新奇事件簿 金正恩不满朝鲜天气预报

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is unhappy with the weather forecasts in his country. He was angry with the meteorological department for giving "incorrect" forecasts. It is very unusual for a North Korean leader to be negative about any part of the government. Mr Kim was visiting one of his country's weather stations when he made the comments. He said the techniques used to predict the weather were wrong. He told forecasters to use more modern equipment. He told reporters it was important to protect people's lives, homes and factories. North Korea has many natural disasters and has many famines², so it is necessary to have accurate³ weather forecasts.

朝鲜领导人金正恩不满本国的天气预报。他因气象部门给出“不准确”的天气预报而感到不快。朝鲜领导人对政府部门某些地方的负面评价很少见。金正恩发表上述言论的时候正在参观朝鲜一个气象站。他说, 预测天气的技术很不准确。他要求预测者使用更先进的设备。他告诉记者, 为人们的生活,家庭和工厂提供保障是很重要的。朝鲜有很多自然灾害,有许多饥荒,所以更需要有准确的天气预报。

North Korean people regularly suffer from very bad food shortages⁴. There are many droughts⁵ and floods, which means many people do not have enough food to eat. In May, the country's newspapers said North Korea was hit by one of the worst droughts in over 30 years. This has increased the chances of more food shortages. In the mid-1990s there was a very bad famine¹. Wikipedia says no one knows how many people died of starvation but says the number is between 240,000 and 3,500,000. North Korea needs a lot of food aid from other countries. Many people would die if they did not get this help. However, a lot of this food does not reach the people who need it the most.

朝鲜人民经常遭受非常严重的粮食短缺。旱涝灾害频繁发生,这意味着许多人都吃不饱。今年5月,中国的报纸说,朝鲜遭受了30年来最严重的干旱之一。这加重了的粮食短缺的危机。在20世纪90年代中期,发生过一次非常严重的饥荒。维基百科说，没有人知道因饥饿死亡的人口数量,但是死亡人数应该在240,000到35,00,000之间。朝鲜需要其他国家的很多粮食援助。如果他们没有得到粮食救助，许多人都会死。然而,那些最需要的人却得不到援助的食物。

1 famine   

n.饥荒；严重的缺乏

参考例句：

• We're collecting for the famine victims.我们正在为遭受饥荒的灾民募款。
• Famine stared us in the face.饥荒迫在眉睫。

2 famines   

n.饥荒( famine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many people die of starvation during famines every year. 每年发生饥荒时都有许多人饿死。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many people died during famines every year before liberation. 解放前每年有许多人在饥荒中死亡。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 accurate   

adj.正确无误的；准确的，精确的

参考例句：

• He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。
• He is always accurate in what he says and does.他说的和做的总是正确无误。

4 shortages   

n.不足( shortage的名词复数 )；缺少；缺少量；不足额

参考例句：

• Food shortages often occur in time of war. 在战争期间常常发生粮食短缺的情形。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• At the same time, worldwide food and fuel shortages eased. 同时，世界性粮食和石油短缺的现象终止了。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

5 droughts   

n.干旱（时期）( drought的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some of these droughts must have been severe. 有一些旱灾想必是严重的。 来自辞典例句
• Farmers' problems continued, and their suffering was compounded by serious droughts in 1986 and 1988. １９８６年和１９８８年的干旱使农民的处境更是雪上加霜。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件