VOA常速英语:2011 Saw Challenges of Hunger and Poverty

短语讲解：

1. Worldwatch Institute’s Danielle Nierenberg said while a billion people went to bed hungry each night, it wasn’t because of a lack of available food.

because of因为, 由于
例句：I came back because of the rain.
因为下雨, 所以我回来了。
lack of缺乏
例句：He can not buy it because of his lack of money.
他因缺钱买不起这个。

2. In the developing world there are storage systems that are beginning to be put in place that help farmers protect their food from crop diseases or pests or molds and fungus

put in place实施；实现；做到，到位
例句：All the money needed has been put in place.
所需资金已一步到位。
protect from保护, 保卫
例句：Trees should be well protected from the cold during winter.
冬天要保护好树木以防冻坏。

3. For example, a vitamin A deficiency in children can lead to blindness.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

4. And while that keeps people full and fed, and most of the world really depends on those starch staple crops to survive, we’re not investing as much in the production of fruits and vegetables.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：My success depends on my friend helping me.
我的成功是依靠我的朋友帮助我。
invest in在…上投资, 在…投入(时间、精力等)
例句：The company lacks sufficient money to invest in new products.
公司没有足够的钱对新产品投资。

5. People don’t have access to healthy, nutritious food. In the United States, we have the highest obesity rates in the world.

have access to接近（或进入）的方法（或权利、机会等）
例句：I have access to his office.
我可以进出他的办公室。

6. In most of these areas the food comes not from supermarkets, but it comes from liquor stores and convenience stores, where unhealthy foods and processed foods are sold

come from来自，源出；产自
例句：From this area come most of our best potatoes.
我们最好的马铃薯大部分是这个地区生产的。

7. This prevents them from not only learning new cropping techniques and learning new technologies, it also prevents them from being able to access financial and banking services.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。