外刊阅读 0215 蝗虫危机.docx

1、外刊阅读 0215 蝗虫危机1、外刊阅读：小猫钓鱼Climate-Crisis Fueled Locust Swarms Pose Unprecedented Threat to Food Security and Livelihoods in East AfricaThe regions worst outbreak in decades has brought hundreds of millions of crop-devouring bugs to Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.byJessica Corbett, staff writer A.spread

2、ing B.significantly C.proposed D. prospect E.devastating F.funds G.completely H.risk I.threat J. implementing K. prospect A massive invasion of desert locusts(蝗虫)partly fueled by the climate crisisseriously threatens food security in already-vulnerable communities across East Africa and has increasi

3、ngly alarmed United Nations experts in recent weeks.The situation remains extremely serious in the Horn of Africa, where it threatens pastures and crops in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, says areport(pdf) released last week by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The current swarms represent

4、an unprecedented threat to food (31) _ and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa.A swarm contains up to 150 million locusts per square kilometers (0.39 square miles) and can devour(吞噬) enough crops in a day to feed 35,000 people, according to FAO, a U.N. agency. Although ground and aerial control operat

5、ions continue in Ethiopia and aerial operations started in Kenya in January, the report notes that insecurity and a lack of national capacity have hampered control operations in Somalia.A potentially threatening situation is developing along both sides of the Red Sea, where ongoing breeding is causi

6、ng locust numbers to increase on the coasts of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, FAO warns. There is a(n) (31) _ that some swarms could appear in northeast Uganda, southeast South Sudan, and southwest Ethiopia.FAOhas calledfor a massive, border-spanning campaign to combat thehundreds o

7、f millionsof locusts and stop them from (33) _ to other countries, noting that impacted regions in Ethiopia and Somalia havent seen swarms of this scale in 25 years and that Kenya hasnt faced a(n) (34) _ on this level in 70 years.The primary method of battling locust swarms is the aerial spraying of

8、 pesticides. FAOs Locust Watch serviceexplainsthat although giant nets, flamethrowers, lasers, and huge vacuums have been (35) _ in the past, these are not in use for locust control. People and birds often eat locusts but usually not enough to (36) _ reduce population levels over large areas.In resp

9、onse to an FAOrequestof $70 million to assist with immediate needs in all three countries, including ramping up control operations as well as (37) _ measures to safeguard rural livelihoods, the U.N. Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) agreed on Jan. 24 to release $10 million to the agency.This (3

10、8) _ locust outbreak is starting to destroy vegetation across East Africa with alarming speed and ferocity, U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcocksaidin a statement announcing the allocation. Vulnerable families that were already dealing with food shortages now face the (39) _ of watching as their cro

11、ps are destroyed before their eyes.We must act now, Lowcock added, confirming that the (40) _ will go toward scaling up aerial operations. If left unchecked, this outbreak has the potential to spill over into more countries in East Africa with horrendous consequences. A swift and determined response

12、 to contain it is essential.（467）二、参考答案：DHAIC BJEKF 三、原文链接：mondreams.org/news/2020/01/28/climate-crisis-fueled-locust-swarms-pose-unprecedented-threat-food-security-and4、核心词汇：spreading significantly proposed prospect devastating funds completely risk threat implementing prospectdevour hampered breed

13、ing spraying ramping horrendous拓展变形breed bred breeder breeders breeding breeds interbred interbreed interbreeding interbreeds complete completed completely completeness completes completing completion completions incomplete incompletely incompleteness uncompleted devastate devastated devastates deva

14、stating devastatingly devastation devastations devour devoured devouring devours fund funded funder funders funding funds unfunded hamper hampered hampering hampers unhampered horrendous horrendously implement implementation implementations implemented implementing implements propose proposal propos

15、als proposed proposer proposers proposes proposing prospect prospective prospectively prospects risk risked riskier riskiest riskiness risking riskless risks risky significant insignificant insignificantly significantly spray respray resprayed respraying resprays sprayed sprayer sprayers spraying sp

16、rays spread spreadable spreader spreaders spreading spreads threat threaten threatened threatening threateningly threatens threats unthreatening 五、重点讲解：devour dva(r) v. 狼吞虎咽地吃;吞没;吞噬Shedevouredhalfanapplepie.她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派2.进义辨析eat bolt chew devour (吃)eat v. 吃，食用普通用词，通常指用餐、吃东西。She is eating bread.她正在

17、吃面包。bolt v. 狼吞虎咽指匆匆吞咽食物，通常与 down 连用。He bolted down his breakfast and went to school.他把早饭囫囵吞下，便上学去了。chew v. 嚼，咀嚼指用牙齿嚼碎食物等。It is healthy to chew food well before you swallow it.细嚼慢咽有益于健康。devour v. 吞咽指饥饿时狼吞虎咽地吃东西，强调吃得快而彻底。The boys devoured their burgers and fries.男孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃光了汉堡和薯条。3.词根词缀vor= to eat 吃ca

18、rnivorous adj. 食肉的carni= carn 肉+ vor 吃 + ous 的 食肉的devour v. 吞吃de 向下 + vour= vor吃 吃下去 吞吃herbivorous adj. 食草的herbi= herb 草+ vor 吃 + ous 有性质的，关于的 食草的insectivorous adj. 食虫的insecti= insect 昆虫+ vor 吃 + ous 有性质的，关于的 吃昆虫的 食虫的omnivorous adj. 杂食性的omni 全部 + vor 吃 + ous 有性质的，关于的 什么都吃的 杂食性的voracious adj. 狼吞虎咽的vo

19、r 吃 + acious 多的 吃多的 狼吞虎咽的voracity n. 贪食vor 吃 + acity 表状态 贪食六、原文翻译Climate-Crisis Fueled Locust Swarms Pose Unprecedented Threat to Food Security and Livelihoods in East Africa气候危机引发的蝗虫群对东非的粮食安全和生计构成“前所未有的威胁”The regions worst outbreak in decades has brought hundreds of millions of crop-devouring bugs

20、to Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.这一地区数十年来最严重的疫情给索马里、埃塞俄比亚和肯尼亚带来了数亿只吞噬农作物的虫子。A massive invasion of desert locustspartly fueled by the climate crisisseriously threatens food security in already-vulnerable communities across East Africa and has increasingly alarmed United Nations experts in recent weeks

21、.气候危机在一定程度上助长了沙漠蝗虫的大规模入侵，严重威胁到东非已经脆弱的社区的粮食安全，最近几周联合国专家越来越感到震惊。The situation remains extremely serious in the Horn of Africa, where it threatens pastures and crops in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, says areport(pdf) released last week by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The current swarms

22、represent an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa.联合国粮农组织（FAO）上周发布的一份报告说：“非洲之角的局势仍然极其严重，威胁到埃塞俄比亚、肯尼亚和索马里的牧场和农作物。”目前的蜂群对非洲之角的粮食安全和生计构成了前所未有的威胁。”A swarm contains up to 150 million locusts per square kilometers (0.39 square miles) and can devour enough crops in a

23、day to feed 35,000 people, according to FAO, a U.N. agency. Although ground and aerial control operations continue in Ethiopia and aerial operations started in Kenya in January, the report notes that insecurity and a lack of national capacity have hampered control operations in Somalia.联合国粮农组织（FAO）称

24、，一个蝗虫群每平方公里（0.39平方英里）可容纳多达1.5亿只蝗虫，一天可吞食足够的农作物，养活3.5万人。报告指出，尽管“埃塞俄比亚的地面和空中控制行动仍在继续，肯尼亚的空中控制行动于1月份开始”，但“不安全和缺乏国家能力阻碍了索马里的控制行动”A potentially threatening situation is developing along both sides of the Red Sea, where ongoing breeding is causing locust numbers to increase on the coasts of Egypt, Sudan, E

25、ritrea, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, FAO warns. There is a risk that some swarms could appear in northeast Uganda, southeast South Sudan, and southwest Ethiopia.粮农组织警告说：“红海两岸正在形成一种潜在的威胁性局势，在那里，不断繁殖的蝗虫正导致埃及、苏丹、厄立特里亚、沙特阿拉伯和也门沿海蝗虫数量增加。”乌干达东北部、南苏丹东南部和埃塞俄比亚西南部可能出现一些蜂群。”FAOhas calledfor a massive, border-span

26、ning campaign to combat thehundreds of millionsof locusts and stop them from spreading to other countries, noting that impacted regions in Ethiopia and Somalia havent seen swarms of this scale in 25 years and that Kenya hasnt faced a threat on this level in 70 years.粮农组织呼吁开展“大规模、跨越边界的行动”，打击数亿蝗虫，阻止它们

27、扩散到其他国家，并指出埃塞俄比亚和索马里受影响的地区25年来没有出现过这种规模的蝗虫群，肯尼亚70年来也没有遇到过这种程度的威胁。The primary method of battling locust swarms is the aerial spraying of pesticides. FAOs Locust Watch serviceexplainsthat although giant nets, flamethrowers, lasers, and huge vacuums have been proposed in the past, these are not in use

28、for locust control. People and birds often eat locusts but usually not enough to significantly reduce population levels over large areas.对付蝗虫群的主要方法是空中喷洒杀虫剂。粮农组织的“蝗虫观察”服务机构解释说，“虽然过去曾有人提出过巨网、喷火器、激光和巨大的真空，但这些都不用于蝗虫防治。人和鸟经常吃蝗虫，但通常不足以显著降低大面积地区的人口水平。”In response to an FAOrequestof $70 million to assist wi

29、th immediate needs in all three countries, including ramping up control operations as well as implementing measures to safeguard rural livelihoods, the U.N. Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) agreed on Jan. 24 to release $10 million to the agency.联合国中央应急基金（CERF）1月24日同意，应粮农组织提出的7000万美元“协助所有三个国家的紧

30、急需要，包括加强控制行动以及执行保障农村生计的措施”的要求，向该机构发放1000万美元。This devastating locust outbreak is starting to destroy vegetation across East Africa with alarming speed and ferocity, U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcocksaidin a statement announcing the allocation. Vulnerable families that were already dealing with foo

31、d shortages now face the prospect of watching as their crops are destroyed before their eyes.联合国人道主义事务负责人洛科克（Mark Lowcock）在宣布这项拨款的声明中说：“这次毁灭性的蝗灾爆发正以惊人的速度和凶猛程度开始摧毁东非各地的植被。”已经在应对粮食短缺的脆弱家庭现在面临着眼看着他们的庄稼被摧毁的前景。”We must act now, Lowcock added, confirming that the funds will go toward scaling up aerial operations. If left unchecked, this outbreak has the potential to spill o