VOA标准英语2008年-Burma Rice Production Hurt by Cyclone, Adding t

By Chris Simkins
Washington
12 May 2008
 

U.S. officials say Burma's government has agreed to allow a single U.S. military aircraft carrying relief supplies to land in the country on Monday. Also, the UN's World Food Program says it will resume aid flights to Burma even after Burmese authorities impounded relief supplies flown into the country. The slow delivery of food supplies comes as news reports say that large numbers of Burmese now face shortages of food and water.   A U.S. official says the storm has likely disrupted Burma's rice production leaving millions without their main food staple¹. VOA's Chris Simkins reports.

1 staple   

n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类

参考例句：

• Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
• Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。