Food waste 食品浪费
<p>随身英语<span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> 食品浪费 </p><p>近年来，发达国家正面临愈演愈烈的食品浪费现象。生活在这些国家的人们扔掉大量的食物，与其对比，另有一些国家的人们面临食物紧缺，饥饿难耐。本期《随身英语》讨论导致食物浪费的原因和可减少浪费的办法。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="waste">waste</span> 词汇: 浪费 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="week">week</span>? <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stuffs">stuffs</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fridge">fridge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cupboards">cupboards</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="treats">treats</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="munch">munch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="leftovers">leftovers</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span>.</p><p><span word="Throwing">Throwing</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="unwanted">unwanted</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="chuck">chuck</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="unwanted">unwanted</span> <span word="items">items</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starving">starving</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="is">is</span> 1.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="people">people</span>. </p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="contributors">contributors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="discard">discard</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="date">date</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="criticised">criticised</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="promotions">promotions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> '<span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="free">free</span>'. </p>
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