A Farmer and a Scientist

A Farmer and a Scientist Everyone needs to eat. But what happens if there is not enough food?Jimmy Brown is only in Grade 3, but already he worries about this problem. Jimmy's dad told him about a great Chinese scientist named Yuan Longping. “ Mr. Yuan thought about this problem many years ago, " said Jimmy's dad. " He wanted to help. So he dedicated his life to finding a solution. "

一个农民和一个科学家 每个人都需要吃饭。但是,如果没有足够的食物，会发生什么情况？吉米·布朗才上三年级，但他已经开始担心这个问题了。 吉米的爸爸给他讲了一个伟大的中国科学家袁隆平的故事。 “袁先生多年前就考虑过这个问题，”吉米的爸爸说。“他想帮忙。所以他把一生都奉献给了寻找解决方案。”

Mr. Yuan discovered a way to get rice plants to grow lots and lots of rice. He came up with a" hybrid" rice plant. Now, China can feed many people with this special rice. “ So, if you really want to do something, you can. Just like Mr. Yuan, a farmer who is also a scientist, ” said Jimmy's dad. Jimmy was happy. When he grows up, he too will do something to help feed the people on this planet.

袁先生发现了一种方法，可以让水稻植株长出很多很多的水稻。他提出了一种“杂交”水稻品种。现在，中国可以用这种特殊的大米养活很多人。 所以，如果你真的想做什么，你就能做到。就像袁先生，一个农民也是一个科学家，”吉米的爸爸说。 吉米很高兴。当他长大后，他也会做一些事情来帮助养活这个星球上的人们。