The Ant and the Grasshopper 蚂蚁和蚱蜢 In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. Why not come a

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(278) / 评论(0) 分类 牙牙学英语

Hunger is a result of poverty, but it also causes poverty. People who do not have sufficient food and nutrition are less able to escape from poverty. In many countries women, although they do much of the farming, lack access to training, credit or la

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Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including El Chapo, 59, arrived in the As the emergency in the south of Madagascar continues into the lean season between harvests, the United States government has donated an additional $2.7

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粮食的迫切需求意味着农业已成为导致气候变迁、生物多样性丧失及环境破坏的最大因素。在 TEDxTC中,Jonathan Foley阐述为何我们亟需着手进行 Terraculture-即全球耕作。

发表于:2018-12-09 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:吃吧

In a village adjoining lived Flor Silin, a poor, laboring peasant, 菲洛斯林,一个整日操劳的俄罗斯贫苦农民,住在我家附近的一个村庄。 a man remarkable for his assiduity and the skill and judgment with which he cultivated

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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Hmong Farmers Improve Minnesota Food Economy In the American state of Minnesota, Hmong farmers are working together to grow their farming businesses. The Hmong are an ethnic group from East Asia. They have never had a country of their own. They moved

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联合国世界粮食计划署长乔瑟特希兰讲述为何在粮食供应充足的当下,人们仍然经受饥饿,仍然死于粮食匮乏,仍然使用粮食作为战争的武器。她的理想是:粮食问题不能靠个人力量来解决。

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在一个伦敦那么大的城市里,每天都要消耗掉三千万吨粮食。但是,这些食物都从何而来?建筑师Carolyn Steel 探讨每天喂养一个城市的神话,介绍古代的食物运输如何影响城市的形成和发展。

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Can Forests Help Feed the World? 森林能帮着为世界提供粮食吗? Experts predict nine billion people will live on our planet by 2050. They say by that time demand for food will be two times what it is now. Officials are worried about that pr

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AS IT IS 2015-10-17 Worldwide Groups Mark World Food Day 全球响应世界粮食日 The UNs World Food Program (WFP) and Agriculture and Food Organization (FAO) celebrated World Food Day today, October 16. The goal of the organizations is to fight w

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今天我们要学的词是hunger。 Hunger, 是饥饿的意思。10月16号是世界粮食日。The World Food Day is a worldwide event to fight hunger, 世界粮食日是一次世界范围的活动,目的是消除饥饿。Hunger strike, 是绝食抗

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这是美国国务卿希拉里克林顿在2012年世界粮食奖颁奖仪式上的讲话,大家一起来听听看吧~

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专家预测:2050年地球将面目全非 The earth's population could top nine billion by 2050, leading to an 'unrecognisable' world as people compete for scarcer resources a U.S. science conference heard yesterday. 有美国科学家警告,到205

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It's perhaps the most controversial pick in the history of a respected award. Three pioneers in the science of genetically modified crops are receiving this year's prestigious World Food Prize, Thursday, Oct. 17 in Iowa. According to the prize citati

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LOS ANGELES Southern California, where many fruits and vegetables for the country are grown, is experiencing a recording-breaking drought, which could impact world food prices in 2014. 'Not looking good' Andy Domenigoni is a fourth generation grower

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Soil pollution has reached alarming levels in China, and will cause enormous economic losses and affect the health of people for generations, experts warned. 有关专家日前警告称,中国的土壤污染已经达到了令人震惊的水平,并将

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(183) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The U.N. food agency Director General Jacques Diouf urged member states to comply with financial commitments undertaken during a food security summit last June. Speaking on World Food Day at FAO headquarters in Rome, he said only 10 percent of the $2

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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued the latest Food Price Index, saying rising food prices last month were spurred by weather-driven concerns about sugar and palm oil supplies, a UN spokesman told rep

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But what can I do, Joseph? asked the king. 那么约瑟,我能做些什么呢?国王问道。 Find a man who is wise and honest, O King, said Joseph, and let him store away grain during the seven good years. 啊,国王陛下,找一个机智诚实

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