Language points in readingModule 4Great ScientistsUseful phrases and expressions in this article:2. jointly联合地；共同地1. 授予… 奖…(prize) be awarded to sbsb. be awarded … (prize)3. 做出科学重大突破 make major scientific breakthrough4. 提高粮食的可利用性improve food availability5. 适合于…be suited to…6. protein蛋白质7. 使…受益benefit8. 十年a decade9. 对……有重大影响make a difference toe.g. 这就是考试失败的关键。 This is the key to failure in the exam. = This is the key to （ her) failing in the exam. 她获得成功的关键在于她的努力。 The key to her success is based on her efforts.Other expressions with similar usages: pay a visit to, pay attention to, look forward to, stick to, contribute to, devote to, the key to sth. / doing sth. --- 的关键1.He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.2. He thought there was only one way to do this ---- by crossing different species of rice plant, ….((one) way to do sth. = (one)way of doing sth..That’s not a right way to solve the problem.Do tell me the way you thought of _______ the problem. A. solving B. to solve by crossing … 通过杂交的方式Switch it by pressing this button.species (singl. / pl.) 种 , 物种Some species of animals have died out because they could not adapt to the changing environment.experiment: (V.) 做实验 e.g. 有人认为用动物来做实验是很残忍的。 Some people argue that it’s cruel to experiment on animals. e.g. 我不断尝试，直到找到合适的方法为止。 I experimented on and on until I found the right method.experiment: (n.) [c / u] 实验；试验3. First Yuan Longping experimented with different types of rice. do / perform / carry out an experiment 做 / 进行实验4. This was the breakthrough.breakthrough: an...
