新视野大学英语第四册 unit7b a worldwide food crisis

A worldwide food crisis会有全球粮食危机吗？Historically, only local governments worried about a widespread foo

. Aworldwidefoodcrisis 会有全球粮食危机吗？ Historically,onlylocalgovernmentsworriedabouta widespreadfoodcrisis,buttoday,asharpspikeinfoodprices andtheresultingfoodcrisiscanquicklybecomeaworldwide phenomenon.Recentdroughtsalongtheequator,andinRussia andUkraine-twocountrieswhichaccountforone-fourthof worldwheatexports-causedwheatpricestosurge.Manyworry thetightsupplywillcauseinflationaryprices.Theyfearthe skyrocketinggraincostsin2007,whichharshlystruckthe world'spoorandledtofoodriots,willrecur. 在历史上，只有地方政府才会担心大范围的粮食危机，而如今，粮食 价格的急剧上涨及由此导致的粮食危机会很快成为一种全球现象。最近发 生在赤道沿线、俄罗斯及乌克兰的干旱使小麦价格不断飆升——俄罗斯和 乌克兰两国小麦出口总量占世界出口总量的四分之一。许多人担心小麦供 应短缺会引发其价格膨胀，他们害怕2007年使世界穷人遭受重创并引发 食品骚乱的飞涨的粮食价格会再次出现。 Istheirfeargrounded?Consultancyfirmsmeasuringthe statusofcommoditieslikewheatdon'tthinkso.Stocksof wheatareatsufficientlyhighlevels,andharvestturnoutfrom otherbigproducersliketheUSisexpectedtostaystrong.So unlikein2007,thesupplysituationisn'tdesperate,meaning wheatpricesshouldeventuallycalmdownandleveloff. 精品