Every year, billions of kilograms of fresh produce are wasted 阅读理解答案
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>.</p><p><span word="Evan">Evan</span> <span word="Lutz">Lutz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="correcting">correcting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="injustice">injustice</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="combines">combines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="Lutz">Lutz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hungry">Hungry</span> <span word="Harvest">Harvest</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="collects">collects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> “<span word="ugly">ugly</span>” <span word="produce">produce</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="imperfections">imperfections</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>.” <span word="Lutz">Lutz</span> <span word="says">says</span>, “ <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="lineup">lineup</span> <span word="shiny">shiny</span>, <span word="perfect">perfect</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>, <span word="box">box</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>.”</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="Evan">Evan</span> <span word="Lutz">Lutz</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="upbringing">upbringing</span>.</p><p>“<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="lire">lire</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>.”</p>
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