A Call for Farming Reform 联合国呼吁农业改革
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- 创建于 2008年7月07日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2012年2月10日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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A report issued by 400 experts working for UNESCO is calling for agricultural reform in order to curb food shortages and avoid a global disaster. Around the world, food prices have been increasing in recent years, leaving people in the poorest nations unable to feed themselves.
一份由联合国教科文组织400位专家发表的报告，呼吁各国展开农业改革，以遏止粮食短缺，避免全球性的灾难发生。近年来，全球各地粮价持续攀升，穷国人民无法填饱肚子。
UNESCO says that increasing food prices are due in part to the rise in the price of oil, which makes it more expensive to fuel farm machinery and to transport food around the world. Therefore, according to Guihem Calvo, one of the UNESCO experts, “We must develop agriculture less dependent on fossil fuels, that favors the use of locally available resources ….” The report also encourages farmers to take a more natural approach to farming, using crop rotation and organic fertilizer.
教科文组织指出，粮价上扬的部份原因是石油价格飙涨，导致农业机具所需的燃料变得更贵，也增加了将食物运输至世界各地的费用。教科文组织的专家卡尔沃表示，因此「必须发展对化石燃料依赖度较低的农业，且尽量使用当地资源」。该报告还鼓励农民采用更天然的方式耕种，如使用轮作法及有机肥料。
Food prices, in general, have risen by 83 percent over the past three years. In the past few months, this drastic increase in prices has sparked protests in places such as Haiti, Egypt, Thailand and Italy. These protests have at times turned violent, leading to loss of life as people become more desperate.
三年来，粮价共上涨83%。过去几个月，飙升的粮价已在海地、埃及、泰国及意大利等国引发抗议活动。随着人们日益绝望，抗议活动有时出现暴力而闹出人命。
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Vocabulary
单词发音
reform [͵rɪˋfɔrm] n. 改革
curb [kɝb] v. 控制，遏止
transport [trænsˋpɔrt] v. 运输
dependent [dɪˋpɛndənt] adj. 依靠的；依赖的
drastic [ˋdræstɪk] adj. 激烈的，猛烈的
desperate [ˋdɛspərɪt] adj. 绝望的
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单词发音
call for 号召; 要求, 需要 express the need or desire for; ask for
due to 因为, 由于 as a result of something
fossil fuel 化石燃料（如煤、石油、天然气等）
favor [ˋfevɚ] v. 支持，拥护；赞同
approach [əˋprotʃ] n. 方法
crop rotation【农】轮作
fertilizer [ˋfɝtl͵aɪzɚ] n. 肥料
spark [spɑrk] v. 引起; 导致〔麻烦﹑暴力等〕
at times 有时; 不时 sometimes; occasionally