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课件网) Reading and Thinking UNIT 5 WORKING THE LAND 课文精讲，掌握语法 A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, was one of China’s most famous scientists. Yet, he considered himself a farmer because he continually worked the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he had devoted his life. n.先驱；先锋 v.开创；倡导 be known as 被认为是 be known for因...而出名 one of+adj最高级+n.复， 谓语动词用单数 当代最伟大的物理学家之一就是霍金 One of the greatest physicists of our time is Hawking consider sb as/to be 认为某人是...... consider doing sth考虑做某事 consider it +adj/n.+to do 认为做某事是... Para1 1. Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he had devoted his life. Key sentences 确实, 他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一生的几百万的中国农民一样。 本句是一个定语从句，先行词为Chinese farmers（人），又接在介词to后面，故用whom来引导定语从句。在定语从句中，一些动词词组的介词可以提前，形成介词+关系词的句式，例如： 第一段的短语： 1. 作为...出名 be known/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... 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. Para2 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，让他最担心的是农民经常收成不好，有时甚至是严重的食物短缺。 what concerned him most was that... 主语从句+表语从句 翻译：我想要说的就是我们应该用更认真的态度对待学习。 What I want to say is that we should take a more serious attitude towards study. 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. choose--chose--chosen choose to do sth选择做某事 have no choice but to do别无选择只能做某事 Para2 第二段的短语： 1. 让...最关心 concern sb most 2. 欠收 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 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 que ... ...
