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1、笔译翻译练习E-CTranslationCompulsoryTranslationTherewas,lastweek,aglimmerofhopeintheworldfoodcrisis.Expectingabumperharvest,Ukrainerelaxedrestrictionsonexports.Overnight,globalwheatpricesfellby10percent.Bycontrast,tradersinBangkokquotericepricesaround$1,000aton,upfrom$460twomonthsago.Suchis
2、thevolatilityoftoday'smarkets.Wedonotknowhowhighfoodpricesmightgo,norhowfartheycouldfall.Butonethingiscertain:Wehavegonefromaneraofplentytooneofscarcity.Expertsagreethatfoodpricesarenotlikelytoreturntothelevelstheworldhadgrownaccustomedtoanytimesoon.Imaginethesituationofthoselivingonl
3、essthan$1aday-the"bottombillion,”thepoorestoftheworld'spoor.MostliveinAfrica,andmanymighttypicallyspendtwo-thirdsoftheirincomeonfood.InLiberialastweek,Iheardhowpeoplehavestoppedpurchasingimportedricebythebag.Instead,theyincreasinglybuyitbythecup,becausethat'salltheycanafford・Traveling
4、thoughWestAfrica,Ifoundgoodreasonforoptimism.InBurkinaFaso,Isawagovernmentworkingtoimportdroughtresistantseedsandbettermanagescarcewatersupplies,helpedbynationslikeBrazil・InIvoryCoast,wesawawomen'scooperativerunningachickenfarmsetupwithUNfunds.Theprojectgeneratedincome-andfood-forvill
5、agersinwaysthatcaneasilybereplicated.Elsewhere,Isawyetanotherwomen'sgroupslowlyexpandingtheirlocalagriculturalproduction,withUNhelp・SoontheywillreplaceWorldFoodProgramricewiththeirownhome-grownproduce,sufficienttocovertheneedsoftheirschoolfeedingprogram.Thesearehome-grown,grass-rootss
6、olutionsforgrass-rootsproblems・preciselythekindofsolutionsthatAfricaneeds.optionalTopic1Foradecade,metallurgistsstudyingthehulkoftheTitanichavearguedthatthestoriedoceanlinerwentdownquicklyafterhittinganicebergbecausetheshipsbuilderusedsubstandardrivetsthatpoppedtheirheadsandlettonsofi
7、cyseawaterrushin.Morethan1,500peopledied.Nowateamofscientistshasmovedintodeeperwaters,uncoveringevidenceinthebuilder'sownarchivesofadeadlymixofgreatambitionanduseoflow-qualityironthcitdoomedtheship,whichsank96yearsagoTuesday・Thescientistsfoundthattheship'sbuilder,HarlandandWolff,inBel
8、fast,
