Yuan Longping delivering an English speech becomes a hot search online

　　7月11日，在第十届海外高层次人才座谈会暨海外院士青岛行“雁栖湖论坛”中，全国政协常委、中国工程院院士、美国科学院院士袁隆平以流利英语完成了一次长达20分钟的演讲。87岁的袁老用全英文向世界介绍超级杂交水稻，获赞无数。

　　On July 11 at the 10th Symposium for Overseas High-level Talents and Overseas Academician Qingdao Yanxi Lake Forum, 87-aged Yuan Longping from Hunan province, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and American Academy of Science, delivered an English speech on super hybrid rice fluently for 20 minutes.

截至7月12日中午12时，该视频累计观看量已破亿。微博热搜榜“袁隆平飚英语”，同时搜索量达到近20万。

　　Up to 12:00 am on July 12, his such English speech video had been accumulatively viewed for more than 100 million times and his delivering the English speech at such high age had received a hot search on Weibo for about 200,000 times.

袁隆平在演讲中谈到以下内容。

　　Yuan Longping mentioned in the speech as below:

　　“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。”

　　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.

　　“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。”

　　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.

　　Original link: 87岁袁隆平飚英语上热搜 千万网友致敬“中国脊梁”