悼念袁隆平院士

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【时事阅读】悼念袁隆平院士“杂家水稻之父”袁隆平院士逝世。袁隆平生前在中国粮食安全、提高世界粮食产量做出了卓越贡献。今天，给大家分享新华社相关的一篇英语文章。Worldleaders,representativesofinternationalorganizationsandexpertshavebeenmourningthedeathonSaturdayofChinesescientistYuanLongping,whoselifelongresearchinhigh-yieldricevarietieshelpfeedpeoplearoundtheworld.“Today,wemournthepassingofatruefoodhero.ChinesescientistYuanLongpingsavedmillionsofpeoplefromhungerbydevelopingthefirsthybridricestrains,”theUNDepartmentofEconomicandSocialAffairstweeted.“Hepassedawaytodayat91(duetoillness)buthislegacyandhismissiontoendhungerliveson,”itsaid.Havingspentoverfivedecadesinhybridriceresearch,Yuan,anacademicianwiththeChineseAcademyofEngineering,hashelpedChinaworkagreatwonder－feedingnearlyone-fifthoftheworld’spopulationwithlessthan9percentoftheworld’stotalland.QuDongyu,Director-GeneraloftheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganization,onSaturdayexpressedhissadnessoverYuan’spassing.“DeeplysaddenedbythedeathofProf.YuanLongping,mydearMaster.Hedevotedhislifetotheresearchofhybridrice,helpingbillionsachievefoodsecurity,”wroteQuonhisTwitteraccount.“YouweremyInspiration.Mayyourestinpeace,”Quadded.BorninBeijingin1930,Yuansucceededincultivatingtheworld’sfirsthigh-yieldhybridricestrainin1973,whichwaslatergrownonalargescaleinChinaandothercountriestosubstantiallyraiseoutput.“WehavelearnedwithgreatsadnessthepassingoftheChineseacademician,fatherofhybridrice,professorYuanLongping,”saidFanomezantsoaLucienRanarivelo,ministerofAgriculture,LivestockandFisheriesofMadagascar,inacondolencemessageonbehalfoftheministryandinhisownnamepublishedSaturdayonFacebook.InMadagascar,theoutputofricewasraisedfrom3tonsto10tonsperhectare,thankstoYuan’sfruitfulresearchandahybridriceR&DcenterinthetownofMalagasyco-builtwithChinaNationalHybridRiceR&DCenter,aninstitutionhefounded.Nowadays,sponsoredbythecenter’strainingprogram,MadagascantechnicianscantraveltotheChinesecentralcityofChangsha,whereYuan’steamheadquartered,andreceivetailoredadvice.OtiliaTomo,directorofMozambiqueAgriculturalResearchInstitute,saidthatduringavisittoChinain2019,shewasimpressedbyvarietiesofsaline-alkalitolerantorhigher-yieldricethatYuan’steampresented.

1Mozambiquewasalsochallengedbythetaskofincreasingyields,saidTomo,addingthatin2020,threevarietieswhichherteambroughtfromChinaandtestedinMozambiquehavedelivered“satisfactoryresults.”Theresultsaresingle-seasonandpreliminary,notedTomo,“butIcansaytheyarepromising,”andherinstitutewillcarryonthestudiestofighthunger,shesaidinaninterviewwithXinhua.Yuan’spassingisnotonlysadnewstotheChinesepeople,butalsoagreatlosstohumanity,saidShahzadAliMalik,CEOofGuardAgricultureResearchandServicesCo.,LtdinPakistan.SpeakingofhisfirstmeetingwithYuanin1998,Maliksaidthescientisthadtoldhim“businessmenusuallywishforaspeedierbenefitthroughtheirinvestment,yetseed-breedingisnotanindustrywithquickprofit,theremayevenbenoprofit.”ThetalksshowcaseYuan’shighhopesofseriousinterestinrice-breedingfromapotentialpartner,henoted.Lateron,thetwosideshaveundergonetwodecadesofcooperationindevelopinghybridstrains,andPakistan’sriceplantinghasusheredinaneraofgreateconomicandsocialbenefits,helpingmanyintheruralareatoshakeoffpoverty,accordingtoMalik.IvoMello,arenownedriceexpertinBrazil,wasalsosaddenedbythenewsofYuan’spassing.“Hislegacywillberememberedforgenerations,”saidMello,technicaldirectoroftheRiceInstituteofRioGrandedoSul,Brazil’sleadingrice-producingstate.Rampingupresearchinputtodevelophigher-yieldhybridricestrainsisamatterofgreatimportancetocountrieswithahugepopulation,suchasChinaandIndia,andmorebroadly,totheeradicationofglobalhunger,saidMello,whoseinstitutehasforyearsbeenpromotingthegrowingofhybridriceinBrazil.Byearly1970s,mostbiologistsandagronomistsaroundtheworldbelievedthatasustainablewayofcross-breedingrobustandhigh-yieldricevarietieswasamissionimpossible,yetYuan,withhisresearch,provedtheoppositeandhassincebecomeascienceheroofhismotherland,wrotetheGermanpublicbroadcastARDprogram“Tagesschau”inanobituaryonSaturday.【词汇解析】1.mournv.悼念，哀悼，为……哀痛mournsb’sdeath/loss/passingShestillmournsthedeathofherhusband.她仍然在为丈夫的死而哀伤。2.varietyn.熟词僻义（动植物的）种类，品种：Thelakehasmorethan20varietiesoffish.那个湖泊出产20多种鱼。3.feedv.喂养，饲养，为……提供食品：Haveyoufedthecat?

2你喂猫了吗？4.passingn.去世，逝世（委婉说法）Nothingcouldfillthegapinherlifeleftbyhispassing.他去世以后什么都不能填补她生活中的空虚。5.savev.救，拯救，挽救savesb./sth.fromsthHesavedthechildfromdrowning.他救起了那个溺水儿童。6.thefirsthybridricestrains第一代杂交水稻7.passawayv.（婉辞，指去世）亡故Hismotherpassedawaylastyear.他母亲去年去世了。8.dueto（同becauseof）由于，因为Thecourtofinquiryruledthatthecrashwasduetopiloterror.调查庭裁定飞机失事是由驾驶员的失误造成的。9.livesonv.继续活着；继续存在Shediedtenyearsagobuthermemoryliveson.她十年前就去世了，但她还留在人们的记忆中。10.academiciann.院士，学会会员11.saddenv.使伤心，使难过Thosewhoknewhimaresaddenedbyhisdeath.认识他的那些人都为他的去世感到难过。12.foodsecurity粮食安全foodsafety食品安全13.succeedv.成功，达成succeedindoingsthScientistsclaimtheyhavesucceededinfindingacureforcancer.科学家声称他们发现了一种治疗癌症的方法。14.cultivatev.种植，培育；（同grow）Wecultivatedmaizeandwatermelons.我们种玉米和西瓜。15.outputn.产量；产品（同production）Outputisup30%onlastyear.产量比去年提高了30%。16.learnv.获悉，得知，听到Ididn’ttellherthetruth.Shewouldlearnitforherselfsoonenough.我没有告诉她真相，很快她自己就会知道的。

317.onbehalfof代表（或代替）某人OnbehalfofthedepartmentIwouldliketothankyouall.我谨代表全系感谢大家。18.sponsorv.赞助（活动、节目等）sportseventssponsoredbythetobaccoindustry由烟草业赞助的体育赛事19.tailoredadj.根据特别需要的，专门的：tailoredfinancialadvice量身定制的理财建议20.impressv.使钦佩；使留下深刻印象Wewereveryimpressedbythestandardofwork.工作水准之高给我们留下了深刻的印象。21.satisfactoryadj.令人满意的，够好的，合适的Hisprogressthistermhasbeensatisfactory.他这学期的进步令人满意。22.preliminaryadj.初步的；预备的：thepreliminarystagesofthecompetition竞赛的预备阶段apreliminarydraft初稿23.seed-breeding良种繁育24.showcasev.展示，显示Jackfoundafilmrolethatshowcasedallhistalents.杰克找到了充分展示他才华的电影角色。24.rice-breeding培育水稻25.forgenerations世世代代，一代又一代26.leadingadj.最好的；最重要的；最成功的theleadingindustrialnations主要的工业国27.researchinput研究投入28.morebroadly更广泛地说29.instituten.（教育、专业等）机构，机构建筑aresearchinstitute研究所theInstituteofCharteredAccountants（英国皇家）特许会计师协会30.oppositeadj.相反的人（事务），对立物Ifanything,theoppositewastrue.要我说的话，情况正好相反。