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abiesplayinthetree.Thenweseethemgotosleeptogetherintheirnestforthe
night.Werealizethatthebondbetweenmembersofachimpfamilyisasstrongasinahumanfamily.
NobodybeforeJanefullyunderstoodchimpbehaviour.Shespentyearsobservi
ngandrecordingtheirdailyactivities.Sinceherchildhoodshehadwantedtowork
withanimalsintheirownenvironment.However,thiswasnoteasy.Whenshefirs
tarrivedinGombein1960,itwasunusualforawomantoliveintheforest.Only
afterhermothercametohelpherforthefirstfewmonthswassheallowedtobe
ginherproject.Herworkchangedthewaypeoplethinkaboutchimps.Forexampl
e,oneimportantthingshediscoveredwasthatchimpshuntandeatmeat.Untilth
eneveryonehadthoughtchimpsateonlyfruitandnuts.Sheactuallyobservedchi
mpsasagrouphuntingamonkeyandtheneatingit.Shealsodiscoveredhowch
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impscommunicatewitheachother,andherstudyoftheirbodylanguagehelpedherworkouttheirsocialsystem.
ForfortyyearsJaneGoodallhasbeenoutspokenaboutmakingtherestofthe
worldunderstandandrespectthelifeoftheseanimals.Shehasarguedthatwild
animalsshouldbeleftinthewildandnotusedforentertainmentoradvertisements.
Shehashelpedtosetupspecialplaceswheretheycanlivesafely.Sheisleadin
gabusylifebutshesays:
"
OnceIstop,itallcomescrowdinginandIremember
thechimpsinlaboratories.It'
sterrible.ItaffectsmewhenIwatchthewildchimps.
Isaytomyself,'
Aren'
ttheylucky?
"
AndthenIthinkaboutsmallchimpsincages
thoughtheyhavedonenothingwrong.Onceyouhaveseenthatyoucanneverforget..."
Shehasachievedeverythingshewantedtodo:
workingwithanimalsintheiro
wnenvironment,gainingadoctor'
sdegreeandshowingthatwomencanliveinthe
forestasmencan.Sheinspiresthosewhowanttocheertheachievementsofwomen.
WHYNOTCARRYONHERGOODWORK?
IenjoyedEnglish,biology,andchemistryatschool,butwhichoneshouldIch
oosetostudyatuniversity?
IdidnotknowtheansweruntiloneeveningwhenIsatdownatthecomputertodosomeresearchongreatwomenofChina.
BychanceIcameacrossanarticleaboutadoctorcalledLinQiaozhi,aspeci
alistinwomen'
sdiseases.Shelivedfrom1901to1983.Itseemedthatshehadb
eenverybusyinherchosencareer,travellingabroadtostudyaswellaswritingbooksandarticles.Oneofthemcaughtmyeye.Itwasasmall
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bookexplaininghowtocutthedeathratefromhavingandcaringforbabies.
Shegavesomesimplerulestofollowforkeepingbabiesclean,healthyandfreefr
omsickness.Whydidshewritethat?
WhowerethewomenthatLinQiaozhithoughtneededthisadvice?
Ilookedcarefullyatthetextand
realizedthatitwasintendedforwomeninthecountryside.Perhapsiftheyhadanemergencytheycouldnotreachadoctor.
Suddenlyithitmehowdifficultitwasforawomantogetmedicaltrainingatt
hattime.Thatwasagenerationwhengirls'
educationwasalwaysplacedsecondt
oboys'
.Wasshesomuchclevererthananyoneelse?
Furtherreadingmademer
ealizethatitwashardworkanddeterminationaswellashergentlenaturethatgo
therintomedicalschool.Whatmadehersucceedlateronwasthekindnessand
considerationsheshowedtoallherpatients.TherewasstoryafterstoryofhowLi
nQiaozhi,tiredafteraday'
swork,wentlateatnighttodeliverababyforapoorfamilywhocouldnotpayher.
BynowIcouldnotwaittofindoutmoreabouther.IdiscoveredthatLinQiao
zhihaddevotedherwholelifetoherpatientsandhadchosennottohaveafamil
yofherown.Insteadshemadesurethatabout50,000babiesweresafelydeliver
ed.BythistimeIwasveryexcited.WhynotstudyatmedicalcollegelikeLinQia
ozhiandcarryonhergoodwork?
Itwasstillnottoolateformetoimprovemystudies,preparefortheuniversityentranceexaminations,and….
必修4Unit2APIONEERFORALLPEOPLE
AlthoughheisoneofChina'
smostfamousscientists,YuanLongpingconsider
shimselfafarmer,forheworksthelandtodohisresearch.Indeed,hissunburnt
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faceandarmsandhisslim,strongbodyarejustlikethoseofmillionsofChinese
farmers,forwhomhehasstruggledforthepastfivedecades.DrYuanLongpingg
rowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice.In1974,hebecamethefirstagriculturalpion
eerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.Thisspecialstrainofricema
kesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.Nowmor
ethan60%ofthericeproducedinChinaeachyearisfromthishybridstrain.
Bornintoapoorfarmer'
sfamilyin1930,DrYuangraduatedfromSouthwestA
griculturalCollegein1953.Sincethen,findingwaystogrowmorericehasbeenhi
slifegoal.Asayoungman,hesawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput.
Atthattime,hungerwasadisturbingprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.D
rYuansearchedforawaytoincreasericeharvestswithoutexpandingtheareaof
thefields.In1950,Chinesefarmerscouldproduceonlyfiftymilliontonsofrice.I
narecentharvest,however,nearlytwohundredmilliontonsofricewasproduced.
Theseincreasedharvestsmeanthat22%oftheworld'
speoplearefedfromjust
7%ofthefarmlandinChina.DrYuanisnowcirculatinghisknowledgeinIndia,Vi
etnamandmanyotherlessdevelopedcountriestoincreasetheirriceharvests.Th
ankstohisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattletoridtheworldofhung
er.Usinghishybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.
DrYuanisquitesatisfiedwithhislife.However,hedoesn'
tcareaboutbeingf
amous.Hefeelsitgiveshimlessfreedomtodohisresearch.Hewouldmuchrath
erkeeptimeforhishobbles.Heenjoyslisteningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,
swimmingandreading.Spendingmoneyonhimselforleadingacomfortablelifea
lsomeansverylittletohim.Indeed,hebelievesthatapersonwithtoomuchmon
eyhasmoreratherthanfewertroubles.Hethereforegivesmillionsofyuantoequipothersfortheirresearchinagriculture.
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Justdreamingforthings,however,costsnothing.LongagoDryuanhadadre
amaboutriceplantsastallassorghum.Eachearofricewasasbigasanearof
cornandeachgrainofricewasashugeasapeanut.DrYuanawokefromhis
dreamwiththehopeofproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeople.Now,
manyyearslater,DrYuanhasanotherdream:
toexporthisricesothatitcanb
egrownaroundtheglobe.Onedreamisnotalwaysenough,especiallyforapersonwholovesandcaresforhispeople.
CHEMICALORORGANICFARMING?
Overthepasthalfcentury,usingchemicalfertilizershasbecomeverycommon
infarming.Manyfarmerswelcomedthemasagreatwaytostopcropdiseasean
dincreaseproduction.Recently,however,scientistshavebeenfindingthatlong-ter
museofthesefertilizerscancausedamagetothelandand,evenmoredangerous,topeople'
shealth.
Whataresomeoftheproblemscausedbychemicalfertilizers?
First,theydam
agethelandbykillingthehelpfulbacteriaandpestsaswellastheharmfulones.
Chemicalsalsostayinthegroundandundergroundwaterforalongtime.Thisaff
ectscropsand,therefore,animalsandhumans,sincechemicalsgetinsidethecro
psandcannotjustbewashedoff.Thesechemicalsinthefoodsupplybuildupin
people'
sbodiesovertime.Manyofthesechemicalscanleadtocancerorotherill
nesses.Inaddition,fruit,vegetablesandotherfoodgrownwithchemicalfertilizers
usuallygrowtoofasttobefullofmuchnutrition.Theymaylookbeautiful,butinsidethereisusuallymorewaterthanvitaminsandminerals.
Withthesediscoveries,somefarmersandmanycustomersarebeginningtotu
rntoorganicfarming.Organicfarmingissimplyfarmingwithoutusinganychemical
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s.Theyfocusonkeepingtheirsoilrichandfreeofdisease.Ahealthysoilreduces
diseaseandhelpscropsgrowstrongandhealthy.Organicfarmers,therefore,ofte
npreferusingnaturalwastefromanimalsasfertilizer.Theyfeelthatthismakesth
esoilintheirfieldsricherinmineralsandsomorefertile.Thisalsokeepstheair,soil,waterandcropsfreefromchemicals.
Organicfarmersalsousemanyothermethodstokeepthesoilfertile.Theyoft
enchangethekindofcropineachfieldeveryfewyears,forexample,growingcor
norwheatandthenthenextyearpeasorsoybeans.Cropssuchaspeasorsoy
beansputimportantmineralsbackintothesoil,makingitreadyforcropssuchas
wheatorcornthatneedrichandfertilesoil.Organicfarmersalsoplantcropstou
sedifferentlevelsofsoil,forexample,plantingpeanutsthatusetheground'
ssurfa
cefollowedbyvegetablesthatputdown
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