奇速英语时文阅读：“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平院士逝世 缅怀国之脊梁！
“Father of hybrid rice” Yuan Longping passed away at 13:07 pm in Changsha of Hunan province, Xinhua reported on Saturday. The well-known agronomist (农学家) was born on the ninth day of the seventh month in 1930 of Our Chinese lunar calendar. He is famous for developing the first hybrid rice strains. He has helped save not only China but also the world from starvation.
When China was faced with food shortage, he helped China create a great miracle, feeding nearly one-fifth of the world's population with l
