俄烏戰爭影響甚鉅,如今聯合國警告,「歐洲糧倉」烏克蘭和入侵烏國領土的俄羅斯,供應了全球大麥、小麥的出口量高達三分之一,戰爭導致食物供應鏈遇到前所未有的瓶頸(bottleneck),預測糧食危機將進一步惡化,對弱勢國家的衝擊將難以想像。
【糧食危機淺談】
1、bottleneck 瓶頸
A:Russia's invasion of Ukraine has worsened the post-pandemic food supply chain bottleneck.(俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭使後疫情時代食物供應鏈瓶頸惡化。)
B:That will definitely send food inflation rate spiking around the world.(那鐵定會讓全世界的食物通膨率高漲。)
2、to fuel 激起
A:Rising prices for basic food items have already fueled protesters globally, such as Argentina and Greece.(基本食物價格高升激發各國人民抗議,如阿根廷和希臘。)
B:I heard the flour-based staples rose as much as 300%.(我聽說以麵粉為基礎主食的價格漲幅高達300%。)
3、powerhouse 強國
A:These two are the grain exporting powerhouses accounting for 30% of the world's wheat exports.(這兩大穀物出口國,小麥出口量占全球30%。)
B:That sure explains why the prices have climbed to a record high.(那無疑的解釋了為何價格來到了歷史新高。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. convergence:聚集、趨於一致
2. shortfall:差額
3. to mangle:損壞
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