UN Holds Food Crisis Talks in Switzerland (2/2)

【标准VOA】2008-05-02
UN Holds Food Crisis Talks in Switzerland (2/2)



 大意
The rising food price and energy is going to be discussed in the meeting.


 听写
The Food and Agriculture Organization warns sharp rises in serial cereal prices have left 37 poor countries in an emergency situation. This is sparked food rise riots in many countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Haiti, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Senegal. The meeting in Bern will also address the impact of climate change and on food production and explore ways to help poor countries adapt to these changes. The growing controversy over bio-fuels has is also on the agenda. Critics argue that the contervition cultivation of crops for bio-fuels is taking good land away from food production, and causing prices to rise. Some people are callinged for more atoriuma moratorium on the production of bio-fuels. The UN meeting is expected to come up with a plan of emergency measures to solve the immediate global food crisis. Participants also will begin to address the longer term problems.


 生词
cereal谷类的，谷类植物的，谷类制成的。
moratorium延期偿付权


 翻译
FAO提醒说谷物类价格的上升已经使37个国家陷入了紧张局势。在……等国，发生了食品动乱。B会议还将讨论气候变化、粮食生产和如果帮助贫困国家适应变化的问题。对生物能源的不断争议也是议题之一。批评者说生物能源的生产使粮食远离了粮食市场，从而引起了价格上升。一些人呼吁对于生物石油产品延期偿付。联合国会议将出台解决目前全球危机的应急计划。与会者还将开始讨论长期问题。


 总结
听了些什么……
posted @ 2008-05-02 19:52 vivianliv86 阅读(46) 评论(0)  编辑  收藏 所属分类: 每日VOA 网摘收藏

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