# New Practical Chinese Reader 5 - Lesson 56 # Published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2005 - ISBN 9787561914083 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 杂交 [zájiāo] /to hybridize, to cross/ 水稻 [shuǐdào] /paddy, rice/ 奖 [jiǎng] /award, prize/ 授予 [shòuyǔ] /to award, to confer/ 工程院 [gōngchéngyuàn] /academy of engineering/ 工程 [gōngchéng] /engineering, project/ 院士 [yuànshì] /academician/ 采访 [cǎifǎng] /to gather news, to interview/ 意识 [yìshí] /to be conscious of, consciousness/ 知识分子 [zhīshi fènzǐ] /intellectual, the intelligentsia/ 观察 [guānchá] /to observe, to watch/ 曾经 [céngjīng] /at one time, ever, once/ 曾 [céng] /ever/ 一生 [yìshēng] /lifetime, all one's life/ 好 [hào] /to like, to love, to be fond of/ 果实 [guǒshí] /fruit/ 吸引 [xīyǐn] /to attract, to draw/ 印象 [yìnxiàng] /impresion/ [jìyì] /memory/ (农)作物 [(nóng)zuòwù] /crop/ 遗传 [yíchuán] /heredity, inheritance; to inherit/ 育种 [yùzhǒng] /to breed/ 十分 [shífēn] /fully, utterly, extremely/ 业余 [yèyú] /spare-time, after-work/ 学说 [xuéshuō] /doctrine, theory/ 成果 [chéngguǒ] /fruit, achievement, gain/ 穗子 [suìzi] /ear of grain, spike/ 扫帚 [sàozhou] /broom/ 颗粒 [kēlì] /granule (anything small and roundish), grain/ 花生 [huāshēng] /peanut/ 哪怕 [nǎpà] /even if/ 增产 [zēngchǎn] /to increase production/ 成 [chéng] /one tenth/ 下决心 [xià juéxīn] /to decide, to make up one's mind/ 决心 [juéxīn] /to determine; decision, determination/ 功 [gōng] /to attack, to study/ 难关 [nánguān] /difficulty/ 粗壮 [cūzhuàng] /thick and strong/ 粗 [cū] /wide, thick, coarse/ 壮 [zhuàng] /strong, able-bodied/ 秧苗 [yāngmiào] /seedling, rice shoot/ 野生 [yěshēng] /wild, undomesticated/ 野 [yě] /wild, uncultivatd, rude/ 种子 [zhǒngzi] /seed/ 纯种 [chúnzhǒng] /thoroughbred, purebred/ 纯 [chún] /pure, unmixed, simple/ 产生 [chǎnshēng] /to produce, to bring, to come into being/ 分化 [fēnhuà] /to differentiate, to become divided, differnetiation/ 天然 [tiānrán] /natural/ 打破 [dǎpò] /to break, to smash/ 优势 [yōushì] /predominance, superiority/ 促使 [cùshǐ] /to urge, to impel/ 培育 [péiyù] /to breed, to cultivate/ 革命性 [gémìngxìng] /revolutionary spirit/ 革命 [gémìng] /to revolt; revolution/ 产量 [chǎnliàng] /output, yield/ 亩 [mǔ] /mu (unit of area ~ 0.16 acre)/ 公斤 [gōngjīn] /kilogram/ 以上 [yǐshàng] /above, more than, over/ 品质 [pǐnzhì] /character, quality/ 养活 [yǎnghuó] /to support, to feed, to raise/ 项目 [xiàngmù] /item, project/ 超级 [chāojí] /super/ 目标 [mùbiāo] /aim, goal/ 亩产 [mǔchǎn] /production of one mu/ 候鸟 [hòuniǎo] /migratory bird/ 寒冷 [hánlěng] /cold, frigid/ 飞 [fēi] /to fly/ 温暖 [wēnnuǎn] /warm/ 播种 [bō zhǒng] /to sow seeds, to sow/ 收获 [shōuhuò] /to harvest, to gain/ 至少 [zhìshǎo] /at least/ 坚信 [jiānxìn] /to firmly believe/ 荣誉 [róngyù] /honor, credit/ 袁隆平 [Yuán Lóngpíng] /Yuan Longping (name of a Chinese scientist)/ 东南大学 [Dōngnán Dàxué] /Southeast University/ 西南农业学院 [Xīnán Nóngyè Xuéyuàn] /Southwest Agriculture Institute/ 安江农校 [Ānjiāng Nóngxiào] /Anjiang Agricultural School/ 讲座 [jiǎngzuò] /lecture, course of lectures/ 回顾 [huígù] /to look back, to review/ 灵感 [línggǎn] /inspiration/ 诙谐 [huīxié] /humorous, jocular/ 负负得正 [fù fù dé zhèng] /a negative times a negative makes a positive/ 负 [fù] /negative number/ 正 [zhèng] /positive number/ 捕捉 [bǔzhuō] /to hunt, to catch, to seize/ 不懈 [búxiè] /untiring, unremitting/ 思索 [sīsuǒ] /to ponder, to think deeply/ 前奏 [qiánzòu] /prelude/ 下降 [xiàjiàng] /to descend, to drop/ 权威 [quánwēi] /authority/ 人均 [rénjūn] /per capita/ 单产 [dānchǎn] /per unit area yield/ 熟 [shú] /ripe, cooked, familar/ 玉米 [yùmǐ] /maize, corn/ 施 [shī] /to use, to apply, to bestow/ 化肥 [huàféi] /chemical fertilizer/ 潜力 [qiánlì] /potential, potentialities/ 贡献 [gòngxiàn] /to contribute, to dedicate; contribution/ 示范 [shìfàn] /to set an example, to demonstrate/ 真诚 [zhēnchéng] /sincere, genuine, true/ 赞美 [zànměi] /to praise/ 皮肤 [pífū] /skin/ 怀疑 [huáiyí] /to doubt, suspicion/ 保养 [bǎoyǎng] /to take good care of one's health; to maintain/ 任何 [rènhé] /any/ 照 [zhào] /to photograph, to reflect, to mirror/ 接待 [jiēdài] /to receive, to admit/ # end