Coffee under threat 咖啡种植业面临威胁
<p>随身英语<span word="Coffee">Coffee</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> 咖啡种植业面临威胁 </p><p>如果你每天早上都要喝一杯拿铁、卡布奇诺或是浓缩咖啡才能振作精神，那么从现在起，你可能需要注意了。专家说，咖啡一族们每天花在咖啡上的消费很可能会开始上涨，而且咖啡的口味也有可能不比从前。这究竟是为什么呢？本集《随身英语》探讨咖啡种植业正面临的威胁以及人们可以怎样通过科技来改善这个不容乐观的局面。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="coffee">coffee</span> 词汇: 咖啡 <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="addict">addict</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>-<span word="start">start</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="working">working</span>! <span word="Latte">Latte</span>, <span word="cappuccino">cappuccino</span>, <span word="espresso">espresso</span> – <span word="you">you</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="glued">glued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="caffeine">caffeine</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="outstrips">outstrips</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="news">news</span> – <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span>-<span word="tasting">tasting</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Kew">Kew</span> <span word="Gardens">Gardens</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="blaming">blaming</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="beverage">beverage</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="Demand">Demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="affluent">affluent</span>. <span word="Consumption">Consumption</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 35 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> 9.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="kilos">kilos</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shrink">shrink</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Coffee">Coffee</span> <span word="Organisation">Organisation</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bean">bean</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="by">by</span> 70% <span word="by">by</span> 2050. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Schilling">Schilling</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Coffee">Coffee</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="institute">institute</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="says">says</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pests">pests</span>, <span word="land">land</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="labour">labour</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="coffees">coffees</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>."</p>
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