Unit 1 Reading Plus.中英对照版 2026-2027学年人教版九年级英语上册

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With a deep love for their hometown, people of different ages and professions are contributing to its development and growing along with it. Today, let us explore three such stories.

怀着对家乡的深切热爱，不同年龄、不同职业的人们都在为家乡的发展贡献力量，并与家乡一同成长。今天，就让我们走进三个这样的故事。

The watermelon farmer

种西瓜的农户

Liu Guanghui is an agricultural technology expert in watermelon farming. Although he is more than 70 years old, he still spends most of his days working in the sun on the farmland. He wears a wide hat, and his skin is brown from the sun. He loves farming and has spent his life researching ways to improve it. On his days off, Guanghui provides local farmers with technical training and guidance for free. With joint efforts of the government, farmers, and experts like him, the farming economy in the province has grown by more than one billion yuan over the years.

刘广辉是西瓜种植领域的农业技术专家。虽已年过七旬，他仍把大部分时间花在田间地头、顶着烈日劳作。他戴着宽檐帽，皮肤被晒得黝黑。他热爱农业，毕生都在钻研改良种植技术的方法。闲暇时，刘广辉会免费为当地农户提供技术培训与指导。多年来，在政府、农户和他这样的专家共同努力下，该省的农业经济产值已增长超10亿元。

The flower live-streamer

鲜花主播

Jiang Hui’s friends and fellow villagers call her the “flower girl”. When she was young, Hui often visited her aunt’s flower field after school, where she learnt how to grow

姜慧的朋友和乡亲们都叫她“花姑娘”。小时候，姜慧放学后总爱去姑姑的花田，在那里学会了种花。她还在花艺搭配上展现出了极

flowers. She also showed great talent in putting different flowers together beautifully. After graduating from university, Hui decided to return to her hometown and start her own flower business. To promote sales, she started to sell her flowers online. It was hard at first, but she didn’t give up. She always patiently explained and offered practical advice to customers. Gradually, her online shop became more popular. She also helped and taught other villagers how to sell agricultural products online. “Many people now know about the agricultural products from our town,” Hui said with a big smile. “This makes all the hard work worthwhile!”

高的天赋。大学毕业后，姜慧决定回到家乡，开创自己的鲜花事业。为了提升销量，她开始在网上卖花。起初举步维艰，但她从未放弃。她总是耐心地为顾客讲解，提供实用的建议。渐渐地，她的网店越来越受欢迎。她还帮助、指导其他村民学习如何在网上销售农产品。“现在很多人都知道了我们镇的农产品，”姜慧笑着说，“这让所有的辛苦都值得了！”

The village teacher

乡村教师

When Yuan Bailing was a little girl, it took her almost an hour to get to school each day, but she loved school so much that she never missed it. As she grew up, she witnessed how her village changed greatly over the years. Better roads and bridges have been built. Now it takes only ten minutes for children to get to school. As the first person from her village to graduate from university, Bailing decided to return to her hometown to become a teacher. She wants to help more children get a good education and be part of her hometown’s growth and development. Though the area still needs further development, through the courage and hard work of its people—like Bailing—it has a bright future ahead.

袁百灵小时候，每天上学要走将近一个小时的路，但她无比热爱上学，从未缺过一节课。长大后，她亲眼见证了自己的村庄这些年发生的翻天覆地的变化。村里修起了更平整的道路和桥梁，现在孩子们上学只需要十分钟。作为村里第一个大学毕业生，百灵决定回到家乡成为一名教师。她想帮助更多孩子接受良好的教育，成为家乡发展建设的一份子。尽管这片土地仍需进一步发展，但凭借着像百灵这样的乡亲们的勇气与奋斗，它必将拥有光明的未来。