VOA标准英语2012--Clinton Global Initiative Wraps NY Meeting
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(九月)
Clinton Global Initiative Wraps NY Meeting
The explosive growth of the world’s population figured in several CGI discussions over the past three days. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, underscored the ramifications 1 for food security.
"Given that population is expected to increase by two billion more people, we will need two-and-a-half times the amount of food produced in the next 90 years than in the prior 8,000 years," she said.
Meeting humanity’s growing needs will require more efficient food production. Jason Clay, senior vice 2 president of the World Wildlife Fund, said people everywhere waste about one of every three food calories.
"That has impact on water, greenhouse gas emission 3 and soil erosion and all kinds of things. It’s a compounding factor," he said.
Nigeria's Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina said his government is no longer in the business of selling seeds and fertilizer. He said when government was involved, corruption 4 was chronic 5.
"Fertilizer develops hands and legs and walks away from the poor farmers and gets into the farms of rich guys," he said.
CGI host, former President Bill Clinton, invited Egypt’s new president, Mohamed Morsi, for a discussion about democratization of that country. Morsi touched on the issue of Egyptian food production.
"We have to enact 6 laws to encourage agriculture and to eliminate excessive bureaucracy, because excessive bureaucracy kills development," he said.
Clinton closed this year’s CGI by introducing Chen Li, a woman who was hidden from him when he visited a village in China, because people did not want the American president to see a disabled person. Chen Li remained undaunted and not only married, but became a spokesperson for the disabled in China. He met her only later.
"It was one of the most life-affirming experiences I ever had," he said. "So, when you get discouraged, just remember this: unless somebody left you on a bed because the people in the village were afraid that there was something wrong about being disabled, then you really don’t have any problems."
Clinton said the CGI has garnered 7 tens of billions of dollars in contributions during its eight years of existence, helping 8 an estimated 400 million people worldwide.
- These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications. 这些变化注定会造成许多难以预料的社会后果。
- What are the ramifications of our decision to join the union? 我们决定加入工会会引起哪些后果呢？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
- Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- 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。
- The U.S. Congress has exclusive authority to enact federal legislation.美国国会是唯一有权颁布联邦法律的。
- For example,a country can enact laws and economic policies to attract foreign investment fairly quickly.例如一个国家可以很快颁布吸引外资的法令和经济政策。
- Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句