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随身英语Food waste 食品浪费 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。 课文内容 Vocabulary: waste 词汇: 浪费 How much food do you buy each week? Are you someone who stuffs your fridge and cupboards full of edible treats so that you'll always have something to munch on and so that you'll never go hungry? Or maybe, like me, you're more efficient with your shopping, only buying what you need and using up your leftovers so that you keep food waste to a minimum. Throwing away unwanted food has become a big issue in the developed world. While some of us chuck away unwanted items, people in other parts of world face food shortages and are starving. It's a shocking fact that a third of the world's food is wasted each year. The actual figure is 1.3 billion tons of food, which is enough to feed a billion hungry people. You may think supermarkets are the main contributors to this mountain of food. After all, they do discard stuff that's past its sell-by-date and they often refuse to sell vegetables or fruit that are the wrong shape or look damaged. They've also been criticised for encouraging customers to buy more than they need through promotions such as 'buy one get one free'. | 
