全球响应世界粮食日

AS IT IS 2015-10-17 Worldwide Groups Mark World Food Day 全球响应世界粮食日

The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) and Agriculture and Food Organization (FAO) celebrated¹ World Food Day today, October 16. The goal of the organizations is to fight world hunger.

10月16日的今天，联合国世界粮食计划署和粮农组织一起庆祝了世界粮食日。这些组织以对抗世界饥饿为宗旨。

Ertharin Cousin is an executive director of the WFP. She appealed to the global community to take action to achieve a world without hunger.

埃瑟琳·库桑是联合国世界粮食计划署总干事，她呼吁全世界的的社团组织携手共建一个无饥饿的世界。

Ms. Cousin said, “Working together, we can all press for the changes that the world needs, including ending extreme poverty, supporting small-holder farmers and ensuring access to nutritious² food all year round for the most vulnerable people by investing in social protection programs”.

库桑女士表示，“通过携手努力，我们可以推行世界所需的各类改革，包括改变极端贫困的局面，支持小农户发展，通过投资社会保障等项目，确保弱势群体每年都能获得营养食物。”

WFP invited everyone to mark World Food Day by posting #ZeroHunger on social media. The organization asks people to join a new community Facebook page. It gives Facebook users a tool to switch their profile page to include a striking white circle. It represents the target of Zero Hunger.

世界粮食计划署通过在社交媒体发起“零饥饿”的话题来邀请人们共同纪念世界粮食日。该组织邀请人们加入Facebook page新的社团。此举为Facebook用户提供了一个可以在个人页面添加一个可点击的白色圆圈的工具。该图形代表着零饥饿的目标。

Ms. Cousin says, “The UN Zero Hunger Challenge represents the goal we all share and the world we want.”

库桑女士表示，“联合国零饥饿这一挑战代表着所有人的目标以及全球的希冀。”

Joining the campaigns to observe World Food Day is a Japanese non-profit organization, Table for Two, or TFT. It is holding a “One Million Itadakimasu" campaign from October 16 to November 30.

日本的非营利组织，二人餐桌（简称为TFT）也加入该组织庆祝世界粮食日。该组织从10月16日到11月30日将举行“一百万次感恩”的活动。

Itadakimasu is a Japanese word that expresses gratitude³ for food. Japanese say the word before they eat every meal.

Itadakimasu是一个日语词汇，表达了对食物的感激。日本人每次吃饭前都说这个单词。

TFT invites people worldwide to submit photos of their own rice ball to its website. Businesses will donate five meals for every photo submitted. The organization also held fund-raising events in the U.S. cities of New York, Washington and Chicago.

TFT组织邀请世界各地的人们在它们的网站上上传自己的饭团的照片。每上传一张照片，商家就会捐出五顿饭。该组织还在美国纽约、华盛顿和芝加哥等城市举行了筹款活动。

In the 2015 report on food insecurity, the WFP says 795 million people suffer from hunger today. It is fewer than 10 years ago. But U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said the goal is to end hunger by 2030.

WFP在2015年食品安全报告中表示，每天都有7.95亿人口遭受饥饿之苦。与十年前相比，虽然数量有所降低。但联合国秘书长潘基文表示我们的目标是在2030年前消除饥饿。

“Hunger is more than a lack of food. It’s a terrible injustice⁴, unfairness and inequality. We are here today to pledge again to achieve food security for all the people around the world – to build a global movement to end hunger. This will go hand in hand with greater health, economic development and social inclusion for individuals and societies.”

“饥饿不仅仅指食物的匮乏。这是一种可怕的不公正、不公平以及不平等。我们今天在这里再次承诺为保障全世界粮食安全，发起一项全球性运动来消除饥饿。让我们携手共建一个更健康、经济发展更快速和社会环境更加和谐的美好世界。”

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nutritious –n.  having substances that a person or animal needs to be healthy and grow properly; promoting good health and growth

vulnerable –adj. easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 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。

3 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

4 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。