新奇事件簿 饥饿影响全球八分之一人口

A new report from the United¹ Nations says one in eight people around the world does not have enough food. The U.N. reports that 842 million people suffer from very serious hunger. This is about 12 per cent of the world population. This percentage has gone down. It was 17 per cent in 1992. The U.N. says many countries still cannot find ways to feed their people. Africa is the region² with the highest number of undernourished people. The U.N. says that one in five Africans is undernourished. In over 19 African nations, more than a quarter of the population goes hungry. The U.N. said 98 per cent of the world's hungry people live in developing³ countries.

来自联合国一份新的报告称，全世界八分之一的人口没有足够的食物。联合国报告称，多达8.42亿人口处于严重的饥饿状态，占全世界人口的12%。该比例已经有所下降。1992年，该数字是17%。联合国表示，许多国家仍然难以找到养活全部人口的方法。非洲是营养不良人口最多的地区。五分之一的非洲人营养不良。在超过18个非洲国家，四分之一以上的人口处于饥饿状态。联合国表示，世界上98%的人口在发展中国家。

The World Food Programme (WFP) explained that undernourishment is "not having enough food for an active and healthy life" and an inability to "meet dietary energy requirements⁴". The WFP said hunger is now the largest risk to people's health around the world. It is a more serious problem than AIDS, malaria⁵ and tuberculosis⁶ combined. One of the biggest reasons for people being hungry is war. The U.N. said developing countries that have experienced⁷ war in the past 20 years have bigger problems feeding their people. Scientists say this situation could get worse because of climate change. Hotter temperatures in more countries will mean farmers cannot grow enough food, leading to more hunger.

世界粮食计划署解释说，营养不良指的是“没有足够的食物保障积极健康的生活”，没有能力“满足膳食能量需求”。世界粮食计划署表示，饥饿现在已经是全世界人口面临的最大的健康风险，是比艾滋病，疟疾和肺结核加起来更加严重的问题。人类饥饿最大的原因就是战争。联合国表示，过去二十年遭遇战争的发展中国家更难养活人口。科学家表示，由于气候变化，形势会更加严重。越来越多的国家面临气温升高，这意味着农民不能种出足够的食物，从而导致更严重的饥饿问题。

1 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

2 region   

n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度

参考例句：

• The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
• It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。

3 developing   

adj.发展中的

参考例句：

• Transport has always been the key to developing trade.运输一直是发展贸易的关键。
• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。

4 Requirements   

n.所需的（或所要的）东西；必要条件，必备的条件；要求( requirement的名词复数 )；必要条件；需要；需要的东西

参考例句：

• the basic requirements of life 基本生活所需
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements. 这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 malaria   

n.疟疾

参考例句：

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
• Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。

6 tuberculosis   

n.结核病，肺结核

参考例句：

• People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
• Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。

7 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。