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　　尽管他是中国最著名的科学家之一，袁隆平认为自己是个农民，因为他在田间耕作，进行科学研究。的确，他那被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和手臂，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。袁隆平种植的是被称为"超级杂交水稻"的稻种。1973年，他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先驱。这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获20%的产量成为可能。如今中国每年生产的稻米有60%以上出自这种杂交稻种。

　　袁隆平于1930年出生，1953年毕业于西南农学院。从那时起，找到水稻高产的方法就成为他一生的目标。年轻时，他就看到了对水稻增产的巨大需求。当时，饥饿是许多农村地区面临的一个严重问题。袁隆平要在不增加土地面积的基础上寻求增加稻谷产量的途径。1950年，中国农民能生产大约五千六百万吨稻米，而近来却生产了将近两亿吨稻米。这一粮食产量的增加意味着中国仅用世界7%的耕地养活了世界22%的人口。袁隆平现在在印度、越南和很多其他欠发达国家传播提高水稻产量的知识。由于他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中有了更多的方法。用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出的粮食比以前多了一倍。

　　Yuan Longping is quite satisfied with\s\up1(28(28) his life. However, he doesn't care about being famous. He feels it gives him less freedom\s\up1(29(29) to do his research. He would much rather\s\up1(30(30) keep time for his hobbies. He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah­jong, swimming and reading\s\up1(31(31). Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means\s\up1(32(32) very little to him\s\up1(33(33). Indeed, he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles. He therefore\s\up1(34(34) gives millions of yuan to equip\s\up1(35(35) others for their research in agriculture.

　　Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing. Long ago Yuan Longping had a dream about rice plants as tall as sorghum\s\up1(36(36). Each ear of rice\s\up1(37(37) was as big as an ear of corn and each grain\s\up1(38(38) of rice was as huge as a peanut\s\up1(39(39). He awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people\s\up1(40(40). Now, many years later, Yuan Longping has another dream: to export\s\up1(41(41) his rice so that it can be grown around the globe\s\up1(42(42). One dream is not always enough, especially for a person who loves and cares for his people.

　　\s\up1(28(28)be satisfied with对......感到满意

\s\up1(29(29)freedom/'friːdəm/n.自由；自主