VOA标准英语2009年-Guatemala Gripped by Severe Drought
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(九月)
By Lisa Schlein
Geneva
19 September 2009
Gregorio Jimenez, 34, eats lunch with his son Darwin, 3, who suffers from malnutrition 1, at a hospital in Japala, Guatemala, 10 Sep 2009
United Nations agencies say Guatemala is facing the worst drought in 30 years. They report some 2.5 million people in 21 provinces are affected 2 and in need of urgent food assistance.
The effects of the weather phenomenon known as El Nino have extended the dry spell in Guatemala, triggering a food crisis in the country. The drought has caused a reduction and loss of agricultural production.
The World Food Program says people are suffering from a combination of factors, including high food prices, the global financial crisis, unemployment and recurrent poor food crops.
WFP spokeswoman, Emilia Casella, says this situation is having a bad affect on the nutritional 3 status of the rural poor in Guatemala, particularly women and children.
"Guatemala has the fourth highest rate of chronic 4 malnutrition in the world and the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean," she said. "Nearly 50 percent of children under five years old in Guatemala suffer from chronic under-nutrition, which can cause stunting 5 or severe weight loss. WFP is expecting that the worst-hit families will be about 54,000 families in Guatemala, although the government is estimating the number could be closer to 300,000."
Casella says WFP so far has managed to distribute food to more than 20,000 families in affected areas. She says 20 metric tons of high-energy biscuits also are currently being distributed to more than 10,000 families. In the next few weeks, she says WFP will continue to distribute these biscuits to a further 20,000 families.
She says stocks in Guatemala are at their lowest level in years. She says WFP currently is providing a special fortified 6 blended food to 100,000 children under three, as well as to 50,000 nursing and pregnant women in 136 communities.
The WFP spokeswoman warns this critically important program will be cut by the end of October unless the agency receives seven million dollars to fund it over the next 12 months.
- In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
- It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
- A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
- The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。
- Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
- Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
- Objective To report three-year-old twin brothers with speech stunting. 目的报道孪生兄弟同患语言发育迟缓的临床结果。 来自互联网
- No one should talk while stunting except coach or back spotter. 在技巧进行的过程中，只有教练或后保能说话。 来自互联网