英语课程计划-World Food Day

October the 16th is World Food Day (WFD). This date is when the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations started in 1945. WFD itself didn’t start until 1979. It was created by the FAO at the Organization's 20th General Conference. Attendees suggested the idea of having a day to focus on food issues worldwide. Today, over 150 countries around the world celebrate WFD. The day hopes to raise awareness¹ of many food-related problems. In particular, the tackling of poverty and hunger, and addressing potential disasters created by global warming and overpopulation. WFD has had a different theme since 1981. These have focused on poverty, hunger and malnutrition², food security, and the right to food.

Countries celebrate World Food Day in many different ways. There are events held all over the world. There are large campaigns in countries that experience serious food shortages. Many African nations organize thousands of activities. These have included planting potatoes in Angola to regenerating³ farms in Zimbabwe. In Europe, Spanish soccer star Raul served as the FAO’s Goodwill⁴ Ambassador and appeared in many campaigns in Spain. Agriculture plays a big part in many campaigns. The industry plays a relatively⁵ small part in many developed countries, but it is essential for the survival of billions in poorer nations. A key issue for the success of WFD is for rich nations to give more development aid to poor countries.

1 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

2 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。

3 regenerating   

v.新生，再生( regenerate的现在分词 )；正反馈

参考例句：

• It is not proposed to deal with the detailed histology of regenerating tissues here. 这里未提出详细的再生组织的组织学。 来自辞典例句
• This is accomplished by using a thermocompressor to recycle regenerating steam through the absorber. 它用热压机使再生蒸汽经吸附器循环完成解吸过程。 来自辞典例句

4 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。