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英国,作为世界第六大经济体,却有50多万孩子每天饿着肚子上学。并且,吃不饱是一方面,营养不良的问题更是严重。而与之产生强烈对比的却是,整个欧洲每年浪费掉的食物多达一亿吨。而超过四亿顿可食之物在2016年间被丢进垃圾填埋地——它们本可救济饥民。此外,食物浪费不仅是金钱上的浪费,更是地球资源如土地、水源和其他资源的浪费。因此,独立报联合Felix一起解决饥饿问题。后者会将前者筹集的善款进行运作以提供新鲜营养的食物给肚内空空的小学生。
第一步:解决高频单词
malnourishment [mæl’nʌrɪʃm(ə)nt]
n. 营养不良
obesity [əʊ'biːsəti]
n. 肥胖
paediatrician [ˌpiːdiə'trɪʃn]
n. 儿科医生
harrowing ['hærəʊɪŋ]
adj. 难受的,痛苦的
landfill ['lændfɪl]
n. 垃圾填埋地
tackle ['tækl]
vt. 解决
campaign [kæm'peɪn]
vi. 参加竞选;从事运动
entice [ɪn'taɪs]
vt. 诱惑,引诱
staggering ['stæɡərɪŋ]
adj. 令人瞠目结舌的
channel ['tʃænl]
vt. 运作
第二步:精读重点段落
(Tips: 双击文中单词可以查释义并加入你的生词本哦)
第一段:
When money is tight eight-year-old Emma’s parents are forced to send their daughter to school, tummy rumbling, without any breakfast. In the evening, she fills up on plain pasta or reduced microwave meals – cheap food her parents can afford.
- tummy <口语> 肚子
- rumble 发出隆隆声
第三段:
The situation Emma lives with is the devastating reality faced by the 500,000 children across the UK who go to school hungry each day.
第五段:
But not eating isn’t the only problem – access to nourishing and nutrient-filled food is simply out of reach for thousands of families living on the breadline, with far-reaching consequences for too many of Britain’s children.
- breadline等待分配救济食物的队伍
第六段:
Dr. George Grimble, a medical scientist at University College London, said the situation was “disastrous” for developing children, resulting in malnourishment, obesity and squandered potential.
- malnourishment 营养不良
- obesity 肥胖
- squander 浪费
第九段:
The harrowing hunger stats sit juxtaposed with the fact 100 million tons of food is wasted each year across the EU.
- harrowing 难受的,痛苦的
- stats 数据statistics的简写
- juxtapose 并列放置
第十四段:
While many families struggle to put food on the table, supermarkets, food manufacturers and households across the country waste a massive 10 million tons of food each year – much of it still perfectly edible.
第十七段:
For every five bags of groceries we take home, mostly from supermarkets, one will be wasted – costing the average family with children in the capital £700 a year, a price many Londoners can ill afford.
- can ill afford 担负不起
第三步:攻克必学语法
关于高13格的语法:独立结构
1. When money is tight eight-year-old Emma’s parents are forced to send their daughter to school, tummy rumbling, without any breakfast.
2. While many families struggle to put food on the table, supermarkets, food manufacturers and households across the country waste a massive 10 million tons of food each year – much of it still perfectly edible.
这类结构和一个从句差不多,前面的名词相当于从句的主语,后面的部分相当于从句中的谓语或表语。在描绘性文字中有时用到它,来使描绘更生动。在翻译时,或者译为一个状语,或者译为一个并列的句子。口语中少用。
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(Tips: 双击文中单词可以查释义并加入你的生词本哦)
Help a hungry child
第一段:
When money is tight eight-year-old Emma’s parents are forced to send their daughter to school, tummy rumbling, without any breakfast. In the evening, she fills up on plain pasta or reduced microwave meals – cheap food her parents can afford.
- tummy <口语> 肚子
- rumble 发出隆隆声
第二段:
Emma says she often feels too tired to concentrate on her schoolwork.
第三段:
The situation Emma lives with is the devastating reality faced by the 500,000 children across the UK who go to school hungry each day.
第四段:
Eight million people in Britain – the world’s sixth largest economy – are living in food poverty, according to the United Nations (UN). And an estimated 870,000 children in England may be going to bed hungry each night because their parents are unable to provide the meals they need.
第五段:
But not eating isn’t the only problem – access to nourishing and nutrient-filled food is simply out of reach for thousands of families living on the breadline, with far-reaching consequences for too many of Britain’s children.
- breadline等待分配救济食物的队伍
第六段:
Dr. George Grimble, a medical scientist at University College London, said the situation was “disastrous” for developing children, resulting in malnourishment, obesity and squandered potential.
- malnourishment 营养不良
- obesity 肥胖
- squander 浪费
第七段:
“When people are in poverty they are forced to buy the cheapest foods – filling but nutrient-lacking food,” Dr Grimble told The Independent. “Food poverty in the community overlays to a large extent on disease malnutrition.”
- overlay 叠加
第八段:
More than 60 per cent of paediatricians believe food insecurity contributed to the ill health among children they treat, according to a 2017 survey by the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health.
- paediatrician 儿科医生
第九段:
The harrowing hunger stats sit juxtaposed with the fact 100 million tons of food is wasted each year across the EU.
- harrowing 难受的,痛苦的
- stats 数据statistics的简写
- juxtapose 并列放置
第十段:
More than 400 million meals’ worth of edible food was sent to landfill in 2016 which could have been redistributed to feed hungry people across Britain, according to the Government’s waste advisory body, Wrap.
- landfill 垃圾填埋地
第十一段:
Which is why for this year’s Christmas campaign The Independentis partnering with The Felix Project to tackle the scourge of food poverty unnecessarily blighting the futures of too many of Britain’s schoolchildren.
- tackle 解决
- scourge 灾难,祸患
- blight 摧毁,使枯萎
第十二段:
‘One third of food grown globally is never eaten’
第十三段:
By Carina Millstone, executive director of Feedback, an environmental organisation that campaigns to end food waste
- campaign参加竞选;从事运动
第十四段:
While many families struggle to put food on the table, supermarkets, food manufacturers and households across the country waste a massive 10 million tons of food each year – much of it still perfectly edible.
第十五段:
Supermarkets have started to rise to the challenge. Tesco, for example, committed last year to redistribute 100 per cent of its surplus food to charity.
第十六段:
But they must also carefully examine how displays of seemingly endless abundance, enticing “special offers” and “family” packaging sizes may be pushing their customers to buy more than they really need.
- entice 诱惑,引诱
第十七段:
For every five bags of groceries we take home, mostly from supermarkets, one will be wasted – costing the average family with children in the capital £700 a year, a price many Londoners can ill afford.
- can ill afford 担负不起
第十八段:
And it’s not just our wallets that hurt when we throw away food, it’s also our planet.
第十九段:
One third of food grown globally is never eaten – representing a waste of land, water and resources of staggering proportions.
- staggering 令人瞠目结舌的
第二十段:
Food waste then is as much an environmental tragedy as it is a social outrage – but, on the plus side, we can all take action to fight it.
- outrage 愤怒,义愤
- on the plus side 在好的一面
第二十一段:
The charity has been working since 2016 to redistribute surplus in-date produce, collected from more than 90 food retailers, to 100 frontline charities which need it most.
第二十二段:
This year, The Felix Project expects to distribute one million meals.
第二十三段:
Now, it will be channelling all funds raised by The Independent’s appeal to provide fresh and nutritious food for hungry children to access at primary schools.
- channel 运作
第二十四段:
Hilary Croft, CEO of The Felix Project, said: “We wanted to have a more direct impact on children as we know of the consequences of children going hungry.
第二十五段:
“They lose an hour of learning time a day, they can’t concentrate, it’s just huge lost potential.”
第二十六段:
Every £1 donated will ensure a primary school child and their family has the food needed for a nutritious meal. £500 will enable a new school to be recruited to the programme.
malnourishment [mæl’nʌrɪʃm(ə)nt]
n. 营养不良
obesity [əʊ'biːsəti]
n. 肥胖
paediatrician [ˌpiːdiə'trɪʃn]
n. 儿科医生
harrowing ['hærəʊɪŋ]
adj. 难受的,痛苦的
landfill ['lændfɪl]
n. 垃圾填埋地
tackle ['tækl]
vt. 解决
campaign [kæm'peɪn]
vi. 参加竞选;从事运动
entice [ɪn'taɪs]
vt. 诱惑,引诱
staggering ['stæɡərɪŋ]
adj. 令人瞠目结舌的
channel ['tʃænl]
vt. 运作
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Help a hungry child
第一段:
When money is tight eight-year-old Emma’s parents are forced to send their daughter to school, tummy rumbling, without any breakfast. In the evening, she fills up on plain pasta or reduced microwave meals – cheap food her parents can afford.
第二段:
Emma says she often feels too tired to concentrate on her schoolwork.
第三段:
The situation Emma lives with is the devastating reality faced by the 500,000 children across the UK who go to school hungry each day.
第四段:
Eight million people in Britain – the world’s sixth largest economy – are living in food poverty, according to the United Nations (UN). And an estimated 870,000 children in England may be going to bed hungry each night because their parents are unable to provide the meals they need.
第五段:
But not eating isn’t the only problem – access to nourishing and nutrient-filled food is simply out of reach for thousands of families living on the breadline, with far-reaching consequences for too many of Britain’s children.
第六段:
Dr. George Grimble, a medical scientist at University College London, said the situation was “disastrous” for developing children, resulting in malnourishment, obesity and squandered potential.
第七段:
“When people are in poverty they are forced to buy the cheapest foods – filling but nutrient-lacking food,” Dr Grimble told The Independent. “Food poverty in the community overlays to a large extent on disease malnutrition.”
第八段:
More than 60 per cent of paediatricians believe food insecurity contributed to the ill health among children they treat, according to a 2017 survey by the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health.
第九段:
The harrowing hunger stats sit juxtaposed with the fact 100 million tons of food is wasted each year across the EU.
第十段:
More than 400 million meals’ worth of edible food was sent to landfill in 2016 which could have been redistributed to feed hungry people across Britain, according to the Government’s waste advisory body, Wrap.
第十一段:
Which is why for this year’s Christmas campaign The Independentis partnering with The Felix Project to tackle the scourge of food poverty unnecessarily blighting the futures of too many of Britain’s schoolchildren.
第十二段:
‘One third of food grown globally is never eaten’
第十三段:
By Carina Millstone, executive director of Feedback, an environmental organisation that campaigns to end food waste
第十四段:
While many families struggle to put food on the table, supermarkets, food manufacturers and households across the country waste a massive 10 million tons of food each year – much of it still perfectly edible.
第十五段:
Supermarkets have started to rise to the challenge. Tesco, for example, committed last year to redistribute 100 per cent of its surplus food to charity.
第十六段:
But they must also carefully examine how displays of seemingly endless abundance, enticing “special offers” and “family” packaging sizes may be pushing their customers to buy more than they really need.
第十七段:
For every five bags of groceries we take home, mostly from supermarkets, one will be wasted – costing the average family with children in the capital £700 a year, a price many Londoners can ill afford.
第十八段:
And it’s not just our wallets that hurt when we throw away food, it’s also our planet.
第十九段:
One third of food grown globally is never eaten – representing a waste of land, water and resources of staggering proportions.
第二十段:
Food waste then is as much an environmental tragedy as it is a social outrage – but, on the plus side, we can all take action to fight it.
第二十一段:
The charity has been working since 2016 to redistribute surplus in-date produce, collected from more than 90 food retailers, to 100 frontline charities which need it most.
第二十二段:
This year, The Felix Project expects to distribute one million meals.
第二十三段:
Now, it will be channelling all funds raised by The Independent’s appeal to provide fresh and nutritious food for hungry children to access at primary schools.
第二十四段:
Hilary Croft, CEO of The Felix Project, said: “We wanted to have a more direct impact on children as we know of the consequences of children going hungry.
第二十五段:
“They lose an hour of learning time a day, they can’t concentrate, it’s just huge lost potential.”
第二十六段:
Every £1 donated will ensure a primary school child and their family has the food needed for a nutritious meal. £500 will enable a new school to be recruited to the programme.