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Yuan Longping, born today in 1930, was known as the Father of Hybrid Rice, and his work saved countless people from famine and starvation. Here's more of his story. Plus: a school in New Zealand has an unusual crossing guard: a chicken in a safety vest named Henry! Yuan Longping, whose hybrid rice helped feed the world, dies at 90 (Washington Post) This New Zealand School Is Using a Chicken as a Traffic Officer (Mental Floss) Our Patreon backers are like the parents of our episodes! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support

Renowned agricultural expert Yuan Longping, known as the "father of hybrid rice", died in May at the age of 91, but his legacy lives on, most recently with the successful trial planting of his giant rice variety in Chongqing's Dazu district.被誉为 "杂交水稻之父"的中国著名农业专家袁隆平于今年5月去世，享年91岁。但是，他的遗产仍在延续。最近，他的巨型水稻品种在重庆大足区试种成功。One hectare of 2-meter-tall giant rice plants, a hybrid developed through a process of heterosis－in which a crossbred hybrid is superior to its parents－was hailed as a success in August in Dazu district.8月，一公顷2米高的巨型水稻在大足区试种成功，这些巨型水稻就是通过一种通过杂种优势培育出来的杂交水稻。The new rice variety seems to thrive despite the area's relatively higher temperatures, which are usually not ideal for the crop.尽管该地区的温度相对较高，通常不适合作物生长，但这种新的水稻品种似乎仍能茁壮成长。The giant rice plants, grown in Changhong, a village in Dazu's Shiwan township, will be harvested at the end of September and have an estimated yield of 12 metric tons per hectare－a significant increase over the 9 metric tons per hectare typically expected with rice. The hybrid plants are twice as tall as standard varieties.种植在大足拾万镇长虹村的巨型水稻植株将于今年9月底收割，预计每公顷产量为12公吨。这比以往每公顷9公吨普通水稻的产量有显著增加。这些杂交水稻的高度是标准品种的两倍。Chen Yangpu, deputy director of the Chongqing branch of the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center, said the giant rice, which has straight, darker leaves, has greater photosynthetic efficiency－the amount of light energy converted into chemical energy－than regular rice.中国国家杂交水稻工程技术研究中心重庆分中心副主任陈杨朴介绍说，这种巨型水稻的叶片笔直，颜色较深，其光合作用（即光能转化为化学能）效率比普通水稻更高。"The technical difficulty lies in the thickening of the rice stalks and the quality of the rice grains," said Luo Zhiqiang, production technology director of Chongqing Dazu Yuanpin Agricultural Development Co. By improving the thickness of the stalks, the plants can grow taller and yield more rice. This breakthrough took more than 10 years of research, he added.重庆大足袁品农业发展有限公司生产实验技术负责人罗志强说："技术上的难点在于稻秆的增厚和米粒的质量。通过改善稻秆的厚度，水稻可以长得更高，产量也更高。”他补充到，这一突破花了10多年的研究时间。The new variety is resistant to heat, diseases, flooding, salt-alkali soil and lodging－where a stalk is bent close to the ground, making the grain difficult to harvest and reducing the yield. The hybrid also provides an ideal habitat for aquatic creatures and mammals, whose excrement adds nutrients to the plants.新品种能抗热、抗病、抗涝、抗盐碱土和抗倒伏（即茎杆弯曲贴近地面，使谷物难以收割并降低产量）。该杂交品种还为水生生物和哺乳动物提供了理想的栖息地，动物的排泄物还可以为植物增加营养。A project to plant 1,333 hectares of rice and introduce aquatic animals is planned in Dazu district, following on the heels of the success of the giant hybrid rice, Luo said. The hybrid field can accommodate more water, making it possible to breed fish, shrimp and crabs in the same paddy.罗志强指出，继巨型杂交水稻试种成功后，他们计划在大足区内实施一个种植面积1333公顷水稻并引进水生动物的项目。该杂交田可以容纳更多的水，使得鱼、虾和螃蟹可以养在同一个稻田里。"Normal rice can yield a profit of $930 to $1,155 per hectare, but planting giant rice and raising aquatic animals together may help farmers increase profits by a factor of five or six," Luo said. "The farmers have shown interest. So this could be a good new project for the nation's rural vitalization strategy.""普通水稻每公顷可获得930至1155美元的利润，但种植巨型水稻并饲养水生动物的话，可能会帮农民将利润提高5到6倍，”罗志强说，"农民们对此很感兴趣。因此，这可能是国家农村振兴战略下一个很好的新项目。"The strategy, first proposed in the report to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2017, promotes the protection of arable land resources, traditional villages and rural features, and the improvement of the rural living environment.该战略在2017年中国共产党第十九次全国代表大会报告中首次提出的，旨在促进保护耕地资源、传统村落和农村特色，以及改善农村生活环境。Luo said his group is focusing on the trial of the Dazu sample and is looking forward to spreading it to the rest of the country in the future.罗志强说，他的小组正专注于大足区样本的试验，并期待在未来将其推广到全国其他地区。Next year, the center is planning to expand the planting area of the hybrid rice across Chongqing. It has also been planted in Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces, and in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.明年，中心计划将杂交水稻的种植面积扩大到整个重庆。他们已经在湖南、广东、江苏、广西等省（区）进行了种植。"Larger areas of hybrid rice can be harvested by machinery," said Luo.Dream realized"更大面积的杂交水稻可以通过机械进行收割，"罗志强说。梦想实现了。Chen, the development center director, said the giant rice "represents the realization of Yuan's dream".开发中心陈主任说，巨型水稻意味着袁隆平的梦想实现了。Yuan began researching hybrid rice in 1964 and succeeded in cultivating the world's first high-yield strain in 1973. In his work, spanning more than five decades, he helped China work a great wonder－feeding nearly one-fifth of the world's population with less than 9 percent of the world's total arable land.袁隆平从1964年开始研究杂交水稻，并于1973年成功培育出世界第一个高产杂交水稻品种。在50多年的研究里，他帮助中国创造了一个伟大的奇迹，用不到世界9%的耕地面积养活了世界上近五分之一的人口。Yuan once said he had two dreams: to "enjoy the cool shade beneath rice plants taller than men "and to see hybrid rice grown all over the world to help solve the global food shortage.袁隆平曾经说，他有两个梦想，一个是“禾下乘凉”，另一个是“见证杂交稻覆盖全球，帮助解决全世界的粮食短缺问题”。

KSQD: 6-30-2021: The story of legendary scientist Yuan Longping and his hybrid rice that saved China; Using acupuncture to treat atrial fibrillation; More acupuncture for kidney and urinary problems in old age; A listener with leukocytoclastic vasculitis -- the Functional Medicine perspective sees link to her irritable bowel syndrome; Vaccines don't pass through breast milk but the induced antibodies do, thus the mRNA vaccines work well to protect babies short term; Unfortunate problems with the CureVac mRNA vaccine from Germany; How to talk to my sister, a registered nurse who doesn't believe in getting any Coronavirus vaccine; Genetic archaeology -- Was there a Coronavirus epidemic 20,000 years ago?

KSQD: 6-30-2021: The story of legendary scientist Yuan Longping and his hybrid rice that saved China; Using acupuncture to treat atrial fibrillation; More acupuncture for kidney and urinary problems in old age; A listener with leukocytoclastic vasculitis -- the Functional Medicine perspective sees link to her irritable bowel syndrome; Vaccines don't pass through breast milk but the induced antibodies do, thus the mRNA vaccines work well to protect babies short term; Unfortunate problems with the CureVac mRNA vaccine from Germany; How to talk to my sister, a registered nurse who doesn't believe in getting any Coronavirus vaccine; Genetic archaeology -- Was there a Coronavirus epidemic 20,000 years ago?

英语口语·吉米老师说 袁老走了，但他的事业后继有人，袁定阳主任接棒袁梦计划！近日，吉米老师注意到，袁隆平之子、国家杂交水稻工程技术研究中心副主任袁定阳来到内蒙古，开展“袁梦计划”二期发布会。他表示，会逐步实现袁隆平生前的“袁梦计划”。袁隆平儿子接棒“袁梦计划”子承父业，“袁梦计划”终于后继有人。吉米老师在感到高兴之余，也在纠结“接棒”用英语到底怎么表达，快来一起看看吧~take over 接棒take over接棒吉米老师查阅相关报道时发现，媒体用 take over 来表达“接棒”。袁老之子接过了袁老的棒子，接管了“袁梦计划”。对于袁定阳接棒“袁梦计划”，网友纷纷表示，这才是真正的二代，中国需要的二代！inherit one s mantle 继承衣钵inherit 意思是继承，而 mantle 则是衣钵。除了 take over 之外，也有媒体用 inherit one s mantle 来表示接棒。1. Will your son take over from you?你儿子会接你的棒吗？2. My daughter inherited my mantle and became a doctor.我女儿继承了我的衣钵，也做了医生。take over 不止是“接棒” take over取代、收购除了表示接棒、接管，take over 还可以表示取代、收购，也非常常用。1. Cars gradually took over from horses.汽车渐渐取代了马匹。2. A rich businessman wants to take over our factory.一个富商想收购我们厂。Take that! 接招！Take that!接招！Take that 不是“拿着那个”的意思，而是“看打、接招”的意思，一般打人的时常用，可千万不要随便跟老外说这句话哦~You can take it or leave it.要不要随你便take it 意思是拿着， leave it 意思是放着，要么接受，要么放弃，没有讨价的余地。It s my advice. You can take it or leave it.这是我的建议，听不听随你便。水稻相关短语 hybrid rice 杂交水稻rice field 稻田seed 种子brown rice 糙米white rice 精米今天的知识是不是很容易就学会了呢？别忘了在评论区提交作业哦。这些短语和句子你都理解对了吗？最后留给同学们一个小作业：Yuan Longping s third son ( ) from him.袁隆平的第三个儿子接过了他手中的棒子。A take thatB take over这个空应该怎么填呢？同学们可以在留言区写下你的答案哦, 老师会亲自点评~

英语口语·吉米老师说 袁老走了，但他的事业后继有人，袁定阳主任接棒袁梦计划！近日，吉米老师注意到，袁隆平之子、国家杂交水稻工程技术研究中心副主任袁定阳来到内蒙古，开展“袁梦计划”二期发布会。他表示，会逐步实现袁隆平生前的“袁梦计划”。袁隆平儿子接棒“袁梦计划”子承父业，“袁梦计划”终于后继有人。吉米老师在感到高兴之余，也在纠结“接棒”用英语到底怎么表达，快来一起看看吧~take over 接棒take over接棒吉米老师查阅相关报道时发现，媒体用 take over 来表达“接棒”。袁老之子接过了袁老的棒子，接管了“袁梦计划”。对于袁定阳接棒“袁梦计划”，网友纷纷表示，这才是真正的二代，中国需要的二代！inherit one s mantle 继承衣钵inherit 意思是继承，而 mantle 则是衣钵。除了 take over 之外，也有媒体用 inherit one s mantle 来表示接棒。1. Will your son take over from you?你儿子会接你的棒吗？2. My daughter inherited my mantle and became a doctor.我女儿继承了我的衣钵，也做了医生。take over 不止是“接棒” take over取代、收购除了表示接棒、接管，take over 还可以表示取代、收购，也非常常用。1. Cars gradually took over from horses.汽车渐渐取代了马匹。2. A rich businessman wants to take over our factory.一个富商想收购我们厂。Take that! 接招！Take that!接招！Take that 不是“拿着那个”的意思，而是“看打、接招”的意思，一般打人的时常用，可千万不要随便跟老外说这句话哦~You can take it or leave it.要不要随你便take it 意思是拿着， leave it 意思是放着，要么接受，要么放弃，没有讨价的余地。It s my advice. You can take it or leave it.这是我的建议，听不听随你便。水稻相关短语 hybrid rice 杂交水稻rice field 稻田seed 种子brown rice 糙米white rice 精米今天的知识是不是很容易就学会了呢？别忘了在评论区提交作业哦。这些短语和句子你都理解对了吗？最后留给同学们一个小作业：Yuan Longping s third son ( ) from him.袁隆平的第三个儿子接过了他手中的棒子。A take thatB take over这个空应该怎么填呢？同学们可以在留言区写下你的答案哦, 老师会亲自点评~

英语口语·吉米老师说 袁老走了，但他的事业后继有人，袁定阳主任接棒袁梦计划！近日，吉米老师注意到，袁隆平之子、国家杂交水稻工程技术研究中心副主任袁定阳来到内蒙古，开展“袁梦计划”二期发布会。他表示，会逐步实现袁隆平生前的“袁梦计划”。袁隆平儿子接棒“袁梦计划”子承父业，“袁梦计划”终于后继有人。吉米老师在感到高兴之余，也在纠结“接棒”用英语到底怎么表达，快来一起看看吧~take over 接棒take over接棒吉米老师查阅相关报道时发现，媒体用 take over 来表达“接棒”。袁老之子接过了袁老的棒子，接管了“袁梦计划”。对于袁定阳接棒“袁梦计划”，网友纷纷表示，这才是真正的二代，中国需要的二代！inherit one s mantle 继承衣钵inherit 意思是继承，而 mantle 则是衣钵。除了 take over 之外，也有媒体用 inherit one s mantle 来表示接棒。1. Will your son take over from you?你儿子会接你的棒吗？2. My daughter inherited my mantle and became a doctor.我女儿继承了我的衣钵，也做了医生。take over 不止是“接棒” take over取代、收购除了表示接棒、接管，take over 还可以表示取代、收购，也非常常用。1. Cars gradually took over from horses.汽车渐渐取代了马匹。2. A rich businessman wants to take over our factory.一个富商想收购我们厂。Take that! 接招！Take that!接招！Take that 不是“拿着那个”的意思，而是“看打、接招”的意思，一般打人的时常用，可千万不要随便跟老外说这句话哦~You can take it or leave it.要不要随你便take it 意思是拿着， leave it 意思是放着，要么接受，要么放弃，没有讨价的余地。It s my advice. You can take it or leave it.这是我的建议，听不听随你便。水稻相关短语 hybrid rice 杂交水稻rice field 稻田seed 种子brown rice 糙米white rice 精米今天的知识是不是很容易就学会了呢？别忘了在评论区提交作业哦。这些短语和句子你都理解对了吗？最后留给同学们一个小作业：Yuan Longping s third son ( ) from him.袁隆平的第三个儿子接过了他手中的棒子。A take thatB take over这个空应该怎么填呢？同学们可以在留言区写下你的答案哦, 老师会亲自点评~

A historian reflects on the life of Chinese crop scientist Yuan Longping, and the possible influence of geothermal energy production on earthquake aftershocks.In this episode:00:46 Remembering Yuan LongpingYuan Longping, one of China's most famous scientists, died in May at the age of 90. Known as the ‘father of hybrid rice', we reflect on his life and the impact of his research, which helped feed billions of people.Obituary: Yuan Longping (1930–2021)09:55 Research HighlightsThe ancient and incredibly well-preserved beetle found in dinosaur poo, and a 5,000 year old, less transmissible strain of plague bacteria.Research Highlight: A piece of Triassic poo yields a beautifully preserved beetleResearch Highlight: A hunter-gather's bones yield the oldest known strain of plague12:14 Geothermal power and earthquake aftershocksIn 2019, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rippled through California, except – according to some researchers – at the site of a geothermal power plant. Now, a paper in Nature tries to understand why.Research paper: Im et al.16:47 Briefing ChatWe discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, the new skull fossils that might expand the human family tree, and a new estimate of the age of an ancient ‘living fossil'.Nature News: Mysterious skull fossils expand human family tree — but questions remainScience: This ‘living fossil' could reach 100 years oldSubscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we look at GB News; slavery in Libya; North Korea bans K pop; The Korean Church;   Israel and Netenyahu; Australian and British trade deal; Ned Baty; Yuan Longping; Eric Carle; The properties of tea; Queering the Public Space; Maya Forstater; Scottish Football team;  Finnish National anthem; Destiny church victory; the Bishop of Manchester; Letters; and Russian Orthodox Music. 

Matthew Bannister on Lee Evans, the world-record-breaking American sprinter who took part in black power protests at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Yuan Longping, the plant scientist who developed hybrid varieties of rice that increased yields dramatically and so saved millions from hunger. Bill McCall, the General Secretary of the Institution of Professional Civil Servants who challenged Margaret Thatcher over union recognition at GCHQ. Alix Dobkin, the folk singer and lesbian activist who performed to women-only audiences. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Tommie Smith Interviewed guest: Professor Douglas Hartmann Interviewed guest: Keith Bradsher Interviewed guest: Charles Harvey Interviewed guest: Liza Cowan Archive clips used: Athletics_400 Metres Final: BBC One, TX 18.10.1968; A Classless Civil Service: Radio 3, TX 10.7.1968; BBC News: BBC One, TX 28.2.1984

Quatro asteróides baptizados em sua homenagem, um planeta nomeado em seu nome (8117 Yuanlongping) e o estatuto de herói nacional. Yuang Longping nasceu a 7 de setembro de 1930 em Pequim e ficou conhecido como o 'pai do arroz híbrido', um 'super arroz' difundido à escala mundial que salvou milhões de pessoas da fome certa. Saiba mais sobre a extraordinária vida de Longping no novo podcast do Expresso 'Desastres Naturais', de António AraújoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's Sinocentric episode, the guys talk about all of the significant events happening as of late regarding the Middle Kingdom. These include why you should know the recent passing of Yuan Longping - a man who likely saved millions of lives despite having to conduct much of his critical research in secret. Additionally, they discuss Chinese vaccines - vaccine's track record relative to Western counterparts and Chinese attempts to leverage them in diplomacy. Afterwards, they examine the sudden virality of the Chinese lab leak hypothesis and what merits it may have. To wrap it all up, they discuss some of China's challenges imposed from its inevitable population crunch and how excruciatingly painful groveling from the likes of John Cena is. Media recommendations: Yuan Longping, Plant Scientist Who Helped Curb Famine, Dies at 90 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/23/world/asia/yuan-longping-dead.html The Gate of Heavenly Peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gtt2JxmQtg American Factory https://www.netflix.com/title/81090071 One Child Nation https://www.amazon.com/One-Child-Nation-Nanfu-Wang/dp/B08CS63MCV

英语口语·吉米老师说 袁老去世，节约粮食、光盘行动才是对他最好的悼念。光盘行动的英语可不是 CD action，你知道光盘行动的英语怎么说吗？光盘行动： "Clean Plate" campaignclean 做动词时是把……弄干净、打扫、清洁的意思plate 盘子、碟子，clean plate 即把盘子弄干净，光盘。campaign [kæmˈpeɪn] 运动，这里的运动可不是跑步锻炼的运动，而是大型活动，比如女权运动、禁烟运动……clean up after sb：打扫……弄脏的地方例句：I'm fed up with cleaning up after you all the time.你弄脏了东西老是我来打扫，我真是受够了。clean up your act：改邪归正，开始遵纪守法例句：You're going to have to clean up your act if you are serious about keeping your job.要是你真想保住工作，就必须改邪归正。leftover 剩饭菜（一般都用复数leftovers）例句：This recipe can serve four easily, and the leftovers are just as good eaten cold.这份食谱足够四人享用，剩下的饭菜可作冷食。万一不小心点多了留下剩饭剩菜，要记得找要饭盒打包带走。“打包“ ＝ doggy bagdoggy bag 打包字面意思是狗食袋，但其实和狗没什么关系。因为美国人剩饭剩菜要打包时，不好意思说自己要吃，便借口说是带给狗吃的。doggy 美 ['dɔɡi] 小狗；幼犬例句：I'll just get a doggy bag .我将这些剩菜打包。wrap sth up 这个短语表示“把某物包好”。Wrap up是“包起来”的意思。注意 take away 和take out 的打包可不是一回事，这俩是指外卖打包带走，没有吃过的东西。wrap up 是把吃过的东西打包。例句：Wrap it up, please.请帮我打包。to-go box 打包盒to-go box=doggy bag, 觉得自己不太喜欢用doggy bag这个短语可以说to-go box来代替。例句：If you can't finish your dinner, you can always take the leftovers home by asking the waiter for a to-go box or doggy bag.如果你不能吃完自己的晚饭，随时都可以向服务员要一个外卖餐盒或“打包袋”，将残羹剩饭带回家。和食物有关的英语俚语之前我们介绍过很多，和食物有关的英语俚语，这就来考考你，看你能答对几个呢？01. A piece of cake （一块小蛋糕？）答案：小菜一碟例句：I got an A. The exam was a piece of cake.我考试得了A，这个考试小菜一碟。02. bad apple（坏苹果？）答案：害群之马，坏影响例句：Tim and Jack are really bad apples for you.Tim 和 Jack 给你很多坏影响。03. A hard nut to crack（一个坚硬的坚果？）答案：棘手，难对付例句：Mind you, she is a hard nut to crack. 小心，这是个难对付的女人。04. You're a peach（你是个桃子？） 答案：你人真好例句：Emma: "Here, I got you a soda too."Mike: "Thanks. You're a peach."Emma: "我给你也带了瓶苏打水。”Mike：“谢谢，你人真好。”怎么说要爱惜粮食？Save food and eat healthy！节约粮食，健康饮食！Pearl is treasure, rice is king! 珍珠为宝，稻米为王！Behold dishes, each all pain. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。Treasure grain, everyone duty!爱惜粮食，人人有责！Save food, starts from me, starts from now! 节约粮食，从我做起，从现在做起！【食物口语系列】今天的知识是不是很容易就学会了呢？别忘了在评论区提交作业哦。◆◆今日作业◆◆这些短语和句子你都理解对了吗？最后留给同学们一个小作业：'Clean Plate' campaign is the best way to miss Yuan Longping.这里应该怎么翻译呢？同学们可以在右下角留言区写下你的答案哦, 老师会亲自点评~

英语口语·吉米老师说 袁老去世，节约粮食、光盘行动才是对他最好的悼念。光盘行动的英语可不是 CD action，你知道光盘行动的英语怎么说吗？光盘行动： "Clean Plate" campaignclean 做动词时是把……弄干净、打扫、清洁的意思plate 盘子、碟子，clean plate 即把盘子弄干净，光盘。campaign [kæmˈpeɪn] 运动，这里的运动可不是跑步锻炼的运动，而是大型活动，比如女权运动、禁烟运动……clean up after sb：打扫……弄脏的地方例句：I'm fed up with cleaning up after you all the time.你弄脏了东西老是我来打扫，我真是受够了。clean up your act：改邪归正，开始遵纪守法例句：You're going to have to clean up your act if you are serious about keeping your job.要是你真想保住工作，就必须改邪归正。leftover 剩饭菜（一般都用复数leftovers）例句：This recipe can serve four easily, and the leftovers are just as good eaten cold.这份食谱足够四人享用，剩下的饭菜可作冷食。万一不小心点多了留下剩饭剩菜，要记得找要饭盒打包带走。“打包“ ＝ doggy bagdoggy bag 打包字面意思是狗食袋，但其实和狗没什么关系。因为美国人剩饭剩菜要打包时，不好意思说自己要吃，便借口说是带给狗吃的。doggy 美 ['dɔɡi] 小狗；幼犬例句：I'll just get a doggy bag .我将这些剩菜打包。wrap sth up 这个短语表示“把某物包好”。Wrap up是“包起来”的意思。注意 take away 和take out 的打包可不是一回事，这俩是指外卖打包带走，没有吃过的东西。wrap up 是把吃过的东西打包。例句：Wrap it up, please.请帮我打包。to-go box 打包盒to-go box=doggy bag, 觉得自己不太喜欢用doggy bag这个短语可以说to-go box来代替。例句：If you can't finish your dinner, you can always take the leftovers home by asking the waiter for a to-go box or doggy bag.如果你不能吃完自己的晚饭，随时都可以向服务员要一个外卖餐盒或“打包袋”，将残羹剩饭带回家。和食物有关的英语俚语之前我们介绍过很多，和食物有关的英语俚语，这就来考考你，看你能答对几个呢？01. A piece of cake （一块小蛋糕？）答案：小菜一碟例句：I got an A. The exam was a piece of cake.我考试得了A，这个考试小菜一碟。02. bad apple（坏苹果？）答案：害群之马，坏影响例句：Tim and Jack are really bad apples for you.Tim 和 Jack 给你很多坏影响。03. A hard nut to crack（一个坚硬的坚果？）答案：棘手，难对付例句：Mind you, she is a hard nut to crack. 小心，这是个难对付的女人。04. You're a peach（你是个桃子？） 答案：你人真好例句：Emma: "Here, I got you a soda too."Mike: "Thanks. You're a peach."Emma: "我给你也带了瓶苏打水。”Mike：“谢谢，你人真好。”怎么说要爱惜粮食？Save food and eat healthy！节约粮食，健康饮食！Pearl is treasure, rice is king! 珍珠为宝，稻米为王！Behold dishes, each all pain. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。Treasure grain, everyone duty!爱惜粮食，人人有责！Save food, starts from me, starts from now! 节约粮食，从我做起，从现在做起！【食物口语系列】今天的知识是不是很容易就学会了呢？别忘了在评论区提交作业哦。◆◆今日作业◆◆这些短语和句子你都理解对了吗？最后留给同学们一个小作业：'Clean Plate' campaign is the best way to miss Yuan Longping.这里应该怎么翻译呢？同学们可以在右下角留言区写下你的答案哦, 老师会亲自点评~

英语口语·吉米老师说 袁老去世，节约粮食、光盘行动才是对他最好的悼念。光盘行动的英语可不是 CD action，你知道光盘行动的英语怎么说吗？光盘行动： "Clean Plate" campaignclean 做动词时是把……弄干净、打扫、清洁的意思plate 盘子、碟子，clean plate 即把盘子弄干净，光盘。campaign [kæmˈpeɪn] 运动，这里的运动可不是跑步锻炼的运动，而是大型活动，比如女权运动、禁烟运动……clean up after sb：打扫……弄脏的地方例句：I'm fed up with cleaning up after you all the time.你弄脏了东西老是我来打扫，我真是受够了。clean up your act：改邪归正，开始遵纪守法例句：You're going to have to clean up your act if you are serious about keeping your job.要是你真想保住工作，就必须改邪归正。leftover 剩饭菜（一般都用复数leftovers）例句：This recipe can serve four easily, and the leftovers are just as good eaten cold.这份食谱足够四人享用，剩下的饭菜可作冷食。万一不小心点多了留下剩饭剩菜，要记得找要饭盒打包带走。“打包“ ＝ doggy bagdoggy bag 打包字面意思是狗食袋，但其实和狗没什么关系。因为美国人剩饭剩菜要打包时，不好意思说自己要吃，便借口说是带给狗吃的。doggy 美 ['dɔɡi] 小狗；幼犬例句：I'll just get a doggy bag .我将这些剩菜打包。wrap sth up 这个短语表示“把某物包好”。Wrap up是“包起来”的意思。注意 take away 和take out 的打包可不是一回事，这俩是指外卖打包带走，没有吃过的东西。wrap up 是把吃过的东西打包。例句：Wrap it up, please.请帮我打包。to-go box 打包盒to-go box=doggy bag, 觉得自己不太喜欢用doggy bag这个短语可以说to-go box来代替。例句：If you can't finish your dinner, you can always take the leftovers home by asking the waiter for a to-go box or doggy bag.如果你不能吃完自己的晚饭，随时都可以向服务员要一个外卖餐盒或“打包袋”，将残羹剩饭带回家。和食物有关的英语俚语之前我们介绍过很多，和食物有关的英语俚语，这就来考考你，看你能答对几个呢？01. A piece of cake （一块小蛋糕？）答案：小菜一碟例句：I got an A. The exam was a piece of cake.我考试得了A，这个考试小菜一碟。02. bad apple（坏苹果？）答案：害群之马，坏影响例句：Tim and Jack are really bad apples for you.Tim 和 Jack 给你很多坏影响。03. A hard nut to crack（一个坚硬的坚果？）答案：棘手，难对付例句：Mind you, she is a hard nut to crack. 小心，这是个难对付的女人。04. You're a peach（你是个桃子？） 答案：你人真好例句：Emma: "Here, I got you a soda too."Mike: "Thanks. You're a peach."Emma: "我给你也带了瓶苏打水。”Mike：“谢谢，你人真好。”怎么说要爱惜粮食？Save food and eat healthy！节约粮食，健康饮食！Pearl is treasure, rice is king! 珍珠为宝，稻米为王！Behold dishes, each all pain. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。Treasure grain, everyone duty!爱惜粮食，人人有责！Save food, starts from me, starts from now! 节约粮食，从我做起，从现在做起！【食物口语系列】今天的知识是不是很容易就学会了呢？别忘了在评论区提交作业哦。◆◆今日作业◆◆这些短语和句子你都理解对了吗？最后留给同学们一个小作业：'Clean Plate' campaign is the best way to miss Yuan Longping.这里应该怎么翻译呢？同学们可以在右下角留言区写下你的答案哦, 老师会亲自点评~

Here's a brief intro to the life of Dr. Yuan Longping who passed away on. May 22, 2021. It was covered quite extensively last week in the Chinese and international press as well as in all the China newsletters. But just in case you missed reading about him I wanted to post this short intro to his life and achievements.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yuan Longping, a Chinese plant scientist whose breakthroughs in developing high-yield hybrid strains of rice helped to alleviate famine and poverty across much of Asia and Africa, passed away recently at the age of 90. Also known as "The Father of Hybrid Rice" his work made him a national hero, and the outpouring of grief was echoed by BeiBei as she shares the life of this remarkable man.

Here's a brief intro to the life of Dr. Yuan Longping who passed away on. May 22, 2021. It was covered quite extensively last week in the Chinese and international press as well as in all the China newsletters.  But just in case you missed reading about him I wanted to post this short intro to his life and achievements. 

Hur ser framtiden ut för den kinesiska risbonden? Vad händer med identiteten när Kina urbaniseras? och så har nationalhjälten Yuan Longping gått bort, vem var han? Medverkande i podden: Kinakommentator Hanna Sahlberg, Kinakorrespondent Björn Djurberg och programledare Hélène Benno. Producent: Lena Bejerot Tekniker: Jakob Lalér

​The world-renowned agricultural scientist Yuan Longping passed away in hospital in the central Chinese city of Changsha on May 22nd. He was 91. Known as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”, Yuan devoted his life to developing high-yield rice varieties that helped feed people around the globe. In this special edition of Footprints, we commemorate him by retracing his long, difficult, yet splendid journey both in his life and his research.

Known as "the Father of Hybrid Rice," Yuan Longping is a national icon who has increased rice grain yields to levels previously thought impossible.Read the article by Alex Colville: https://supchina.com/2020/08/17/yuan-longping-the-man-who-feeds-china/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

Yuan Longpin starb im Alter von 90 Jahren. Seine große Leistung ist die Züchtung von Reissorten, die deutlich ertragreicher sind als normaler Reis. In China heißt es, ihm sei es zu verdanken, dass die Menschen im Land seit Jahrzehnten keinen Hunger leiden müssen.

① China to provide $3b to help developing countries fight COVID-19. ② Standards of living in Tibet improved significantly over the past 70 years. ③ China mourns its beloved scientist Yuan Longping who saved millions from hunger. ④ Deadly fungus affects thousands of Covid-19 patients in India.

"Vater des Hybridreises" ist totVon Steffen Wurzel, ARD-Studio ShanghaiIn China kennt jedes Kind den Namen Yuan Longping: Dank dem Wissenschaftler hätten die Menschen im Land genug zu essen, heißt es in den Schulbüchern. Nun ist der Züchter der ertragreichen Reissorten gestorben.Dafür zu sorgen, dass die Menschen satt werden, und zwar auf der ganzen Welt: Das war jahrzehntelang das große Ziel von Yuan Longping. In seinem Heimatland China ist dieses Ziel inzwischen weitgehend erreicht und die Forschung des nun im Alter 90 gestorbenen Agrarwissenschaflers hat dazu maßgeblich beigetragen. Yuan und seine Forscherteams haben seit Anfang der 1970er-Jahre spezielle Reissorten gezüchtet, mit denen der Ernteertrag deutlich gesteigert werden konnte.Angefangen habe alles mit einem Traum, hatte Yuan im Jahr 2018 im Gespräch mit dem ARD-Hörfunk erinnert:In diesem Traum stieß ich gemeinsam mit meinen Mitarbeitern auf riesige Reispflanzen: Die Rispen waren so üppig wie Besen und die Reiskörner waren so groß wie Erdnüsse. In diesem Traum legten wir uns unter diesen riesigen Reispflanzen in den Schatten. Dass der Traum mit den riesigen Reispflanzen wahr wird, wurde unser Ziel. Und wir arbeiten immer noch daran. In China kennt jedes Kind den Namen Yuan Longping. In Schulbüchern und Medienberichten wird er als "Vater des Hybridreises" beschrieben. Hybridreis: Damit gemeint ist die nachhaltige Kreuzung von besonders robusten und ertragreichen Reissorten. Bis Anfang der 1970er-Jahre waren die meisten Biologen und Agrarwissenschaftler weltweit der Meinung, dass solch eine Züchtung nicht funktionieren würde. Yuan bewies mit seinen Forschungen das Gegenteil und wurde mit dem Hybridreis zum Wissenschaftshelden in China.Ein offizielles Papier der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas verglich die Erfindung des Hybridreises mit der ersten chinesischen Wasserstoffbombe und dem ersten chinesischen Weltraumsatelliten. Yuan wurde von der kommunistischen Staatsführung immer wieder hofiert, ausgezeichnet und zum Mitglied der sogenannten Politischen Konsultativkonferenz ernannt - einem einmal im Jahr tagenden Beratungsgremium der Kommunistischen Staatsführung. Aber:Ich bin kein Parteimitglied. So genieße ich größere Freiheiten. Wäre ich Mitglied der Kommunistischen Partei, wäre das eine sehr strenge Angelegenheit. Parteimitglieder müssen das Volk repräsentieren. Das schaffe ich nicht. Dafür bin ich zu freigeistig und undiszipliniert. Ich habe deswegen nie eine KP-Mitgliedschaft beantragt. Ich bleibe lieber bei meinem Lebensstil: frei und undiszipliniert. Yuan Longping ist nach Angaben staatlicher Medien am Samstag in einem Krankenhaus in der zentralchinesischen Stadt Changsha gestorben. In der Hauptstadt des Landesteils Hunan befand sich auch das von ihm gegründete Reis-Forschungsinstitut, an dem er in den vergangenen Jahren trotz seines hohen Alters immer noch häufig zu sehen war. "Ich habe keine festen Arbeitszeiten", hatte Yuan im Alter von 88 Jahren Yuan im Interview mit der ARD gesagt. "Wenn ich arbeiten will, gehe ich ins Büro. Wenn nicht, dann bleibe ich zuhause, schaue fern oder spiele Volleyball. Manchmal reise ich auch. Auch, wenn ich nicht mehr voll arbeite: Was ich jeden Tag tue, ist: Ich schaue nach meinen Reispflanzen."

"Vater des Hybridreises" ist totVon Steffen Wurzel, ARD-Studio ShanghaiIn China kennt jedes Kind den Namen Yuan Longping: Dank dem Wissenschaftler hätten die Menschen im Land genug zu essen, heißt es in den Schulbüchern. Nun ist der Züchter der ertragreichen Reissorten gestorben.Dafür zu sorgen, dass die Menschen satt werden, und zwar auf der ganzen Welt: Das war jahrzehntelang das große Ziel von Yuan Longping. In seinem Heimatland China ist dieses Ziel inzwischen weitgehend erreicht und die Forschung des nun im Alter 90 gestorbenen Agrarwissenschaflers hat dazu maßgeblich beigetragen. Yuan und seine Forscherteams haben seit Anfang der 1970er-Jahre spezielle Reissorten gezüchtet, mit denen der Ernteertrag deutlich gesteigert werden konnte.Angefangen habe alles mit einem Traum, hatte Yuan im Jahr 2018 im Gespräch mit dem ARD-Hörfunk erinnert:In diesem Traum stieß ich gemeinsam mit meinen Mitarbeitern auf riesige Reispflanzen: Die Rispen waren so üppig wie Besen und die Reiskörner waren so groß wie Erdnüsse. In diesem Traum legten wir uns unter diesen riesigen Reispflanzen in den Schatten. Dass der Traum mit den riesigen Reispflanzen wahr wird, wurde unser Ziel. Und wir arbeiten immer noch daran. In China kennt jedes Kind den Namen Yuan Longping. In Schulbüchern und Medienberichten wird er als "Vater des Hybridreises" beschrieben. Hybridreis: Damit gemeint ist die nachhaltige Kreuzung von besonders robusten und ertragreichen Reissorten. Bis Anfang der 1970er-Jahre waren die meisten Biologen und Agrarwissenschaftler weltweit der Meinung, dass solch eine Züchtung nicht funktionieren würde. Yuan bewies mit seinen Forschungen das Gegenteil und wurde mit dem Hybridreis zum Wissenschaftshelden in China.Ein offizielles Papier der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas verglich die Erfindung des Hybridreises mit der ersten chinesischen Wasserstoffbombe und dem ersten chinesischen Weltraumsatelliten. Yuan wurde von der kommunistischen Staatsführung immer wieder hofiert, ausgezeichnet und zum Mitglied der sogenannten Politischen Konsultativkonferenz ernannt - einem einmal im Jahr tagenden Beratungsgremium der Kommunistischen Staatsführung. Aber:Ich bin kein Parteimitglied. So genieße ich größere Freiheiten. Wäre ich Mitglied der Kommunistischen Partei, wäre das eine sehr strenge Angelegenheit. Parteimitglieder müssen das Volk repräsentieren. Das schaffe ich nicht. Dafür bin ich zu freigeistig und undiszipliniert. Ich habe deswegen nie eine KP-Mitgliedschaft beantragt. Ich bleibe lieber bei meinem Lebensstil: frei und undiszipliniert. Yuan Longping ist nach Angaben staatlicher Medien am Samstag in einem Krankenhaus in der zentralchinesischen Stadt Changsha gestorben. In der Hauptstadt des Landesteils Hunan befand sich auch das von ihm gegründete Reis-Forschungsinstitut, an dem er in den vergangenen Jahren trotz seines hohen Alters immer noch häufig zu sehen war. "Ich habe keine festen Arbeitszeiten", hatte Yuan im Alter von 88 Jahren Yuan im Interview mit der ARD gesagt. "Wenn ich arbeiten will, gehe ich ins Büro. Wenn nicht, dann bleibe ich zuhause, schaue fern oder spiele Volleyball. Manchmal reise ich auch. Auch, wenn ich nicht mehr voll arbeite: Was ich jeden Tag tue, ist: Ich schaue nach meinen Reispflanzen."

"Vater des Hybridreises" ist totVon Steffen Wurzel, ARD-Studio ShanghaiIn China kennt jedes Kind den Namen Yuan Longping: Dank dem Wissenschaftler hätten die Menschen im Land genug zu essen, heißt es in den Schulbüchern. Nun ist der Züchter der ertragreichen Reissorten gestorben.Dafür zu sorgen, dass die Menschen satt werden, und zwar auf der ganzen Welt: Das war jahrzehntelang das große Ziel von Yuan Longping. In seinem Heimatland China ist dieses Ziel inzwischen weitgehend erreicht und die Forschung des nun im Alter 90 gestorbenen Agrarwissenschaflers hat dazu maßgeblich beigetragen. Yuan und seine Forscherteams haben seit Anfang der 1970er-Jahre spezielle Reissorten gezüchtet, mit denen der Ernteertrag deutlich gesteigert werden konnte.Angefangen habe alles mit einem Traum, hatte Yuan im Jahr 2018 im Gespräch mit dem ARD-Hörfunk erinnert:In diesem Traum stieß ich gemeinsam mit meinen Mitarbeitern auf riesige Reispflanzen: Die Rispen waren so üppig wie Besen und die Reiskörner waren so groß wie Erdnüsse. In diesem Traum legten wir uns unter diesen riesigen Reispflanzen in den Schatten. Dass der Traum mit den riesigen Reispflanzen wahr wird, wurde unser Ziel. Und wir arbeiten immer noch daran. In China kennt jedes Kind den Namen Yuan Longping. In Schulbüchern und Medienberichten wird er als "Vater des Hybridreises" beschrieben. Hybridreis: Damit gemeint ist die nachhaltige Kreuzung von besonders robusten und ertragreichen Reissorten. Bis Anfang der 1970er-Jahre waren die meisten Biologen und Agrarwissenschaftler weltweit der Meinung, dass solch eine Züchtung nicht funktionieren würde. Yuan bewies mit seinen Forschungen das Gegenteil und wurde mit dem Hybridreis zum Wissenschaftshelden in China.Ein offizielles Papier der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas verglich die Erfindung des Hybridreises mit der ersten chinesischen Wasserstoffbombe und dem ersten chinesischen Weltraumsatelliten. Yuan wurde von der kommunistischen Staatsführung immer wieder hofiert, ausgezeichnet und zum Mitglied der sogenannten Politischen Konsultativkonferenz ernannt - einem einmal im Jahr tagenden Beratungsgremium der Kommunistischen Staatsführung. Aber:Ich bin kein Parteimitglied. So genieße ich größere Freiheiten. Wäre ich Mitglied der Kommunistischen Partei, wäre das eine sehr strenge Angelegenheit. Parteimitglieder müssen das Volk repräsentieren. Das schaffe ich nicht. Dafür bin ich zu freigeistig und undiszipliniert. Ich habe deswegen nie eine KP-Mitgliedschaft beantragt. Ich bleibe lieber bei meinem Lebensstil: frei und undiszipliniert. Yuan Longping ist nach Angaben staatlicher Medien am Samstag in einem Krankenhaus in der zentralchinesischen Stadt Changsha gestorben. In der Hauptstadt des Landesteils Hunan befand sich auch das von ihm gegründete Reis-Forschungsinstitut, an dem er in den vergangenen Jahren trotz seines hohen Alters immer noch häufig zu sehen war. "Ich habe keine festen Arbeitszeiten", hatte Yuan im Alter von 88 Jahren Yuan im Interview mit der ARD gesagt. "Wenn ich arbeiten will, gehe ich ins Büro. Wenn nicht, dann bleibe ich zuhause, schaue fern oder spiele Volleyball. Manchmal reise ich auch. Auch, wenn ich nicht mehr voll arbeite: Was ich jeden Tag tue, ist: Ich schaue nach meinen Reispflanzen."

A memorial service for late Chinese agronomist Yuan Longping has been held in Changsha.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended his condolences to Yuan Longping's family following the passing of the renowned scientist.

Yuan Longping is renowned for helping to feed one-fifth of the world's population with limited farmland in China.

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This is Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.Chinese scientist Yuan Longping is leading a research team to cultivate new strains of high yield "sea rice".The research team plans to spend three years developing a breed that can withstand water with a salinity of up to 0.8 percent, and with a yield of 450 kilograms per hectare. Yuan is a renowned scientist known for his research and development of hybrid rice. China has around 700 million hectares of saline-alkaline soil. Yuan said it will be of great significance to convert the soil into arable land by developing sea rice with a high salinity tolerance.More than half of the world&`&s population relies on rice as staple food, while the proportion is over 60 percent in China.If China uses 70 million hectares of land to grow sea rice, it could produce an extra 30 billion kilograms of rice a year, enough to feed an extra 80 million people.Sea rice is found in saline-alkaline soil at the junctures where rivers join the sea. Sea rice is resistant to pests and diseases, and does not need fertilizer to grow. Currently, the most advanced sea-rice breed in China can only be grown in water with a salinity less than 0.3 percent.A sea-rice research center, with Yuan as the chief scientist, has been set up in Shandong Province. With dozens of breeds brought in from worldwide, the researchers will use gene sequencing technology to cultivate new strains of sea rice.Over the decades, Yuan and his team have worked on new approaches to significantly increase rice yields.This is Special English.More of the world is getting into the spirit of China&`&s biggest holiday, the Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, falls on January 28th this year, and the celebration lasts around two weeks. China&`&s Ministry of Culture, in cooperation with local Chinese cultural organizations, will present around 2,000 cultural events for the holiday across the world.The ministry says a variety of activities, including performance shows and shopping events, will serve as the flagship of China&`&s cultural relations with other countries.Since 2001, the ministry has been organizing shows overseas during the Spring Festival period. In 2009, the ministry launched the more comprehensive "Happy Spring Festival" program to offer a greater diversity of celebrations.In 2010, the program saw 65 events in 40 countries. It further expanded last year to include 2,000 events in more than 400 cities across the world, and more than 200 million people joined in the events worldwide. The ministry says this year&`&s program will essentially match that scale.The Spring Festival is one of the major holidays for 10 other countries, including Canada, Malaysia and Mauritius. The ministry says different activities are held in different countries.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.A new study has found that pregnancy affects not only a woman&`&s body, but also changes parts of her brain too.When researchers compared brain scans of women before and after pregnancy, they spotted some differences in 11 locations in the brain. They also found hints that the alterations help women prepare for motherhood.For example, they might help a mother understand the needs of her infant. The women were also given memory tests, and they showed no signs of decline.Neuroscientists at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain presented the results in a paper released by the journal Nature Neuroscience.The study included data on 25 Spanish women scanned before and after their first pregnancies, along with 20 women who didn&`&t get pregnant during the study. The brain changes in the pregnancy group emerged from comparisons of the two groups.The results were consistent. A computer program can tell which women get pregnant just by looking at results of the MRI scans.The changes, first documented an average of 10 weeks after giving birth, were mostly still present two years after childbirth. That&`&s based on a follow-up with 11 study participants.Scientists say the brain is being shaped all the time, and hormones are part of the whole orchestra of processes that change the brain structurally.This is Special English.A link between human exposure to aluminum and Alzheimer&`&s disease has been suspected for over half a century and recent research may confirm that the metal does play a role in causing this devastating brain disease.Chris Exley, a professor in bioinorganic chemistry at Keele University in Britain, revealed the new findings from his latest study on medical-blogging website The Hippocratic Post.Many scientists say aluminum cannot be blamed for causing Alzheimer&`&s disease because there is not enough evidence. However, Exley said the latest research from his group makes the link even more compelling. He added that the findings are unequivocal in their confirmation of a role for aluminum in some if not all causes of Alzheimer&`&s disease.Scientists have known for some time that individuals who developed Alzheimer&`&s disease in their late sixties and older have accumulated more aluminum in their brain tissue than individuals of the same age without the disease.Exley&`&s research shows that Alzheimer&`&s disease has a much earlier age of onset in individuals who have been exposed to unusually high levels of aluminum in their daily lives.As aluminum is widely used in people&`&s daily lives, Exley suggests that people should take all possible precautions to reduce the accumulation of aluminum in their brain tissue and start to do this as soon as possible. This is Special English.British scientists say the belief that humans may have inherited kindness from its close relative the chimpanzee is wrong. Instead, the new study found that unlike humans, chimpanzees are entirely "selfish creatures" who act in their own interests, turning conceived wisdom on its head.The team includes academics from the universities of Manchester, Birmingham, and St Andrews, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. The researchers say humans were unlikely to have inherited the trait of kindness from their primate cousins.They found that chimpanzees are unlikely to take an interest in each other unless there is an anticipated benefit.They said in the journal Nature Communications that previous research implying helpful behavior in chimps was likely to be a by-product of the way the experiments were designed.The team worked with a group of 16 chimpanzees at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, in Uganda.Using two ingenious experiments, the team discovered chimpanzees were no more likely to help feed each other as they were to block access to a box of peanuts.One of the principle investigators, Dr. Keith Jensen from the University of Manchester, said the evolution of social behavior and what drives individuals to act altruistically, is an important and active area of debate.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to newsplusradio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That&`&s mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues.A new scientific report has found that man-made climate change played some role in two dozen extreme weather events in 2015 but not in several other weird weather instances around the world.An annual report released by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found that climate change was a factor in 24 of 30 strange weather events. They include 11 cases of high heat, as well as unusual winter sunshine in the United Kingdom, Alaskan wildfires and odd "sunny day" flooding in Miami.The study documented climate change-caused weather in many parts of the world including Alaska, the southeastern United States, Europe, China and Africa.Stephanie Herring, co-editor of the report, said weather has to be measurable, but in many cases, the scientists could not detect climate change&`&s effects. Herring highlighted the Miami flooding in September 2015. Because of rising sea levels and sinking land, extremely high tides flooded the streets with 22 inches of water.She said it is just remarkable because there were no clouds in the sky before the event occurred, and this type of flooding is clearly becoming more frequent.This is Special English.Scientists have used a laser to tickle atoms of antimatter and make them shine, a key step towards answering one of the great riddles of the universe.Theory predicts that the Big Bang produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter. Since they cancel each other out, scientists have been trying to find out why a relatively small amount of matter remained, allowing the stars, planets and ultimately life to come about, and antimatter vanished.It took researchers at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, decades to work out how to create an antimatter version of the most basic atom, hydrogen, and trap it for long enough to perform tests.In a paper published online by the journal Nature, they reported the first cautious result from an experiment with anti-hydrogen. It turns out that when it&`&s stimulated with a laser, anti-hydrogen appears to produce light on the same ultraviolet frequency as its nemesis in the world of matter, hydrogen.A physicist who wasn&`&t involved in the study said scientists had been eagerly awaiting the results of the CERN experiment for years, and successfully discovering a difference between matter and antimatter would be worthy of a Nobel Prize.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.Volunteers of the Bird Watchers Association in Zhuhai in Guangdong Province have found a black-faced spoonbill inhabiting and foraging at a forest area of the city. Zhuhai is located along the East Asia-Australia route of bird migration, one of the top eight such routes around the globe. The city attracts a large number of migratory birds in early winter every year. Egrets, teals, and sandpipers are often seen flying in flocks at Qi&`&ao Mangrove Forest, which has a favorable ecological environment.The black-faced spoonbill gets its name from its flat spoon-like beak. It is also called the black-faced angel or dancer because of its elegant posture. The species is one of the most endangered in the world.The newly established Zhuhai Bird Watchers Association was invited to take part in the worldwide survey of the bird. Members of the association spotted a young black-faced spoonbill at Qi&`&ao Mangrove Forest, the first time such a sighting has been made in the city.Experts predict that more of the bird and other species are likely to be found this winter in the same area. This is Special English.A new study shows that non-lethal methods of predator control can be highly effective in protecting livestock from predators and in turn, saving predators from people.The study has been published in the Wildlife Society Bulletin. It addresses the issue that top predators such as wolves, bears, lions and tigers have declined dramatically around the world over the past century and one major driver of these declines is retaliatory killing by people following predator attacks on domestic livestock.The researchers examined 66 published, peer-reviewed research papers that measured how four categories of lethal and non-lethal mitigation techniques influenced attacks on livestock. They found that the most consistently effective tools were guard dogs, electric fencing, shock collar, and removal of predators, which includes both killing and relocation to other places.(全文见周六微信。)

This is Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.A scientist known as China&`&s "father of hybrid rice" has developed a new strain that could enable the plant to adapt to more varied growing environments at a significantly lower cost. The strain is designed to be hardier and able to withstand lower temperatures during the plant&`&s reproductive phase. It is the third generation of hybrid rice that Yuan Longping has developed.Yuan told the China Daily that the third generation will also incorporate the merits of the previous two generations, and its adaptability to low temperatures will increase significantly. Low temperatures during the reproductive phase resulted in crop failure for the second generation of hybrid rice in Anhui province in 2014, triggering government scrutiny over the adaptability of the strain. It also infuriated farmers, whose yields plummeted from an expected 7.5 metric tons to 750 kilograms per hectare, or even to zero. Yuan said the cost of breeding the new strain has also decreased significantly, making its commercial use viable in the short term. Yuan is also developing a new strain of saltwater-resistant rice that could yield up to 4.5 tons per hectare - around 60 percent of the yield from regular paddies. Meanwhile, his team is looking to sell the new strain to the world&`&s major rice-growing countries. This is Special English.Another big name is joining the world&`&s pursuit for self-driving cars, with Apple acknowledging for the first time that it is investing "heavily" in building such a car.According to a letter from the company to the U.S. transport regulator which was revealed in the media recently, Apple declared its interest in self-driving vehicle technology, adding that the company "is excited about the potential of automated systems in many areas, including transportation".The letter was written by Apple&`&s Director of Product Integrity Steve Kenner on Nov. 22 to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It urges the U.S. regulator not to introduce too many rules on the testing of self-driving cars.The letter said established manufacturers and new entrants should be treated equally.There has long been speculation about the computer and iPhone maker&`&s plans for expanding into transportation but it has not publicly admitted them.A few companies are currently investing in self-driving cars, including Google which is reportedly already testing its cars on the roads, and the electric car maker Tesla, which has announced that all the cars it now builds will have the hardware installed to drive on their own. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. A British Council program aiming to inspire girls and young women about the world of work has launched its online platform.The program is entitled "Inspiring Women China". It is based on an initiative in Britain. Its online platform will enable this initiative to grow in scale across China with teachers able to connect with and invite volunteers in any chosen field or area to talk with students in their school or college.The program is expected to inspire young people, girls and young women in particular, to raise their confidence and aspirations and enable them to make better informed choices about their career options.At the heart of this program is a network of successful women from a broad range of backgrounds who volunteer their time to talk to students about their job, career and the path they took to get there.Carma Elliot, head of the British Council China, says she agrees with the Chinese saying of "women hold up half the sky".She said the program is also about inspiring the next generation of girls to fulfill their potential in society, and to make the greatest possible contribution to social and economic development.This is Special English.Member countries of the European Space Agency have approved an additional 440 million euros, roughly 470 million U.S. Dollars, to fund the agency&`&s next mission to Mars.As part of the ExoMars mission, the agency sent an orbiter and a test lander to the red planet this year. The Trace Gas Orbiter was successfully deployed but the lander malfunctioned and crashed on the surface of Mars, raising fears about the next stage of the mission.Despite the crash, officials meeting in Switzerland recently approved the budget that the agency said it requires to send a rover to Mars in 2020.In all, member states approved 10 billion euros in funding for the agency, which will also allow it to continue participating in the International Space Station program until at least 2024.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.Australian researchers have developed a world-first vaccine for gum disease.The vaccine, developed by a team from the University of Melbourne, will eliminate, or at least significantly reduce, the need for surgery and antibiotics for severe gum disease.Gum disease affects one in three adults worldwide and more than 50 percent of Australians over the age of 65.The disease is commonly associated with diabetes, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia and certain types of cancer. It is a chronic condition that destroys gum tissue and bone supporting teeth, leading to tooth loss.The vaccine targets enzymes produced by the bacteria to trigger an immune response which in turn produces antibodies that neutralize the pathogen&`&s destructive toxins.Eric Reynolds, CEO of the Oral Health Cooperative Research Center at the University of Melbourne, said the vaccine would greatly reduce the tissue destruction caused by the pathogen.Reynolds said the methods are helpful, and he holds high hopes for this vaccine to improve the quality of life for millions of people.Clinical trials of the vaccine in humans are expected to begin in early 2018. This is Special English.Patients in an Australia state are being recruited in what is touted as the world&`&s first medicinal cannabis trial for the prevention of nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy.The clinical trial will involve 80 patients in the first stage and could expand to another 250 patients across New South Wales.According to a statement from the office of the New South Wales Minister for Medical Research, the trial will play a critical role in developing a better understanding of how cannabis products may provide relief for cancer patients.A new oral plant-derived, pharmaceutical-grade capsule will be used in the trial.A lead researcher of the trial, associate Professor Peter Grimison said there was very limited high-quality research available on the role of cannabis-derived medicines in treating nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy.He said they have come a long way with conventional anti-nausea medication, but one-third of patients continue to suffer during and after chemotherapy. The professor said the role of cannabis medicines in alleviating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting is still unclear, and this study aims to provide a definitive answer to this question. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to newsplusradio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That&`&s mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues.Hollywood writers will be hired to train the winners of a young Chinese scriptwriters program.The program, "Ju Ben Hui", which means "alliance of scripts", is the name of the project that was jointly developed by three Beijing-based entertainment companies.Top Chinese directors are on the panel that will select three young scriptwriters from candidates across the country. They will be selected for a grant of up to 1 million yuan, roughly 147,000 U.S. dollars, and a chance to be coached by a Hollywood scriptwriter at a venue in North China&`&s Hebei province.The first winners will be announced next year and the date has yet to be released.An actor-director who is on the panel said China needs more high quality screenplays, and Hollywood&`&s rich experience in storytelling can be an inspiration.This is Special English.Ten foreigners who have significant influence in their social media circles including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram, have gathered in Beijing to experience traditional Chinese medicine. During the event, the foreigners experienced massage, acupuncture, hot spring treatments, and watched tai chi performance. The event was co-sponsored by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development and China&`&s biggest online travel agency C-trip. It is part of a campaign to showcase traditional Chinese medicine to foreign visitors. Meanwhile, C-trip has launched traditional medicine tours on its website. Beijing has rich tourism resources, with 35 tourism destinations dedicated to Traditional Chinese Medicine tours.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.A big-budget television drama about the early life of William Shakespeare is being filmed in Wales in western Britain.The drama will be the largest budget film ever shot in Wales. The series is being made for U.S. television.Backed by financing from the Welsh Assembly, the production is expected to generate almost 23 million U.S. dollars for the Welsh economy.The first series of nine episodes has been commissioned following the success of an initial pilot program that was filmed in London.Welcoming the news, the Welsh Assembly&`&s Economy Cabinet Secretary Ken Skates described it as a great win and a huge boost for the creative industries sector in Wales.He said the event supports the sector strategy to attract high-end drama to Wales with a specific focus on the lucrative U.S. market and with the probability of repeat series. TNT is the American cable and satellite television channel owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. The channel has ordered 10 episodes of the drama that tells the wild story of a young William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is played by newcomer Laurie Davidson. The series is scheduled to air on U.S. television in 2017. This is Special English.A couple tried to hide in a Shanghai IKEA store to live broadcast their late night adventure on Saturday, December 3. IKEA security discovered them and called the police.The police said the couple would be detained for several days.On Friday, the man announced his plans on Weibo, saying he would invite a lady to hide in an IKEA store for the night.The pair arrived at IKEA, hid in a cupboard and put out a live broadcast in the darkness. Later in the evening, a security guard discovered them and called the police.Police officers came soon afterwards and found another man with the couple. The three said they wanted to experience the childhood feeling of hiding in a cupboard and meant no harm.The live broadcaster apologized on Weibo the following day.Live web broadcasting is becoming increasingly popular in China. The authorities published a regulation on live streaming one month ago, urging providers to obtain qualifications and act according to rules.The regulations banned the use of live streams to undermine national security, destabilize society, disturb social order, infringe upon others&`& rights and interests, or disseminate obscene content.This is Special English.（全文见周六微信。）

This is Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.A clinical trial of a gene-editing technique on advanced lung cancer patients in China has aroused world attention in medical circles.The potentially revolutionary CRISPR technique allows scientists to selectively edit genome parts and replace them with new DNA stretches, in the hope that certain diseases including cancer could be cured.CRISPR is a collection of DNA sequences that direct a certain gene where to cut and paste. The gene can edit DNA, allowing the alteration of genetic patterns by genome modification.The trial began in late October as a group of oncologists at the West China Hospital of Sichuan University started injecting genetically modified cells into a patient with aggressive lung cancer.The editing therapy treatment will last from eight to 13 weeks, while the whole trial could last more than a year.Experts around the globe have been discussing the pros and cons of the groundbreaking medical technology.Carl June, a clinical researcher in immunotherapy at the University of Pennsylvania, told the journal Nature that the Chinese scientists' trial is "an exciting step forward".The United States is also planning trials that would use CRISPR for cancer treatment. U.S. experts applauded the work of the Chinese scientists and hoped that China's research, as well as the healthy competition worldwide, could improve modern medical science and finally benefit patients.This is Special English.Renowned Chinese developer of hybrid rice Yuan Longping has set a new world record. A hybrid rice project headed by Yuan has achieved an annual yield of 22 tonnes per hectare of farmland.According to authorities in south China's Guangdong Province, the amount of the double-cropping rice is equal to that produced over three seasons in the past, marking a big breakthrough.An academic at the Chinese Academy of Engineering told the Xinhua News Agency that this is the fifth generation of hybrid rice technology, and the quality of the rice is as good as Japan&`&s renowned Koshihikari rice.Known as China's "father of hybrid rice", Yuan began theoretical research around 50 years ago and continued to set new records in the average yields of hybrid rice.The Ministry of Agriculture officially launched a hybrid rice breeding program in 1996.Around 65 percent of Chinese people depend on rice as a staple food.You&`&re listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing.The International Space Station has gained three new residents, including the oldest and most experienced woman to orbit the world.A bit of Mars also arrived, courtesy of a Frenchman who brought along a small piece of a Mars meteorite.Launched from Kazakhstan, the Russian capsule docked at the 250-mile-high outpost and delivered a U.S. astronaut, a French astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut. They joined three men already on board, one American and two Russians.This is the third space station mission for NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson who, at 56, is older than each of her crewmates.She already holds the record for the most time spent in space for a woman, almost 400 days during her various missions. By the time she returns next spring, she should have broken the record for any American, man or woman.A biochemist by training, Whitson will celebrate her 57th birthday in the orbiting lab in February. Until Thursday, no woman older than 55 had traveled into space.November 20 marked the 18th anniversary of the launch of the first space station piece. Now the space station is as big as a football pitch, with a mass of 1 million pounds and eight miles of electrical wiring. Whitson and company represent its 50th full-time expedition crew.This is Special English.Scientists in the United States have hacked a plant&`&s genes to make it use sunlight more efficiently, a breakthrough that could eventually dramatically increase the amount of food grown.Scientists say photosynthesis is how plants convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into food. But it&`&s a very inefficient process, using less than 1 percent of the energy available.By genetically modifying part of the plant&`&s protective system, which kicks into gear when too much sunlight beams down, scientists were able to increase leaf growth between 14 and 20 percent in experiments with tobacco plants. The study has been published in the journal Science.Lead author the study Stephen Long said it won&`&t be too difficult to do it with other crops too; and if the technology is applied to crops around the world, it would increase the yield of many millions of tons of food.Long said that&`&s still at least 15 years away, but this is the first time scientists have been able to do something like this.An agriculture professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said the study makes sense, but cautioned the yield might not be quite so high for conventional food crops. But he added that still, the study remains a breakthrough.This is Special English.Shanghai will implement stricter tobacco control rules, banning smoking in all indoor public places, workplaces and public transport from March next year.The Standing Committee of the Shanghai People&`&s Congress, the local legislature, has passed an amendment to existing smoking control regulations that took effect six years ago.While the existing version allows designated areas for smokers in indoor areas of hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues, as well as airports, trains and ports, the amendment closes such loopholes.In addition, smoking will be prohibited outdoors at certain public venues visited by children, including schools, after-school education institutions and children&`&s hospitals. Outdoor auditoriums in stadiums are also subject to the ban.China has 300 million smokers, with another 700 million exposed to second-hand smoke. Last year, more than 700,000 people in China were diagnosed with smoking-related lung cancer.At least 16 Chinese cities, including Beijing, have passed their own tobacco control rules.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to newsplusradio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That&`&s mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues.The island nation of Kiribati has established a large shark sanctuary that will help ensure the creatures are protected across much of the central Pacific.Vice President Kourabi Nenem said at the sanctuary&`&s launch ceremony that his country was committed to protecting sharks from exploitation and overfishing.Kiribati has banned commercial shark fishing in the sanctuary which is about the size of India.Palau established the first shark sanctuary in the region in 2009, followed by the Marshall Islands, French Polynesia and other countries.One hundred million sharks are killed each year by commercial fisheries. Sharks are vulnerable to overfishing because they&`&re slow to mature and reproduce.Sharks are prized by some for their fins, which are used in shark fin soup.Ben Namakin, who was born in Kiribati and has pushed for the sanctuary, said he first began to consult elders and community groups with the idea four years ago. He said some people were resistant at first because Kiribati has a tradition of catching and eating sharks.But he said the elders didn&`&t like the way commercial operators were fishing for the creatures and understood their plight more when they were told of their unusual biology.Namakin said they came to realize that the shark sanctuary was important to protecting their culture.This is Special English.In a ghost town of dead coral off a remote Pacific island, scientists have found a bit more life.In excursions a year ago and then last April, scientists examined the normally stunning coral reefs around the island of Kiritimati and pronounced it mostly a bone yard of dead coral. Around 85 percent of the coral was dead, 10 percent was sick and bleached but still technically alive, and only 5 percent was doing OK.The same scientists returned this month and found that 6 to 7 percent of the coral is alive and not bleached.Many of the fish that rely on the reef and had been absent seem to be back.Hot water, mostly from El Nino, the natural occasional warming of the Pacific that changes weather worldwide, and man-made global warming had made the area one of the worst hit coral spots in the world. Later, nearby Jarvis Island was even more damaged. And the death of 85 percent of the coral of the better known and much larger Great Barrier Reef has been reported.Scientists say that despite the mass mortality, there are a few small signs of hope, and it is clear that coral reefs have great resilience and the coral there is trying to recover.This is Special English.The skeleton of a dodo bird is about to take flight, at least at an auction in the U.K.Summers Place Auctions is selling what it describes as a rare composite skeleton of a dodo bird, a creature once found on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.Sailors hunted the species into extinction in the 17th century and it has come to symbolize the harsh impact human beings can have on the world&`&s ecosystems. The bird&`&s name recognition was enhanced by Lewis Carroll, who included a dodo in "Alice&`&s Adventures in Wonderland".You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.The government of north China&`&s Shanxi Province has published a circular with details of more than 4,000 Great Wall sites in the region in an effort to enhance protection.The circular includes the names, location, dates, and protection areas of the Great Wall sections, as well as areas where construction is strictly controlled. The sites are spread across 40 counties and districts in eight cities in the province.Within the protected areas, no dismantling or reconstruction of the Great Wall is allowed. Construction projects and underground mining are also prohibited.Within the construction control areas, construction projects should not affect the historical style of the Great Wall, and construction blueprints should be approved before projects begin.The Great Wall was built between the third century B.C. and the Ming Dynasty that ended in 1644. With a total length of 9,000 kilometers, the existing sections of the Great Wall were mostly created during the Ming Dynasty some 400 years ago.In 2006, a national regulation on Great Wall protection was released, but the sheer size of the structure has posed a challenge to enforcement. Less than 10 percent of the wall is considered well-preserved, while around 30 percent has disappeared.This is Special English.（全文见周六微信。）

This is Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news. Renowned Chinese developer of hybrid rice, Yuan Longping, has expressed his confidence that a hybrid rice yield target projected for 2018 will be met this year. Yuan said several demonstration plots had showed potential to produce 16 tonnes of rice per hectare. Yuan made the remarks at a symposium marking the 20th anniversary of China's hybrid rice development. Known as China's "father of hybrid rice", Yuan started theoretical research 50 years ago and kept setting new records in the average yields of hybrid rice plots. China's Ministry of Agriculture officially launched its hybrid rice breeding program in 1996. Four years later, the first-phase target of 10 tonnes per hectare was achieved by Yuan's research team. The fourth-phase target of 15 tonnes per ha was hit in 2014. Currently, farmland under hybrid rice in China has risen to 13 million hectares while that overseas totals more than 5 million hectares. Around 65 percent of the Chinese population depends on rice as a staple food. This is Special English. Tiangong-2, China's first space lab in a real sense, was successfully launched into space on Sept 15. A brain-computer interaction test system installed in the lab will conduct a series of experiments in space. The research team of the system said brain-computer interaction will eventually be the highest form of human-machine communication. China will conduct the first ever space brain-machine interaction experiments, ahead even of developed countries. The brain-computer interaction test system in Tiangong-2 boasts 64 national patents. The research team has long been devoted to the research of brain-computer interactions. It previously developed two idiodynamic artificial neuron robotic systems that can help with the rehabilitation of stroke patients. The brain-computer interaction technology will also help Tiangong-2 astronauts to more easily accomplish their assigned tasks. For example, brain-computer interaction can transfer the astronauts' thoughts into operations, while at the same time monitoring their neurological function. You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. China will challenge the UK's position as second in the world for international study by 2020. That's according to the latest report led by Student.com, the accommodation provider for international students. The report said a record breaking 397,000 international students went to China in 2015 and China has been the third most popular destination for overseas students ahead of Canada, Germany and France. The report added that although there has been a slowdown in numbers since 2014, the number of foreign students in China has been growing on average 10 percent year-on-year since 2006. The report forecasts that at current growth rates, China will overtake the UK to be the second most popular destination for international students, following the United States which is at number one. The Independent newspaper from the UK also quoted experts confirming that the number of international students studying in China has risen so rapidly; and China will overtake the UK as the second most popular academic destination in the world. The newspaper noted that the trend is thought to be partly due to a drive by the Chinese government, as well as increasingly higher education standards and scholarship programs for degree-seeking students. Professor David Goodman leads the China Studies program at the University of Liverpool. He said international students benefit from the exposure to China and its culture, not least because of its growing economy and jobs market. This is Special English. As the country passed the revised edition of China's Wild Animal Protection Law which bans random releasing of captive animals into the wild, a similar incident has drawn people's attention lately causing controversy. The Beijing News reports that a Tibetan woman in southwest China's Sichuan Province released 6,000 goats onto a prairie after she saved them from slaughter houses. It cost her 5 million yuan, roughly 760,000 U.S. dollars, of donated money. The incident immediately drew great attention after it was exposed on Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. There have been a number of reports recently in China in which captive animals were released randomly into the wild by animal activists or by those following a Buddhist ritual known as "fangsheng" or "releasing life". The religious ritual demonstrates spiritual compassion and piety by releasing captive animals back into nature. However, experts say an ecosystem has a very delicate balance which could be jeopardized easily by changing the number of certain species or introducing a new species to the area. China's revised Wild Animal Protection Law is to take effect starting from the year 2017, with added special items to regulate the release of captive animals into the wild. This is Special English. After enjoying the fresh service of a new bike-lending initiative Mobike, many users have begun to complain about its flaws. A Beijing-based newspaper, the Beijing Daily, reports that the major problem is that Mobike's distinctive orange-rimmed bicycles are too heavy and can be challenging for female users. Others include inaccurate GPS positioning, long unlocking time, and unadjustable bike seats. Mobike started in Shanghai in April and expanded to Beijing on Sept. 1st. To take a ride, a user scans the QR code on the bike, unlocks the smart lock and starts a timer. The standard cost is one yuan, roughly 10 U.S. cents, per 30 minutes, along with a 300 yuan security deposit. Users can pay with popular mobile payment methods including Alipay and WeChat. To encourage proper use and parking, Mobike includes a credit system that will increase the fee to 100 yuan per 30 minutes for users with low scores. Mobike uses a station-free concept for easier use, in comparison with Beijing's public bike rental service, which has a more complicated registration process and requires bikes to be returned to stations. Experts say Mobike is a good supplement to the public bike rental service. Mobike now has only 3,000 bikes in the city, but the company said it is increasing the number by hundreds every day. It has more than 10,000 bikes in Shanghai, allowing most riders to find a bike anywhere within a radius of 300 meters. You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to newsplusradio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That's mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues. Beijing consumers forked out billions during the Moon Festival holiday, which ran from September 15 to 17. Retail sales of 60 major commercial companies in the foodstuffs, dining and tourism sectors exceeded 2 billion yuan, roughly 300 million U.S. dollars. The figure represents an increase of more than 6 percent year on year. According to the Beijing municipal commission of commerce, mooncakes, the seasonal delicacy for the festival, were in less lavish packaging and came in more creative flavors this year. Daoxiangcun, a Beijing bakery chain, sold more than 27 million mooncakes by Saturday, the last day of the holiday. The company said mooncakes that are made from 3D printing machines sell particularly well. Popular restaurants in Beijing were heavily booked during the three-day holiday. The turnover of several catering enterprises posted 10 percent growth from last year. The Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival has been celebrated for more than 3,000 years to mark the autumn harvest. It is also an occasion for family gatherings, featuring lanterns, solving riddles and eating mooncakes. This is Special English. More than 70 percent of Chinese people believe children and adolescents should have annual physical checkups at professional hospitals, rather than at school health centers. That's according to a Chinese Medical Doctor Association survey. The survey also shows that almost 70 percent of people believe the checkups organized for students should include psychological consultation. The survey was based on feedback from 42,000 people in different professions from across China, including white collar workers, medical professionals, government employees, students and migrant rural laborers. Almost 32,000 of those surveyed said children and adolescents should have checkups at professional hospitals, compared to more than 8,000 saying they should have checkups at school. The rest said they didn't care. According to health and education regulations, students in China must have physical checkups before they are admitted to a school at a higher level; and all students should have a regular checkup every year when at school. Schools should organize students to have checkups. A doctor at Beijing Children's Hospital said that in recent years, the number of children suffering diseases including hypertension and obesity increased, and in many cases they were diagnosed at professional hospitals rather than at school health centers. Experts say the regulations were made decades ago and should be updated to suit the new situation. You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. A high-speed railway linking Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province with Xuzhou in eastern Jiangsu Province has opened. The 360-km line connects high-speed railways in the west with two major north-south lines, helping cut travel times between the west and the east. The travel time between Xi'an and Shanghai has been cut to six hours from almost 11 hours. The line has nine stations, and trains run at a speed of up to 300 km per hour in the initial period. Construction of the line started in 2012, and test operations started in April this year. With the operation of the new line, China's high-speed railway network has exceeded 20,000 km in total length, the world's longest. This is Special English. Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province, is witnessing a boom in interest after the Group of 20 Summit ended on Sept 5 as visitors throng to popular spots. The park where the G20 evening gala was held has become one of the most popular attractions in the city. A musical show by a team led by film director Zhang Yimou is staged with the majestic West Lake as its background. It's based on Zhang's "Impression of the West Lake", an astonishing performance that takes place right on the surface of the water, combining music, dance, and light effects all against a natural backdrop. After the G20 ended, the park was packed with locals and tourists who were eager to see the conference location and the show in person. Liu Ying is a tourist from Guizhou Province. She said she has seen the videos of the show many times; but only when she came to feel the vibe in real time was she truly impressed. Many new souvenir sets has become available on the market after the evening gala, echoing its theme of a memorable Hangzhou. The package includes a silk clutch of a size which can hold an iPad, a fan and a fan case, as well as silk handkerchiefs. This is Special English. （全文见周六微信。）

全部文稿请关注我们今天的微信：搜索英语环球 NEWSPlusThis is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. Here is the news.China's central environmental authority has ordered local government to tackle pollution with Baiyangdian Wetland in north China's Hebei Province.The Ministry of Environmental Protection and the provincial government of Hebei jointly invited officials of the municipal government of Baoding for a talk on this issue.The Baoding government was ordered to practice its duty and strengthen management of construction projects around the wetland, which is north China's largest freshwater wetland around 150 kilometers away from Beijing.The wetland is known for scenic views and ecological functions. It is also an important site for migratory birds on the East Asian-Australian flyway.Earlier reports revealed that some unauthorized development projects have polluted the environment and caused damages to the wetland's ecology.During the talk, officials from the ministry's environmental inspection department urged local officials to conduct a thorough check and strictly punish environmental violations in the area.No industrial waste can be discharged into the wetland. Domestic sewage runoff by nearby residents should be properly handled; and illegal aquaculture and tourism projects in the wetland will be cleaned up.This is NEWS Plus Special English.Researchers have set free 3,000 artificially-bred Chinese sturgeons into the Yangtze River, in an effort to save the species from extinction. The Chinese sturgeon is a rare aquatic species that has lived through the dinosaur age.This has been the 57th in a row by the Chinese Sturgeons Research Institute to release artificially-bred sturgeon. Advanced methods have also been adopted to help scientists track their whereabouts.The Chinese sturgeon is a critically endangered species native to China. It is strictly protected by the Chinese government, and was named a "national treasure", much like its mammalian counterpart, the giant panda.The Chinese sturgeon has a habit of upstream migration; it dwells along the coasts of China's eastern areas and migrates back up rivers for propagation. It has the longest migration route of any sturgeon in the world, with a single trip measuring more than 3,200 kilometers up the Yangtze River.In the 1970s, an estimated 2,000 Chinese sturgeon spawned in the Yangtze River every year. However, due to water projects, busy traffic and pollution, the number of wild sturgeons has fallen from around 1,000 in 1982 to 50 now. This is NEWS Plus Special English.Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are playing an increasingly important role in China's battle against pollution. During the latest air pollution inspections in Beijing and surrounding areas, law enforcement officials of the Ministry of Environmental Protection deployed UAVs to check key places. The vehicles were responsible for the discovery of at least one environmental violator in Hebei's Handan city, where the air quality ranks among the worst in China. Two outdated pieces of machinery were found hidden in an iron and steel company factory. Government inspectors came to the site immediately to deal with the issue. Five other enterprises were also found violating pollution control guidelines during the inspections. With strong determination to fight pollution, UAVs have been frequently used to monitor pollution discharge and the operation of desulfurization facilities of companies related to steel, coking and electricity industries. The UAVs used for environmental protection collect information with installed remote sensors, including digital cameras in high resolution, infrared and laser scanners and magnetometer. Some are even installed with infrared thermal imager which can show the operation of facilities at night. You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing.Almost 100 Tsinghua University students have signed a pledge to advocate gender equality at an event held at the university to launch United Nations-backed solidarity campaign "He-For-She" in China.Roberta Clarke, regional director of UN Women Asia Pacific, said at the event while the pledge is symbolic, specific action is encouraged to contribute to social change.Clarke called on those who sign up to define what they will do to make a difference. She distinctly referred to the issues of gender inequality including a preference for boys which has led to a skewed sex ration in China.The campaign is aimed mainly at males, engaging men and boys in removing the social and cultural barriers that prevent women and girls from achieving their full potential.The organizers of HeForShe claim to have received gender equality commitments from hundreds of thousands of men around the world, including Heads of State, CEOs and global luminaries, since it was launched in September.23-year-old graduate student at Tsinghua, Long Yifan, said girls and women are still disadvantaged in China, particularly in the job market. This is NEWS Plus Special English.Massive crop failure was reported in rice fields where strains developed by China's "father of hybrid rice" Yuan Longping were cultivated.Significant crop loss caused by rice blast, a deadly disease affecting cultivated rice, hit almost 700 hectares of rice fields last year in Anhui province, a major rice producer in East China. In the worst-hit areas, the yield of rice plummeted from 7,500 kilograms per hectare in average years to 750 kilograms per hectare last year, or even to none. Local farmers blamed misleading advertisements for their loss. On the package of seeds sold to farmers, the ad claims the strains have high disease-resistance levels, with an incidence rate of 25 percent. But inside the package, a piece of paper is attached, which says the seeds are of level-9 disease-resistance, suggesting the possibility of catching a disease is as high as 100 percent.In response, the Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture Company says the poor yield in the autumn harvest season last year was mainly a result of a natural disaster which affected not only rice fields of the hybrid-rice strains developed by the company, but also other varieties.The Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture Company was founded in 1999 to promote super high-yield hybrid rice.

更多内容，请关注我们今日的微信，搜索：英语环球 NEWSPlusMassive crop failure was reported in rice fields where strains developed by China's "father of hybrid rice" Yuan Longping were cultivated.Significant crop loss caused by rice blast, a deadly disease affecting cultivated rice, hit almost 700 hectares of rice fields last year in Anhui province, a major rice producer in East China. In the worst-hit areas, the yield of rice plummeted from 7,500 kilograms per hectare in average years to 750 kilograms per hectare last year, or even to none. Local farmers blamed misleading advertisements for their loss. On the package of seeds sold to farmers, the ad claims the strains have high disease-resistance levels, with an incidence rate of 25 percent. But inside the package, a piece of paper is attached, which says the seeds are of level-9 disease-resistance, suggesting the possibility of catching a disease is as high as 100 percent.In response, the Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture Company says the poor yield in the autumn harvest season last year was mainly a result of a natural disaster which affected not only rice fields of the hybrid-rice strains developed by the company, but also other varieties.The Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture Company was founded in 1999 to promote super high-yield hybrid rice.

完整文稿请关注周末微信或登录我们的网址： http://english.cri.cn/7146/2014/05/30/2582s829231.htm This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news. The yield of China's new hybrid rice breed has topped almost 15,000 kilograms per hectare, with the country set to break the world record in rice output through large-scale planting. Rice variety "Longliangyou 1813" set the record in the country's largest southern breeding base in Sanya, Hainan Province. The record yield is the achievement of the fourth phase of China's hybrid rice development program and is made possible by a new high-yield breed, advanced cultivation technology and nanotechnology-supported fertilizer. Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", is leader of the new breed's development team. Yuan says the goal of achieving a new super rice strain with an expected yield of 15,000 kilogram per hectare will be achieved before next year. The new breed will be planted in large-scale breeding bases in other provinces such as Hunan in central China to test its productivity later this year. It is expected to achieve a higher yield, as those regions enjoy more favorable environments for rice growth than Hainan. The new breed is pest-resistant. Nanotechnology-based fertilizer is being used for the first time in breeding hybrid rice. The fertilizer can activate microbes in the soil, not only fertilizing the breed, but also the soil itself. Scientists also designed a specific cultivation pattern for the breed to grow faster. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. They suffer searing headaches, a burning fever and so much pain in their joints they can barely walk or use their hands. It's like having a terrible flu combined with an abrupt case of arthritis. Hospitals and clinics throughout the Caribbean are seeing thousands of people with the same symptoms. They are victims of a virus with a long and unfamiliar name that has been spread rapidly by mosquitoes across the islands. The first locally transmitted case was confirmed in December last year. 34-year-old patient Sahira Francisco says she feels it in her bones, her fingers and her hands; and it's like everything is coming apart. The southern Dominican Republic has seen a surge of the cases in recent days. The virus is chikungunya, derived from an African word that loosely translates as "contorted with pain". People encountering it in the Caribbean for the first time say the description is fitting. The virus is rarely fatal, but it is extremely debilitating. Outbreaks of the virus have long made people miserable in Africa and Asia. But it is new to the Caribbean. The first locally transmitted case was documented in French St. Martin last December. It is likely to have been brought in by an infected air traveler. Health officials are now working feverishly to educate the public about the illness, knock down the mosquito population, and deal with an onslaught of cases. This is NEWS Plus Special English. The human placenta is not as sterile as once thought, but rather harbors a small but diverse group of microbes that may influence the course of pregnancy. The findings by U.S. researchers hint at an association between the composition of the placental microbial community and preterm birth, which means birth of a baby at less than 37 weeks gestational age. Scientists characterized the bacteria in more than 300 placentas to investigate the idea that the placenta is a sterile environment. Researchers say the placental micro biome is low in terms of microbial abundance, but not as sterile as doctors previously thought. They suspected that oral microbes might slip into the mother's bloodstream and end up in the placenta. The finding has important implications on the likely importance of oral health during pregnancy. It reinforces long-standing data relating to periodontal disease to risks of preterm birth. It could lead to rapid breakthroughs in not only identifying women at risk for preterm birth, but developing new and worthwhile strategies to prevent preterm birth. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Once again, the world hit record heat levels recently. The average global temperature a month ago tied the hottest April on record four years ago. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States say April's average temperature was 14.5 degrees Celsius. That was almost 0.8 degrees warmer than the average last century. The last time the globe's monthly temperature was cooler than normal was February 1985. Scientists said April's heat was driven especially by Siberia and Eurasia. The United States and Canada were the few exceptions. Canada was slightly cooler than normal and the United States was a little warmer than usual.