VOA新闻杂志2022 津巴布韦迎来其历史上最大的小麦丰收

The African nation of Zimbabwe said it is close to reaching its largest-ever wheat harvest.

非洲国家津巴布韦表示，该国即将迎来其历史上最大的小麦丰收。

The country’s agricultural leaders say the harvest should produce 380,000 tonnes, an 80,000-tonne increase from 2021.

该国农业领导人表示，今年的小麦收成将达到38万吨，比2021年增加8万吨。

The amount is also 20,000 more tonnes than the nation requires, which would leave a small supply for future use.

这一数量也比该国的需求多2万吨，这将留出少量存量供未来使用。

Zimbabwe began to farm wheat in 1962.

津巴布韦从1962年开始种植小麦。

Agriculture deputy¹ minister Vangelis Haritatos spoke² with the Associated Press by telephone.

农业部副部长范吉利斯·哈里塔托斯通过电话接受了美联社的采访。

“A lot of countries are facing shortages³, but the opposite is happening in Zimbabwe,” he said.

他说：“很多国家都面临短缺，但津巴布韦的情况则恰恰相反”。

However, wildfires and expected rains remain a threat to crops yet to be harvested.

然而，野火和预期的降雨仍然对尚未收获的作物构成威胁。

The war in Ukraine has hurt many African nations who depend on wheat imports from that country and its invader⁴, Russia.

乌克兰战争伤害了许多依赖从乌克兰及其入侵者俄罗斯进口小麦的非洲国家。

A United Nations report says African nations import 44 percent of their grain from Russia and Ukraine.

联合国的一份报告称，非洲国家44%的粮食从俄罗斯和乌克兰进口。

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described the war as a “wake-up call.”

津巴布韦总统埃默森·姆南加古瓦称这场战争是一记“警钟”。

The country’s agriculture ministry⁵ went to work.

该国农业部开始工作。

Haritatos said Zimbabwe asked hundreds of small farm owners to work together to start growing wheat.

哈里塔托斯表示，津巴布韦要求数百个小农场主开始合作种植小麦。

The government then worked to improve water availability and provide fertilizer for the farmers.

该国政府努力改善水资源供应问题，并为农民提供化肥。

Wheat has taken over some of the farmland normally used for winter corn.

小麦已经占用了一些通常用于种植冬玉米的农田。

Zimbabwe believes it has enough corn stored to help with any future shortages.

津巴布韦认为，该国储存了足够的玉米，可以应对未来的短缺。

The country wants to see 100,000 hectares of farmland growing wheat next season, a 25 percent increase.

该国希望下一季有10万公顷的农田种植小麦，增幅为25%。

Haritatos said Zimbabwe’s success in growing wheat this year came because of the small farms.

哈里塔托斯说，津巴布韦今年之所以在种植小麦上取得了成功，是因为这些小农场。

He said many countries do not believe that operators of small farms can add much to overall production.

他说，许多国家认为小农场的经营者不能为整体产量增加太多产量。

“We organized them into clusters⁶ and convinced them it was possible,” he said, adding that the war made Zimbabwe “realize that we shouldn’t rely on other countries for food we can grow on our own.”

他说：“我们把他们组织起来，让他们相信这是可能的”。他还说，战争让津巴布韦“意识到，我们不应该依赖其他国家的粮食，我们可以自己种植。”

While the country is celebrating the upcoming harvest, which runs through December, there are still concerns.

虽然该国正在庆祝即将到来的丰收季（将持续到12月），但仍有一些担忧。

Farmers are worried about damage that could come from heavy rains expected soon.

农民担心即将到来的暴雨可能会造成损失。

Until then, the dry weather creates the threat of fires.

在此之前，干燥的天气会造成火灾威胁。

Fires destroyed about $1 million worth of wheat in just one week earlier this month.

本月早些时候，大火仅在一周内就烧毁了价值约100万美元的小麦。

In an effort to get the wheat harvested faster, the government is deploying⁷ harvesting machines called combines to farmers.

为了加快小麦收获速度，政府向农民部署了联合收割机。

I’m Dan Friedell.

丹·弗里德尔为您播报。

1 deputy   

n.代理人，代表，副职；adj.代理的，副的

参考例句：

• John will act as a deputy for me during my absence.我离开期间，约翰将代理我的职务。
• She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所学校的代理校长。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 shortages   

n.不足( shortage的名词复数 )；缺少；缺少量；不足额

参考例句：

• Food shortages often occur in time of war. 在战争期间常常发生粮食短缺的情形。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• At the same time, worldwide food and fuel shortages eased. 同时，世界性粮食和石油短缺的现象终止了。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

4 invader   

n.侵略者，侵犯者，入侵者

参考例句：

• They suffered a lot under the invader's heel.在侵略者的铁蹄下，他们受尽了奴役。
• A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。

5 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

6 clusters   

n.（果实、花等的）串( cluster的名词复数 )；簇；（人、物等的）群；组v.（使）集中( cluster的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters. 这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
• Sometimes several clusters of white clouds drift across the blue sky. 蔚蓝色的天空中，时而飘过几朵白云。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 deploying   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
• Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。