Recently,peoplearetalkingaboutanurgentthreattheglobalfoodcrisis,andtheyear2008isevendefinedasTheYearofGlobalFoodCrisis.
Theglobalfoodcrisis,firstly,canbesaidtobetriggeredbythefastpopulationgrowthinrecentdecades.
Withmoreandmorepeopletobefed,wehavetofindbetterwaystoincreaseouragriculturalyields.
Moreover,whilewearestrivingforahighercivilization,thedamageswehavedonetotheenvironmentmakemuchoftheworld’ssoildeteriorate.Withthelandyieldinglittle,thereisnowonderthatpeoplewillgohungry.
Lastbutnotleast,manyfarmersinsomecountriesareleavingthelandbecausethecostofproductionexceedsthereturn.
Someofthemworkatjobsofftheland,andsomejustlaywastethelandaltogether.
Solvingtheglobalfoodcrisisisabigissue,andneedstheconcernandcooperationofeverynationoftheworld.
Onanindividuallevel,weshouldbefrugalaboutthefood,andneverwasteabitofit.
defined[di'faind]adj.有定义的,确定的;清晰的,轮廓分明的
striving['straiviŋ]n.努力;斗争v.力争;奋斗;努力
cooperation[kəu.ɔpə'reiʃən]n.合作,协作
environment[in'vaiərənmənt]n.环境,外界
global['gləubəl]adj.全球性的,全世界的,球状的,全局的
yielding['ji:ldiŋ]adj.屈从的,柔顺的,生产的
deteriorate[di'tiəriəreit]vt.(使)恶化
issue['iʃju:]n.发行物,期刊号,争论点
population[.pɔpju'leiʃən]n.人口,(全体)居民,人数