New Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 5.56 - Page 2

predominance; superiority

to urge; to impel

to breed; to cultivate

revolutionary spirit

to revolute; revolution

output; yield

mu (a chinese unit of area equal to 1/15 of a hectare or 1/6 of an acre)

kilogram; kg

above; more than; over

character; quality

to support; to feed; to raise

item; project

super

aim; goal

production of one mu

migratory bird

cold; frigid

to fly

warm

to sow seeds; to sow

to harvest; to gain

at least

to firmly believe

honour; credit

Yuan Longping (name of a Chinese scientist)

Southeast University

Southwest Agriculture Institute

Anjiang Aricultural School

lecture; course of lectures

to look back; to review

inspiration

humourous; jocular

a negatice number multiplied by another negative number makes the product positive

negative number

positive number

to hunt; to catch; to seize

untiring; unremitting

to ponder; to think deeply

prelude

to descend; to drop

authority

per capita

per unit area yield

ripe; cooked; familiar

maize; corn

to use; to apply; to bestow

chemical fertilizer

potential; potentialitities

to contribute; to dedicate; contribution

to set an example; to demonstrate