BBC环球慢速英语 第332期:2007年世界粮食日(5)
voice 2: People who have less often take greater care of what they do have. That is why Edit and the other fish sellers are so pleased with their ice boxes. Keeping food fresh is important in a country like Burkina Faso. Fresh produce there is often in short supply. Thinking about how to store food seems like a simple idea. But it can mean the difference between having plenty and having nothing. Storing food and keeping it fresh is an issue for everyone - from leaders of government to mothers and fathers at home. Food experts say that every year people waste millions of tonnes of food. Waste can happen in several ways:
声音2:拥有更少的人通常更在意他们所拥有的东西。这也是伊迪特和其他鱼贩对她们得到的冰盒如此满意的原因。对布基纳法索这种国家来说,保持食物新鲜非常重要。当地的新鲜产品常常供不应求。思索如何储存食物看起来也许很简单。但是这对拥有很多者和一无所有者来说可能有所区别。储存食物和保持食物新鲜对所有人来说都是问题——无论是政府领导人还是家中的父母:食物专家表示,每年人们浪费的食物达数百万吨。造成浪费的原因有很多种:
voice 1: During transport of food to markets and stores.
声音1:食物在运送到市场和店铺的过程中造成浪费。
voice 2: If food is stored at the wrong temperature;
声音2:食物被储存在错误的温度中;
voice 1: If food is stored in the wrong containers. This permits insects and harmful bacteria to infect the food.
声音1:食物被储存在错误的容器中。这会导致昆虫和有害细菌污染食物。