Unit4 A Pioneer for All People

Language Points

1.Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists,Yuan Long Ping considers himself a farmer,for whom he works th eland to do his research. consider （1）.考虑 ~doing sth 考虑做某事 He considered going to see them in person. （2）认为 ~ sb sth ~ sb.as/to be

We consider him to be a great man. We consider Beijing the heart of our country. consideration n. take sth into consideration considerate Adj.考虑周到的，体贴的 for conj.因为

2.Indeed，his sunburnt face and arms and his slim,strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers,for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. (1)struggle vi.& n．斗争；拼搏；努力

struggle for struggle against struggle with struggle to do sth. struggle to one’s feet

We should struggle for our dream.

Those climbers struggled against/with the strong wind and finally reached the top of the mountain. He struggled to control his temper. (2)介词+whom 引导的非性定语从句。

3.In 1973，he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has sa high output. 不定式放在表示次序的词the first,the last,the best以及the only,the very,the right等所修饰的名次后，且名词与动词不定式有逻辑上的主谓关系，结构为：the first/ last/best/only/very/right/…+n.+to do sth.表示第一个/最后一个/最好的/唯一一个/合适的/恰好的…做某事的人或物。 I am the only one to win the first prize.

I think he is the right person to tell her about this.

4.This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields. It 在句中做形式宾语，真正的宾语为to produce… 结构为make/feel/think/regard…+it+adj.+to do Eg. I think it important to learn English well.

努力争取……；为……而斗争 与……作斗争

与……并肩作战；与……作斗争 努力做某事 挣扎着站起来

We all consider it worthwhile to argue with them about this matter. The new law makes it possible for us to__live(live) without smoking. She feels it her duty to__take(take) good care of her sick mother. 5.Yuan Longping searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. search sb. 搜某人的身

search for 搜寻，寻找（look for）

Eg. The policeman searched the thief to see what he had in his pokets. The villagers are searching for the missing child.

6.Thank to his research,the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. Thanks to “多亏，幸亏”多用于表达正面意思，相当于感谢 Eg. Thanks to your help,much trouble was saved.

because of 因为；由于 as a result of 作为……的结果；由于 owing to/due to

rid …of…使…摆脱/清除 rid a house of mice清除室内老鼠 rid oneself of debt还清债务 be/get rid of inform/warn/cure/remind…of..

7.Using his hybrid rice,farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. 倍数的表达法：(1)倍数＋as＋adj./adv.原级＋as... (2)倍数＋比较级＋than...

(3)倍数＋the＋名词(size，length，width，height，weight...)＋of... The dictionary is exactly five times as expensive as that one.

The newly-built reading-room is three__times__bigger__than the old one. →The newly­built reading­room is four__times__as__big__as__the__old__one． →The newly­built reading­room is four__times__the__size__of__the old one. 8.He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.

(1)would rather do/not do... 宁愿做/不做……

(2) would rather do than do =would do rather than do 宁愿……而不愿……

(3)would rather＋从句 过去时表示现在或将来（虚拟）过去完成时表示过去（虚拟） 宁愿……

①I would rather stay at home than go shopping on weekend. ＝I would stay at home rather__than__go shopping on weekend. ＝I prefer__to__stay at home rather than go shopping on weekend. ②She would rather you came(come) tomorrow than today.

③Mary is feeling upset.I would rather I hadn’t__told__her the bad news.