袁隆平在演讲中谈到:
It is expected that 60% more rice should be produced in 2030 than that in 1995. Currently, 1 ha. for rice production provides food for 27 people. By 2050, 1 ha. will have to support 43 people.
据估计,2030年全球水稻产量应比1995年增加60%以上才能基本满足人类需求。目前每公顷所产稻谷能养活27人,但到2050年,每公顷所产稻谷必须要养活43人才行。
If 50% of the conventional rice is replaced by hybrid rice, and estimating on a 2 t/ha yield advantage of hybrid rice, it is estimated that the total rice production in the world will be increased by another 150 million tons, which can feed 400 million more people each year.
如果全球有一半的常规水稻面积改种杂交水稻,按每公顷增产2吨稻谷估算,则全球可增产1.5亿吨粮食,这相当于每年可多养活4亿人。
这些与杂交水稻有关的数据,恐怕没有谁比袁老更清楚了吧。
如网友所说:用英文介绍杂交水稻,不止是英语要好,还要懂很多专业术语!
在现场聆听袁隆平的英文演讲时,小青也被震撼到了。
当小青把袁老“飚英文”的视频传上社交网络,网友纷纷留言,好评如潮:
袁隆平院士的杂交水稻闻名世界,如今“袁氏英语”再次赢得众人掌声!
在点赞“袁氏英文”的同时,我们依然记得,2016年,86岁高龄的袁隆平再一次向世界发起了挑战——种出“海水稻”,增产粮食500亿公斤,多养活约2亿人!
本该“颐养天年”的年龄,袁隆平却依然奔走在田野中,做着自己的“禾下乘凉梦”。