VOA常速英语2017--美国助力海地改善营养状况

Haitians will get a boost in nutrition thanks to a joint¹ program between United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, and government of Haiti. On July 21st, U.S. Charge d'Affaires Brian Shukan joined with Haiti's Ministry² of Health, USAID, and RANFOSE, the first food fortification project of Haiti.

海地人民的营养情况将有大幅改善，因为美国国际开发署(USAID)与海地政府之间联合开展了一个项目。7月21日，美国临时代办布莱恩(Brian Shukan)与海地卫生部、美国国际开发署一道加入了RANFOSE项目，这是海地第一个加强粮食供给的项目。

RANFOSE will increase the availability of high-quality, fortified³ staple⁴ foods across the country and expand the local production and importation of fortified foods.

RANFOSE将让海地各地可以更加容易地获得高质量、经营养强化的主食，增加当地粮食产量和优质粮食的进口量。

The project will work with the private sector⁵, including local food producers and importers, to ensure the market viability⁶ to reach a wide population throughout the country, said Shukan. RANFOSE directly contributes to the Government of Haiti-led efforts to improve the nutrition, health, and food security, per the Government of Haiti's Nutrition Strategic Plan 2013-2018. The project aims to decrease deficiencies in micronutrients, which play a vital role in the well-being⁷ of children, mothers, and other individuals.

该项目将与私营部门合作，包括当地的粮食生产者和进口方，以确保市场前景，在全国范围内惠及更多人群，布莱恩如是说道。RANFOSE项目直接助力海地政府牵头提升营养、卫生、食品安全情况的工作，根据是海地政府《2013-2018年营养战略规划》。该项目旨在减少微量营养素缺乏的情况，而微量营养素对儿童、母亲等人群的健康幸福至关重要。

For over a year, USAID has been working with the Ministry of Health and other partners, such as the United Nation Children's Fund, to develop a food fortification activity. In a recently released study financed by the Canadian Embassy, the Copenhagen Consensus⁸ Center identified food fortification, specifically wheat flour with iron, as one of the most efficient investments in Haiti's development. The RANFOSE project will focus on fortifying⁹ wheat flour with iron and folic acid, vegetable oils with vitamin A, and salt with iodine¹⁰. USAID will work with Partners of the Americas and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to implement¹¹ this $4 million four-year health and nutrition project.

一年多以来，美国国际开发署一直在与卫生部和其他伙伴合作，比如联合国儿童基金会，目的是强化营养供给。在最近发布的一项由加拿大使馆做经费支持的研究中，哥本哈根共识中心将强化营养，尤其是面粉中加入铁元素的做法称为对海地发展最有效的投资方式。RANFOSE项目将专注于在面粉中加入铁元素和维生素B，在植物油中加入维生素A，在盐中加入碘。美国国际开发署将与美洲和全球营养改善联盟的多个伙伴一道合作，开展这个为期4年，投入400万美元的卫生营养项目。

USAID is devoted¹² to working closely with the Haitian Government to ensure the sustainability of these joint efforts to improve the nutritional¹³ status of the entire population. Additional programs, in which USAID collaborates¹⁴ with the Government of Haiti to promote nutrition and combat malnutrition¹⁵, include a food pyramid guide for consuming nutritious¹⁶ local foods and a voucher¹⁷ safety net program to increase access to locally-produced foods among vulnerable households.

美国国际开发署致力于与海地政府密切合作，以确保这些合力工作的持续开展，提升海地人民的营养状况。美国国际开发署还与海地政府合作了其他一些项目，也是为了提升营养状况，减少营养不良的情况。其中包括根据当地营养食物种类制定了一份食物金字塔指南，开展了一个安全网项目，让营养不良的家庭可以更多地获得当地生产的食物。

The U.S. is proud to work with its partner Haiti to help the people of Haiti meet their important nutrition needs.

美国很骄傲能与海地成为合作伙伴，帮助海地人民满足其至关重要的营养需求。

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 fortified   

adj. 加强的

参考例句：

• He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink. 他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
• The enemy drew back into a few fortified points. 敌人收缩到几个据点里。

4 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。

5 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

6 viability   

n.存活(能力)

参考例句：

• What is required to achieve or maintain such viability? 要达到或维持这种生存能力需要什么？
• Scientists are experimenting to find ways to ensure the viability of seeds for even longer periods of time. 正如我们所说，科学家正在试验努力寻找让种子的生命力更加延长的方法。

7 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

8 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

9 fortifying   

筑防御工事于( fortify的现在分词 )； 筑堡于； 增强； 强化（食品）

参考例句：

• Fortifying executive function and restraining impulsivity are possible with active interventions. 积极干预可能有助加强执行功能和抑制冲动性。
• Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, fortifying himself against still another disappointment. 文戈不再张望，他绷紧脸，仿佛正在鼓足勇气准备迎接另一次失望似的。

10 iodine   

n.碘，碘酒

参考例句：

• The doctor painted iodine on the cut.医生在伤口上涂点碘酒。
• Iodine tends to localize in the thyroid.碘容易集于甲状腺。

11 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

12 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

13 nutritional   

adj.营养的，滋养的

参考例句：

• A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
• The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。

14 collaborates   

合作( collaborate的第三人称单数 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• Third, main economy Central Bank collaborates to cut the interest rate. 第三，主要经济体央行联手降低利率。
• Any one who collaborates should be shot. 与敌人勾结者一律枪决。

15 malnutrition   

n.营养不良

参考例句：

• In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
• It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。

16 nutritious   

adj.有营养的，营养价值高的

参考例句：

• Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。

17 voucher   

n.收据；传票；凭单，凭证

参考例句：

• The government should run a voucher system.政府应该施行凭证制度。
• Whenever cash is paid out,a voucher or receipt should be obtained.无论何时只要支付现金，就必须要有一张凭据或者收据。