【正文】 seem ed as i f her li fe woul d be fortabl e and owever, El izabeth was not content with her easy li fe and her growi ng fam il y. She saw many por people li vi ng near her and she wanted to hel p them. O ne day she was asked to vi si t a pri son . At first the pri son offi cers di d not want to l et her visit the wom en prisoners because they feared the prisoners would attack her, but El i zabeth was not afraid. She reali zed that the pri soners behave badl ly because they were treated l ike anim al s. They had no beds,clean cl othes, food or heati ng. Any chil d born in pri son had to stay there and had no chance of an educati on. This m eant they woul d probably have to beg or steal when they grew up and then woul d return to pri son. So the fi rst thi ng Eli zabeth di d was to provi de food, cl ean clothes and straw for she began a prison school for the chil ldren and taught the wom en to sew, kni t and make gods to sel. In thi s way they able to make a l ittl e money for them sel ves and gai n som e sel li ndneshel ped her gai n the fri endshi pof prisoners and they began to try to im prove thei r conditions for themselves. Later Eli zabeth was asked to go to the leaders of Bri tain to discuss how to im prove the conditi ons for pri soners。 O f course she di d not do al the work on her ther Quaker wom en hel ped her and went around the country rai si ng m oney for her wprk. Som e peopl e did not li ke her i deas and quarrel ed with her. They sai d that she shoul d spend m ore time wi th her fami peopl e sai d she enjoyed being fam ous tom owever,her husband, Joseph,suported and encouraged her,so she conti nued working to hel p im prove the l ives of poor prisoners til lshe di er i deas di d not disapear after her death and her work was remem bered i n 1947 when the Quakers were given the Noble Peace Pri ze. Unit 2 A pi oneer for al people Al though he i s one of Chi na’s m ost fam ous sci entists, Yuan Longpi ng consi ders himsel f a farmer, for he works the l and to do hi s research. Inded, hi s sunburnt face and arm s and his slim , strong body are just li ke those of m il li ons of Chi nese farm ers, for whom he has struggl ed for the past fi ce decades. Dr Yuan Longpi ng grows what i s cal led super hybrid ri ce. In 1974, he becam e the fi rst agri cultural pi oneer i n the world to grow Ri ck that has a high output. Thi s special strai n of Ri ck m akes i t posible to produce onethi rd m ore of the crop in the same fiel ds. N ow m ore than 60% of the ri ce produced i n Chi na each year i s from thi s hybrid strain. Born i nto a por farmer’s fam il y in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agri cul tural Col l ege in 1953. Since then, fi nding ways to grow m ore ri ce has been hi s l ife goal. As a young man, he saw the great need for i ncresi ng the ri ce output. At that tim e, hunger was a di sturbing problem i n m any parts of the countrysi de. Dr Yuan searched for a way to i ncrease ri ce harvests wi thout expanding the area of the fi el ds. In 1950, Chi nese farm ers coul d produce onl y fi fty mil li on tons of rice. In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred mil li on tons of rice was produced. These i ncreased harvests m ean that 22% of thwart worl d’s people are fed from just 7% of the farml and i n Chi na. Dr Yuan is now ci rculati ng hi s knowledge i n Indi a, Vietnam and m any other l ess developed countri es to i ncrease their ri ce harvests. Thanks to hi s research, farmers are produci ng harvests twi ce as l arge as before. Dr Yuan is quite satisfi ed wi th hi s li fe. H owever, he doesn39。 O f course she did not do al l the work on her Quaker women hel ped her and went around the country rai si ng m oney for her wprk. Som e peopl e di d not li ke her i deas and quarel l ed wi th her. They said that she should spend more tim e with her fam il ther people sai d she enjoyed bei ng fam ous toom owever, her husband, Joseph,supported and encouraged her, so she conti nued worki ng to hel p im prove the l i ves of poor pri soners ti l she i deas di d not di sappear after her death and her work was remem bered i n 1947 when the Quakers were given the Nobl e Peace Pri ze. Uni t 2 A pi oneer for al l peopl e Al though he i s one of Chi na’s m ost famous scienti sts, Yuan Longpi ng consi ders him sel f a farm er, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, hi s sunburnt face and arm s and hi s sli m, strong body are just li ke those of mil li ons of Chi nese farm ers, for whom he has struggl ed for the past fi ce decades. Dr Yuan Longping grows what i s cal ed super hybri d rice. In 1974, he becam e the first agri cul tural pioneer i n the worl d to grow Rick that has a hi gh output. This speci al strai n of Ri ck m akes it posi bl e to produce onethi rd m ore of the crop i n the sam e fi elds. Now more than 60% of the rice produced i n Chi na each year i s from this hybri d strai n. Born i nto a poor farmer’s famil y in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricul tural Col ege i n 1953. Si nce then, fi ndi ng ways to grow m ore ri ce has been hi s li fe goal. As a young man, he saw the great need for incresi ng the rice output. At that tim e, hunger was a di sturbi ng probl em i n m any parts of the countryside. Dr Yuan searched for a way to i ncrease ri ce harvests wi thout expanding the area of the fi el ds. In 1950, Chi nese farm ers coul d produce onl y fi fty mi li on tons of ri ce. In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred mi li on tons of ri ce was produced. These i ncreased harvests m ean that 22% of thwart world’s peopl e are fed from just 7% of the farml and i n Chi na. Dr Yuan is now ci rcul ating hi s knowl edge i n Indi a, Vietnam and m any other l es devel oped countries to i ncrease thei r ri ce harvests. Thanks to his research, farm ers are producing harvests twi ce as l arge as before. Dr Yuan i s qui te sati sfi ed wi th hi s l i fe. H owever, he doe