VOA慢速英语:Putting Agriculture at the Center of Climate Talks

be known as被认为是
例句：Radio, television, newspapers and magazines are known as the mass media.
广播、电视、报纸和杂志被称为大众传媒。

2. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development took place in Rio de Janeiro in nineteen ninety-two.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

3. Well, agriculture is important, period, because of the imperative of food security. And we're falling short there in significant ways that have come to our attention, especially recently with the significant price shocks.

fall short缺乏;不足;达不到(目标);不符合
例句：Your work falls short of my expectations.
你的工作没有达到我的期望。

4. Professor Jahn says agriculture is a major producer of greenhouse gases blamed for trapping heat in the atmosphere.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：The conductor is blamed for the accident.
售票员因此次意外事故而受到指责。

5. The scientists call for efforts to reduce the huge amount of food that gets wasted or goes bad before it can be eaten.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

6. Given current knowledge, there's a great deal we can do within current budgets and within current economic structures that will bring us forward to a better place with respect to agricultural practices in the developing and in the developed world.

bring forward (把…)提前，使提前成熟(或发生)，促进
例句：They brought forward a meeting.
他们把会议召开日期提前。
with respect to关于, (至于)谈到
例句：With respect to your other proposals, I am not yet able to tell you our decision.
关于你的其他建议, 我现在还无法把我们的决定告诉你。

7. The article calls on scientists to play a bigger part in the issue by making sure climate change negotiators have clear data available.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。