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       听写:
        In the 1940s, Norman Borlaug and a team developed highly productive and disease-resistant wheat for farmers in Mexico. About 20 years later, millions of people in India and Pakistan were in danger from grain shortages. The improved wheat from Mexico also grew well in South Asia, combined with changes in growing methods. Norman Borlaug persuaded farmers to use more fertilizers and pesticide chemicals and to water their crops with irrigation systems. The results were big production gains, that many believe saved as many as a billion lives. President Bush noted that hunger still affects much of the developing world. He said the most fitting honor for Norman Borlaug is to lead a second Green Revolution that feeds the world. Yet his support for new agricultural technologies has been criticized at times over the years. Some researchers worry about the effects of industrial methods of modern farming. Some have argued that as resources are limited and not able to feed everyone. Population researcher Poal Alex, for example, wrote a 968 book called "The Population Bomb". He predicted that population growth would cause widespread harm to the planet.

       难句翻译:
      1.The improved wheat from Mexico also grew well in south Asia combined with changes in growing methods.
产自墨西哥的改良小麦,融合了一些新的栽培方法,在南亚也生长的很好。

      2.The results were big production gains that many believe saved as many as a billion lives. 
结果是获得了很好的收成,许多人都相信拯救了十亿人的命.

      3.Some researchers worry about the effects of industrial methods of modern farming.
许多研究人员对现代农业的产业化措施所产生的影响表示担忧.

      单词:
resistant             adj.抵抗的;有抵抗力的
pesticide            n.杀虫剂;除害药物
irrigation            n.灌溉
fitting                 adj.适当的

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