送别’杂交水稻之父’袁隆平
(Susie) 5月24日上午10時，全中國人們懷著沉痛的心情向袁隆平院士的遺體告別。送別儀式在長沙舉行。雖然是繁忙的工作日，但數千群眾身著黑衣、手持鮮花前來殯儀館送別袁老。
袁隆平的成就不僅讓中國人走出了食物短缺的困境，也為解決世界範圍內的飢餓問題提供了出路。 50多年來，袁隆平全心致力於研究和改進雜交稻，目前已經培育到了第三代。雜交水稻技術的進步創造了偉大的中國奇蹟——我國用不到世界9%的耕地養活了世界近20%的人口。這項創舉被稱為中國的第五大發明，也被認為是第二次綠色革命。
在中國，袁隆平是一個家喻戶曉的名字，因為他為解決老百姓溫飽問題奉獻了畢生精力。 2019年，袁隆平被授予國家最高榮譽獎”共和國勳章”。而年輕人口中充滿愛意的“袁爺爺” 已經傳頌了多年。
今天，懷著最崇高的敬意和無比的深情，我們只想對您說，袁爺爺，一路走好。這盛世如您所願，請您安息！
This past Monday morning, China bid farewell to Professor Yuan Longping, the “father of hybrid rice” in great agony. Despite being a busy work day, thousands of people dressed in black showed up and laid flowers at the site.
The achievements of Yuan Longping greatly solved the food shortage in China, and provided a solution to the worldwide starvation.The agronomist spent over five decades researching and improving hybrid rice, which has reached its third generation, helping 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. It is regarded as the fifth invention after China’s Four Major Inventions, and is acclaimed as the Second Green Revolution.
His lifelong dedication to reducing hunger made him a household name in China. In 2019, Yuan was awarded the Medal of the Republic, China’s highest state honor. And his loving nickname “Grandpa Yuan” has been passing along among young Chinese people way back.
And today, with the utmost respect and deep affection, we just want to say, “Farewell Grandpa Yuan, may your soul rest in peace. We are living an age of prosperity, just as you wished.