Today we are going to be talking about Yuan Longping, China’s “father of hybrid rice” who died at the age of 90.

Yuan Longping, China’s “father of hybrid rice”, died on Saturday at the age of 90.

The Chinese agronomist was known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s and regarded as a national hero for boosting the country’s grain harvests.

生词短语:

hybrid rice [ˈhaɪbrɪd raɪs]

杂交水稻

rice paddies [raɪs ˈpædiz]

稻田

agriculture [ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər]

农业

agronomist [əˈɡrɑːnəmɪst]

农学家

variety [vəˈraɪəti]

品种

regard [rɪˈɡɑːrd]

看待

boost [buːst]

促进；增加

grain [ɡreɪn]

谷物

harvest [ˈhɑːrvɪst]

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