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Unit 5 Working the Land
Reading and Thinking
--Language Points
1
2026/5/19
Para. 1
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.
1. 作为...出名 2. 杂交水稻之父 3. 数以百万的 4. 献身于...;致力于...
过去分词短语作定语
非限定性定语从句
原因状语从句
代词that 代body 避免重复
介词 “to + whom”,修饰先行词farmers 这里to被提到了关系代词前面。
He has devoted his life to Chinese farmers.
that: 特指前面提到的不可数名词或不可数名词,同类异物,名词复数用 those.
it: 特指同类同物
one:泛指某一个,同类异物
it, one, that, those 的指代
1. I can’t find my dictionary. I don’t know where I put_______and want to buy a new_________.
2. The information on the Internet gets around much more rapidly than ________ in the newspaper.
3. The students in Class One are more active than _________ in Class Two.
4. The reason why I prefer to live in the countryside is that the air is much fresher than _________ of the city.
that
that
it
one
those
Para 2
Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing. 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.
1. 追求事业 2. 让...最关心 3. 欠收;收成不好 4. 严重缺乏
5. 解决这个危机 6. 选择做某事 7. 在…接受教育
主语从句
表语从句
不定式作目的状语
不定式作宾语
不定式作定语
Para 3
After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. How this could be done was a challenging question at the time. 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. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate. The common assumption then was that it could not be done. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly.
1. 增加产量 2. 深信,确信 3. ...的一个特征 4. 获得更高的产量
5. 一个极具争议的问题 6.通过不懈的努力 7.克服巨大的困难 8.使某人能做某事
Para 3
After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. How this could be done was a challenging question at the time. 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. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate. The common assumption then was that it could not be done. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly.
不定式作目的状
定语从句,主语
定从:作宾语(that/which)
表语从句
表语从句
疑问词引导主语从句
宾语从句
现分作时状
宾语从句
whether引导主语从句
不定式作宾语补足语
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 around 200 million tons of rice per year. Yuan’s innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. Because of his invaluable contributions, Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad.
1. 据估计 2.国内的水稻消耗量 3. 由...组成 4. 允许某人做某事
5. 依靠,依赖 6. 在国内外(其他表达)
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 around 200 million tons of rice per year. Yuan’s innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. Because of his invaluable contributions, Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad.
形式主语
过去分词做后置定语
不定式做宾语补足语
定语从句,作主语
介词短语
Para. 5
Given that Yuan’s hybrids have made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire to a life of leisure. However, this is far from the case. Deep down, Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart. As a man of the soil, he cares little for celebrity or money. Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research.
1. 鉴于,考虑到 2. 闲适的生活 3. 远非如此 4. 在内心深处
5. 不在乎 6. 捐了大量款
过去分词引导条件状语
宾从 think (that) he
原因/方式状语(作为)
不定式做目的状语
Given that Yuan’s hybrids have made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire to a life of leisure. However, this is far from the case.
考虑到杂交水稻使袁隆平变得相当富有,人们可能认为他会退休享受闲适的生活。然而,事实远非如此。
given (prep.)+ n. 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。如:
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.
① ,I’d like to offer you some practical advice.
鉴于你要参加中国诗歌朗诵比赛,我想给你提供一些实际的建议。
② ,the father was willing to help them,with a smile spreading on his face.
考虑到这对双胞胎没有做母亲节早餐的经验,父亲面带笑容地乐意帮助他们。
Given that you will take part in a Chinese poetry reciting contest
Given that the twins had no experience in cooking a Mother’s Day breakfast
given that引导条件状语从句,意为“考虑到、鉴于、假如、如果、只要、在有……的情况下”,其中that可以省略;considering(鉴于、考虑到)、regarding(鉴于、考虑到)、seeing(鉴于、考虑到)、supposing(假如)、assuming(假定)、as long as(只要)等
❶From his slow walk, Gill realized he was far from well.看他步履缓慢的样子,吉尔意识到他的身体还远未恢复。
❷Far from being relaxed, we both felt so uncomfortable that we hardly spoke.我们两人非但没有放松,反而都感觉很不自在,几乎没有说话。
❸I know a nice little Italian restaurant not far from here.我知道有家不错的意大利小餐馆离这儿不远。
For many foreigners, ever if they have learned Chinese for several years, they are still far from ________ (be) experts at this complex language.
Is the post office _____________ (远离) our school?—No, it's only about 2 kilometers. You can walk there.
远非
完全不
远离
far from 远非;完全不;远离=far away from
being
far (away) from
特别提示:表示具体的距离时,不能用far (away) from,要用away from, away可以省略。他家离这儿有两英里远。
【误】His home is two miles far (away) from here.
【正】His home is two miles (away) from here.
Para 6
What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams. 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. He succeeded in producing a kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad. 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. Even in his later years, Yuan Longping was still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone is waiting to see what he will dream up next.
1. 实现某人梦想 2. 在某方面成功 3. 开辟,开发
4. 富有远见 5. 构思,创造
Para 6
What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams. 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. He succeeded in producing a kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad. 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. Even in his later years, Yuan Longping was still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone is waiting to see what he will dream up next.
主语从句,what当主语
不定式做后置定语
与介词 in 构成介词短语,作宾语
定语从句,作主语
宾语从句
with的复合结构
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