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warnsusthat
ourgroupisgoingtobevery
tired
anddirty
bytheafternoon
andsheisright.
However,theeveningmakesit
all
worthwhile.
Wewatch
themotherchimpandherbabiesplayinthetree.Thenweseethemgo
tosleeptogetherintheirnestforthenight.Werealizethatthebondbetweenmembersofachimpfamilyisasstrongasinahumanfamily.
NobodybeforeJanefullyunderstoodchimpbehaviour.Shespent
yearsobservingandrecordingtheirdailyactivities.Sinceherchildhood
shehadwantedtoworkwithanimalsintheirownenvironment.However,
thiswasnoteasy.WhenshefirstarrivedinGombein1960,itwasunusual
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forawomantoliveintheforest.Onlyafterhermothercametohelp
herforthefirstfewmonthswassheallowedtobeginherproject.Her
workchangedthewaypeoplethink
aboutchimps.Forexample,
oneimportant
thing
shediscovered
was
that
chimps
hunt
and
eatmeat.Until
then
everyonehadthought
chimpsateonlyfruit
andnuts.
Sheactually
observed
chimpsasagrouphuntingamonkeyandtheneating
it.
Shealsodiscovered
howchimpscommunicatewitheachother,andherstudyoftheirbody
languagehelpedherworkouttheirsocialsystem.
ForfortyyearsJaneGoodallhasbeenoutspokenaboutmaking
therestoftheworldunderstandandrespectthelifeoftheseanimals.
Shehasarguedthatwildanimalsshouldbeleftinthewildandnotused
forentertainmentoradvertisements.Shehashelpedtosetupspecial
placeswheretheycanlivesafely.Sheisleadingabusylifebutshe
says:
"
OnceIstop,itallcomescrowdinginandIrememberthechimps
in
laboratories.
It'
s
terrible.
Itaffects
mewhenI
watchthewild
chimps.
I
saytomyself,
'
Aren'
tthey
lucky"
Andthen
Ithink
aboutsmall
incagesthoughtheyhavedonenothingwrong.Onceyouhaveseenthat
you
canneverforget..."
Shehasachievedeverythingshewantedtodo:
workingwith
animalsintheirownenvironment,gainingadoctor'
sdegreeandshowing
womencanlive
theforest
asmencan.Sheinspires
those
whowant
tocheertheachievementsofwomen.
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WHYNOTCARRYONHERGOODWORK
IenjoyedEnglish,biology,andchemistryatschool,butwhichone
shouldIchoosetostudyatuniversityIdidnotknowtheansweruntil
oneeveningwhenIsatdownatthecomputertodosomeresearchongreat
womenofChina.
BychanceIcameacrossanarticleaboutadoctorcalledLin
Qiaozhi,aspecialistinwomen'
sdiseases.Shelivedfrom1901to1983.
Itseemedthatshehadbeenverybusyinherchosencareer,travelling
abroadtostudy
aswell
aswriting
booksandarticles.
Oneofthemcaught
myeye.Itwasasmallbookexplaininghowtocutthedeathratefrom
havingandcaringforbabies.Shegavesomesimplerulestofollowfor
keepingbabiesclean,healthyandfreefromsickness.Whydidshewrite
thatWhowerethewomenthatLinQiaozhithoughtneededthisadviceI
looked
carefully
at
text
andrealized
it
wasintended
forwomen
inthe
countryside.
Perhapsif
theyhadanemergencytheycould
notreach
adoctor.
Suddenlyithitmehowdifficultitwasforawomantoget
medicaltraining
time.
Thatwasageneration
whengirls'
education
wasalwaysplacedsecondtoboys'
.Wasshesomuchclevererthananyone
elseFurther
reading
mademe
realize
washard
workand
determinationaswellashergentlenaturethatgotherintomedical
school.
Whatmadehersucceedlater
onwasthe
kindnessandconsideration
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sheshowedtoallherpatients.TherewasstoryafterstoryofhowLinQiaozhi,tiredafteraday'
swork,wentlateatnighttodeliverababyforapoorfamilywhocouldnotpayher.
BynowIcouldnotwaittofindoutmoreabouther.Idiscovered
thatLinQiaozhihaddevotedherwholelifetoherpatientsandhadchosen
nottohaveafamilyofherown.Insteadshemadesurethatabout50,000babiesweresafelydelivered.BythistimeIwasveryexcited.Whynot
studyatmedicalcollegelikeLinQiaozhiandcarryonhergoodworkItwasstillnottoolateformetoimprovemystudies,prepareforthe
universityentranceexaminations,and.
4Unit2
APIONEERFORALLPEOPLE
AlthoughheisoneofChina'
smostfamousscientists,Yuan
Longpingconsidershimselfafarmer,forheworksthelandtodohis
research.Indeed,hissunburntfaceandarmsandhisslim,strongbody
arejustlikethoseofmillionsofChinesefarmers,forwhomhehas
struggledforthepastfivedecades.DrYuanLongpinggrowswhatiscalled
superhybridrice.In1974,hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerin
theworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.Thisspecialstrainof
ricemakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesame
fields.Nowmorethan60%ofthericeproducedinChinaeachyearisfrom
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thishybridstrain.
Bornintoapoorfarmer'
sfamilyin1930,DrYuangraduated
fromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953.Sincethen,findingways
togrowmorerice
hasbeenhis
life
goal.
Asayoungman,hesawthegreat
needfor
increasingthericeoutput.
Atthattime,
hungerwasadisturbing
probleminmanypartsofthecountryside.DrYuansearchedforawayto
increase
rice
harvests
without
expanding
theareaofthe
fields.
In1950,
Chinesefarmers
could
produceonly
fifty
million
tons
of
rice.
In
arecent
harvest,however,nearlytwohundredmilliontonsofricewasproduced.
Theseincreased
meanthat
22%oftheworld'
peoplearefedfrom
just7%ofthefarmland
China.DrYuanisnowcirculating
his
knowledge
inIndia,Vietnamandmanyotherlessdevelopedcountriestoincrease
theirriceharvests.Thankstohisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsin
thebattletoridtheworldofhunger.Usinghishybridrice,farmers
areproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.
DrYuanisquitesatisfiedwithhislife.However,hedoesn'
t
careaboutbeingfamous.Hefeelsitgiveshimlessfreedomtodohis
research.Hewouldmuchratherkeeptimeforhishobbles.Heenjoys
listening
to
violin
music,
playingmah-jong,
swimmingand
reading.
Spendingmoneyonhimselforleadingacomfortablelifealsomeansvery
littleto
him.Indeed,
hebelievesthata
person
with
toomuchmoneyhas
moreratherthanfewertroubles.Hethereforegivesmillionsofyuanto
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equipothersfortheirresearchinagriculture.
Justdreamingforthings,however,costsnothing.LongagoDr
yuanhadadreamaboutriceplantsastallassorghum.Eachearofrice
wasasbigasanearofcornandeachgrainofricewasashugeasapeanut.DrYuanawokefromhisdreamwiththehopeofproducingakindofrice
thatcouldfeedmorepeople.Now,manyyearslater,DrYuanhasanotherdream:
toexporthisricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobe.Onedreamisnotalwaysenough,especiallyforapersonwholovesandcaresforhispeople.
CHEMICALORORGANICFARMING
Overthepasthalfcentury,usingchemicalfertilizershasbecome
verycommoninfarming.Manyfarmerswelcomedthemasagreatwaytostop
cropdiseaseandincreaseproduction.Recently,however,scientistshave
beenfindingthatlong-termuseofthesefertilizerscancausedamage
tothelandand,evenmoredangerous,topeople'
shealth.
Whataresomeoftheproblemscausedbychemicalfertilizers
First,theydamagethelandbykillingthehelpfulbacteriaandpests
aswellastheharmfulones.Chemicalsalsostayinthegroundand
undergroundwaterforalongtime.Thisaffectscropsand,therefore,
animalsandhumans,sincechemicalsgetinsidethecropsandcannotjust
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bewashedoff.Thesechemicalsinthefoodsupplybuildupinpeople'
bodiesovertime.Manyofthesechemicalscanleadtocancerorother
illnesses.Inaddition,fruit,vegetablesandotherfoodgrownwith
chemical
fertilizers
usually
growtoo
fast
tobefull
muchnutrition.
Theymaylookbeautiful,butinsidethereisusuallymorewaterthan
vitaminsandminerals.
Withthesediscoveries,somefarmersandmanycustomersare
beginningtoturntoorganicfarming.Organicfarmingissimplyfarming
withoutusinganychemicals.Theyfocusonkeepingtheirsoilrichand
freeofdisease.Ahealthysoilreducesdiseaseandhelpscropsgrow
strong
healthy.
Organic
farmers,
therefore,
oftenprefer
using
naturalwastefromanimalsasfertilizer.Theyfeelthatthism
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