袁隆平的梦想

Yuan Longping's dream

燕山大学 刘立军 供稿

TRANSCRIPT

Journalist: May I ask you a few questions? The food and agricultural organization of the United Nations once asked you 6 times to be the chief consultant.

Yuan Longping: I don’t want to hide the fact. I have many many titles both in China and abroad, but this one I valued very much.

Journalist: Why?

Yuan Longping: To train the talent for all countries, especially for developing countries is one of my lifelong wishes.

Journalist: Your hybrid rice is famous all over the world, and spreading in dozens of countries at a large scale. How do you feel about that?

Yuan Longping: Of course, I’m very happy and excited because hybrid rice technology not only belongs to China, but also to the whole world.

Journalist: Are you still exploring new areas of super-hybrid rice?

Yuan Longping: As long as my life is going on, I’ll never stop pursuing and dreaming for super-hybrid of rice.

Journalist: I heard you had a beautiful dream?

Yuan Longping: That’s true. Several years ago, I had a dream. I saw my super-hybrid rice plant as high as the sorghum and the panicle as large as the broom, and the grain as big as the peanuts. I was very happy, and I with my assistant, to rest under these panicles.

VOCABULARY

1. hybrid n. 杂交植物

2. sorghum n. 高粱

3. panicle n. 穗

QUESTIONS

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Journalist: May I ask you a few questions? The food and agricultural organization of the United Nations once asked you 6 times to be the chief (Q1) __________________.

Yuan Longping: I don’t want to hide the fact. I have many many (Q2) ____________ both in China and abroad, but this one I valued very much.

Journalist: Why?

Yuan Longping: To train the talent for all countries, especially for (Q3) ____________________ is one of my lifelong wishes.

Journalist: Your hybrid rice is famous all over the world, and (Q4) ____________ in dozens of countries at a large scale. How do you feel about that?

Yuan Longping: Of course, I’m very (Q5) _______________________ because hybrid rice technology not only belongs to China, but also to the whole world.

Journalist: Are you still (Q6) __________________ new areas of super-hybrid rice?

Yuan Longping: As long as my life is going on, I’ll never stop (Q7) _______________________ for super-hybrid of rice.

Journalist: I heard you had a beautiful dream?

Yuan Longping: That’s true. Several years ago, I had a dream. I saw my super-hybrid rice plant as high as the sorghum and the panicle as large as the (Q8) ____________, and the grain as big as the (Q9) ____________________. I was very happy, and I with my assistant, to (Q10) ______________ under these panicles.

KEY

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Journalist: May I ask you a few questions? The food and agricultural organization of the United Nations once asked you 6 times to be the chief (Q1) consultant.

Yuan Longping: I don’t want to hide the fact. I have many many (Q2) titles both in China and abroad, but this one I valued very much.

Journalist: Why?

Yuan Longping: To train the talent for all countries, especially for (Q3) developing countries is one of my lifelong wishes.

Journalist: Your hybrid rice is famous all over the world, and (Q4) spreading in dozens of countries at a large scale. How do you feel about that?

Yuan Longping: Of course, I’m very (Q5) happy and excited because hybrid rice technology not only belongs to China, but also to the whole world.

Journalist: Are you still (Q6) exploring new areas of super-hybrid rice?

Yuan Longping: As long as my life is going on, I’ll never stop (Q7) pursuing and dreaming for super-hybrid of rice.

Journalist: I heard you had a beautiful dream?

Yuan Longping: That’s true. Several years ago, I had a dream. I saw my super-hybrid rice plant as high as the sorghum and the panicle as large as the (Q8) broom, and the grain as big as the (Q9) peanuts. I was very happy, and I with my assistant, to (Q10) rest under these panicles.

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