人教必修四unit2逐句翻译

1、3.必修四 Unit2 A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE 造福全人类的先驱者 Altough he s one of Chinas most famous scientists. Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, _ for he works the land to do his research. _ 尽管是中国最著名的科学家之一，袁隆平仍然认为自己是个农民， 因为他在田里耕作，进行科学研究。 In deed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are j

2、ust ike those of millio ns of Chin ese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. _ 的 确，他被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和和手臂，以及他那瘦削而又结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样，过去 50 年来，他一直在努力帮助他们。 Dr Yua n Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice. _ 袁博士种植的是 被称为超级杂交水稻的”的稻种。 In 1974, he became the first agricultural pi

3、oneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. 1974 年，他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先锋。 This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce on e-third more of the crop in the same fields. 这种特殊的稻种使得 同样的田地多收获三分之一的产量。 Now more than 60% of the rice prodced in Chi na each year is from this hybrid strai

4、 n. 如今中国每年出产的稻米有 60%上出自这种杂交稻种。 Born in a poor farmers family in 1930, Dr Yua n graduated from Southwest Agricultur _ in 1953.袁博士 1930 年出生，1953 年毕业于西南农学院。 Since theH fin di ng ways to grow more rice has bee n his life goal. 从那时起，找到水稻高产的方法就成为他一生的目标。 岡a you ng man, he saw the great need for in _ 年轻时，他就

5、看到了稻田增产的巨大需求。 At that time, hun ger was a _ disturbing problem in ma ny parts of the coun tryside. 当时，饥荒是许多农村地区面临的严重问题。 Dr Yua n searched for a way to in crease rice harvests without exp|a nding the aea of the fields. _ 袁博士要在不 增加土地面积的基础上寻求达到增收稻谷的途径。 In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce only fifty

6、million tons of rice. 1950 年，中国农民只能生产五千万吨稻谷， In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred milli on tons of rice was produced. 而近来去卩生产了将近两亿吨稻谷。 These in creased harvests mear that 22% of the worlds people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China. 这一粮食产量的增加意味着中 国仅仅 7%的耕地养活了世界 22%的人口。 Dr Yuan

7、is now circulating his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed coun tries to in crease their rice harvests._ 袁博士现在在印度、越南和很多其他欠发 达国家传播提高水稻产量的知识。 Thanks to his research, the JN has more tools in the battle to rid the _ world of hun ger. 多亏了他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中有了更多的办法。 Usi ng his hybri

8、d rice, farmers are produci ng harvests twice as large as before. _ 用他的杂交水稻种子，农民种出的粮食比以前多 了一倍。 Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life. _ 袁博士很满意他的生活。 However, he does nt care about being famous. He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research. _ 但是，他对成名并不在意，并且觉 得出名后搞科研就不那么自由了。 He would much r

9、ather keep time for his hobbles. 他宁愿把时间花在自己 的业余爱好上。 He enjoys liste ning to violin music, playi ng mah-j ong, swimmi ng and readi ng. 他喜欢听 小提琴乐曲、打麻将、游泳和读书。 Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very ittle to him.在自己身上花钱或者享受舒适的生活对袁博士来说意义不大。 In deed, he believes that a per

10、son with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles. 事实上，他认为一个人有了太多钱，他的麻烦事 只会更多，而不是更少。 He therefore gives milli ons of yua n to equip others for their research in _ agriculture. 于是，他拿出好几百万元帮助其他人进行农业科学研究。 about rice pla nts as tal|l as sorghum. Each eaf of rice was as big as an ear 很久以前，袁博士曾在

11、梦里看到水稻长得像高粱一样高，稻穗跟玉米穗一样大,Just dream ing for thin gs, however, costs nothing. 梦想是不花本钱的。 Long ago Dr yua n had a dream of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a pea nut. 而每粒稻谷像花生米一样大。 Dr Yuan awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people. 袁博士从梦中醒来，希望能

12、种植一种能养活更多人的水稻。 Now, many years later, Dr Yuan has another dream: to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe. _ 在很多年后的今 天，袁博士还有另外一个梦想， 那就是他的稻谷可以出口并长遍全球。 One dream is not always enough, especially for a person who | loves and cares for his people. 一个梦想总是不够的，尤其对一个热爱和关心人民的人来 说更是如此。 必修四

13、Unit2 CHEMICAL OR ORGANIC FARMING 化学耕作还是有机耕作 Over | the past half cen tury, usi ng chemical fertilizers has become very comm on in farmi ng. _ 在过去的 半个世纪里，在耕作中使用化肥已经非常普遍。 Many farmers welcomed them as a great way to stop crop disease and in crease productio n. 很多农民喜欢使用化肥。把化肥作为防治农作物病虫害和提高产量的重要手段。 Rece

14、ntly, however, scientists have been finding that Iong-term use of these fertilizers can cause damage to the land and, eve n more dan gerous, to peoples health. 然而，最近科学家发现长期使用这些肥料会造成 土地受损，甚至更危险的是，会对人们的健康造成危害。 What are some of the problems caused by chemical fertilizers 化肥带来的问题有哪些呢 First, they damage

15、the land by killing the helpful bacteria and pests as well as the hafmful ones. 首先，化肥在 杀死病菌和害虫的同时也会杀死有益的细菌和昆虫，从而破坏土地。 Chemicals also stay in the ground and underground water for a long time. 化学物质还会在地里和地下水中保存很长时间， This affects crops and, therefore, animals and humans, since chemicals get inside the c

16、rops and cannot just be washed off. _ 而 这会影响到庄稼，进而影响到动物和人类，因为化学成分会进入到农作物中， 并且不能被冲洗掉。These chemicals in the food supply build up in peoples bodies over time. _ 随着时间的推移，食物中的这些化学成分会在人 体中堆积。 Ma ny of these chemicals can lead to cancer or other illnesses. _ 很多化学成分能导致癌症或其 他疾病。 In addition, fruit, vegetabl

17、es and other food grown with chemical fertilizers usually grow _ too fast to be full of much nutrition. _ 另外，施过化肥的水果、蔬菜和其他食物通常生长得过快而营养不足。 They may look beautiful, but i nside there is usually more water tha n vitami ns and min erals. 它们表 面上很好看，但里面通常是含过多的水分，而不是维生素和矿物质。 these discoveries, some farmers

18、 and many customers are beginning to turn to organic farming. 由于这些发现，一些农民和消费者开始转向有机耕作。 Orga nic farmi ng is simply farmi ng without usi ng any chemicals. 有机耕作就是不用任何化学肥料的耕作。 They focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease. 农民关心的是保持土壤肥沃并且免受病害。 A healthy soil reduces disease and helps crops g

19、row strong and healthy. 健康的土壤会减少病虫害并且帮助农作物茁壮成长。 Organic farmers, therefore, often prefer using natural waste from animals as fertilizer. 因此，有机耕作的农民通常喜欢把天然的动物粪便当作肥料。 They feel that this makes the soil in their fields richer in min erals and so more fertile. 他们认为这样 会使地里的土壤更富含矿物质，因而也会更加肥沃， This also ke

20、eps the air, soil, water and crops free from chemicals.同时还可以让空气、土壤、水以及农作物不受化学物质的污染。 Organic farmers also use many other methods to keep the soil fertile. 有机耕作的农民也使用很 多其他的方法来保持土地肥沃。 They often change the kind of crop in each field every few years, for example, grow ing corn or wheat and the n the next year peas or soybea ns. 在同一块地里，他们经常每隔几年就换种 农作物。例如，种玉米和小麦后来年再改种豌豆或大豆。 Crops such as peas or soybea ns put importa nt mi nerals back into the soil, making it ready for crops such as wheat or corn that n eed rich and fertile soil. _ 像豌豆或大豆这样的农作物将重要的矿物质带回土壤， 从而使之适宜于种植要求土地肥沃的农作物， 比如玉米或小 麦