concern sb most 2. 歉收 have poor harvest 3. 严重缺乏 have a serious shortage of 4. 解决这个危机 tackle this crisis 5. 选择做某事 choose to do sth Para 3 Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. =increase/improve production/output boost v./n.增长，激励，帮助 Winning the game is a wonderful boost for her morale. 士气大增 yield n./v. 生产，产出； 屈服；放弃 We shall never yield to (=give in to) the difficulties. He refused to yield up(give up) his gun. Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. =believed/was sure =in creating ... convince vt. 使确信; 使信服 You’ll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job. 使某人相信某事 = that you are enthusiastic about the job. I've been trying to convince Jean to come with me. =persuade sb. to do convinced adj. 确信的，信服的 be convinced that/ be convinced of 我确信她是无辜的。 I'm convinced that she is innocent./ I'm convinced of her innocence. A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species. 杂交植物是一个物种的两个或多个变种之间的杂交。 One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. =feature =obtain a higher output =traditional However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate. 自花授粉植物的杂交种 =controversial matter The common assumption then was that it could not be done. =belief assume v. =suppose 假设，假想 assuming conj.“假设……为真，假如”，引导从句，和supposing, providing, given that用法相同。 e.g. Assuming (that) he’s still alive, how old would he be now? Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. =great effort =get through/conquer great difficulties This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. =increase production/yield expand v. 1) to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger; 扩大，增加 2) to open new shops, factories etc; 扩展，发展业务 3) to give more details about sth. you have said or written 细谈，详述 e.g. Water expands as it freezes. The hotel wants to expand its business by giving a discount. Tom later expanded on his initial statement. expansion n. 第三段的短语： 1. 增加产量 boost yield/expand output 2. ...的一个特征 one characteristic of 3. 通过不懈的努力 through intense effort 4. 使某人能做某事 enable sb to do sth Para 4 Today, it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains, and his strains have allowed China’s farmers to produce ... =calculated roughly within the country or family use/is made up of, consist of/produced/types domestic flights 国内航班 domestic policy 国内政策 GDP（gross domestic product）国内生产总值 domestic violence 家庭暴力 comprise vt. to consist of particular parts, groups etc.包括，由……构成 =be comprised of /be made up of/consist of由……组成，包含 The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. The collection is comprised of 230 paintings. Women comprise a minority of the science workforce. =make up 整体 部分 部分 整体 consist of, comprise be made up/comprised of make up, comprise Yuan’s innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. =new idea or way =too Because of his invaluable contributions, Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad. =very valuable =a large number of =at home and abroad/in the world 第四段的短语： 1. 据估计 It is estimated that... 2. 由...组成 be comprised of 3. 允许某人做某事 allow sb to do sth 4. 依靠，依赖 depend on 5. 在国内外 both in China and abroad at home and abroad Para 5 Given that Yuan’s hybrids have made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire to a life of leisure. =Considering/ As =relax without working given prep. 只要是；考虑到；假定；已知 given + that 从句 考虑到，鉴于，引导条件状语从句。 Given his age, he is very strong and healthy. Given that the students need more exercise, the head teacher has decided to add more PE classes. However, this is far from the case. = not true Deep down, Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart. =in fact/in nature 内心深处 As a man of the soil, he cares little for celebrity or money. =barely care about =famous people, fame 第五段的短语： 1. 闲适的生活 a life of leisure 2. 在内心深处 deep down 3. 不在乎 care little for 4. 捐了大量款 makes large donations Para 6 What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfill/fulfil his dreams. =continual/continuous adj.进行中的;不断发展的; =realize his dreams/make his dreams come true Long ago, he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum, with each ear of rice as big as a broom, and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. =dreamed/dreamt, imagine v. His latest vision for “seawater rice” has also become a reality, and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometres of salty land in China for rice production. =dream =probably/possibly Despite his advanced years, Yuan Longping is still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone is waiting to see what he will dream up next. =in spite of his old age/although he is old 第六段的短语： 1. 实现他的梦想 fulfil his dreams 2. 在某方面成功 succeed in doing 3. 富有远见 full of vision 4. 构思,创造 dream up expand, extend expansion, extension $$