關鍵報告：全球糧食危機The Global Food Crisis
為何糧食危機這個老問題至今仍持續延燒？An Old Problem Searches for New Solutions
和許多人臆斷的相反，全世界生產的糧食要餵飽每一個人其實根本綽綽有餘。
現代化農業創造出二十世紀的「綠色革命」－促成糧食生產史無前例的增長。
但是，「綠色革命之父」暨諾爾和平獎得主諾曼·布勞格在二十世紀末提及，人們還是在挨餓。
他表示：「仍然約有七億人處於糧食匱乏的困境，這讓我格外感到沮喪。我們眼下的這個食物問題至少有兩個不同面向；一是生產足夠糧食。另一是世界上很大一部分人口的貧窮及缺乏購買能力。」二Ｏ一九年，聯合國報告指出：將近六億九千萬人處於挨餓狀態。
約七億五千萬人有糧食安全問題。
大概二十億人沒有固定管道取得安全營養的食物。
這種情況依然存在的事實讓人震驚。
管在糧食生產上有這麼多的科學進展，但卻沒有改變多少事。
受人敬重的布勞格以農業科技救助了十億人的生命。
他提醒道，全世界的人口將會持續成長。
而他亦明白，根本問題不只是糧食缺乏而已；而是社會不平等。
Contrary to what many assume, the world grows more than enough food to feed everyone. Modern agriculture created the 20th century's "Green Revolution" - an unprecedented increase in food production. However, the "Father of the Green Revolution" and Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug noted at the end of the 20th century that people were still going hungry: "It's particularly frustrating to me that there are still 700 million people approximately who are short of food. We have at least two different aspects of this food problem. One is to produce enough. And the second is the problem of poverty and lack of purchasing power for a large part of the world's population.
In 2019, the United Nations reported that:
Nearly 690 million people go hungry.
About 750 million experience food insecurity.
Approximately 2 billion people do not have regular access to safe, nutritious food.
It's shocking that this state of affairs still exists. Despite all the scientific advances in food production, not much has changed.
The esteemed Borlaug helped save a billion people's lives with agricultural science and technology. He warned that the world's population would keep growing. But the problem, he knew, isn't just a lack of food; it's social inequality.
approximately（v.） 大約；大概
The cost of the entire trip is approximately US$8000.
It’s approximately a 40-minute drive across town to that restaurant you like.
Approximately how much sugar do you put in your coffee?
short of 缺乏；短缺
We are short of bread, so I can’t make the kids sandwiches for lunch today.
Marcia is short of patience this morning, so just work quietly, and everything should be fine.
nothing short of 簡直就是；幾乎是
Nothing short of a miracle can save you from the teacher finding out you didn’t do your homework. 只有求神蹟發生
Unprecedented
It’s never been done before or it has not been known before.
Climate change has been happening at an unprecedented rate.
predecessor前任
someone’s predecessor is someone who came before them perhaps doing their job, now they’re not in that job anymore, but they were the predecessor, they came before.
particularity ＋（adj.）
aspect
squirrel food
walnuts核桃, hazelnuts榛果, macadamia nuts夏威夷豆
esteemed 尊敬的；敬重的
Mr. Anderson is the most esteemed teacher in this school.
Eiichiro Oda is Japan’s most esteemed anime artist.動畫片家
The entire student body holds Esther in the highest esteem because she helped the police solve a mystery involving the disappearance of several students last year.
inequality不平等；不均等
The inequality of basic rights led the aboriginal people of Australia to fight with the government. 反抗政府
Wealth inequality in the world is increasing as the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
Inequality exists in this country because only certain students are given the choice of the school they wish to attend.
to go hungry
and you thought you had it bad
We usually say this to people when they complain about something, or if you maybe hear something bad about somebody else, you could say, ''Oh, wow. You thought you had it bad. Listen to what they're going through." It's kind of one of those phrases to help you empathize with some other people who are in a worse situation than..you're in.
state of affairs
the situation or the set of circumstances that somebody is in.
Look at your bedroom. It’s a terrible state of affairs.
We often use this phrase to kind of express our serious emotion about something. We could say “situation,” but “state of affairs” makes it sound very serious, which the global food crisis is.
事態（也稱為情境）是現實世界必須要達到的一種方式，才能使某些關於現實世界的既定命題成為事實
social inequality
assume
pensive沉思
you’re thinking very deeply about something or maybe reflecting on it a little bit
defeated被打敗了
Because, man, I mean, all around the world, all throughout time, people have been poor, and a lot of that has been due to social inequality. And so it's like no matter how hard you try or no matter how hard a group of people tries to improve a problem, it's still going to be there. And so it can be easy to feel defeated like you
can't actually win in the end.
