饥荒famine[英][ˈfæmɪn] [美][ˈfæmɪn] 中英文小故事:胖子和瘦子 在旅馆大厅里,一个非常瘦的人遇到了一个非常胖的人。 胖子说:“看你的样子,可能有过饥荒。” “是的,”瘦子回答说,“看你的样子,饥荒可能是你造成的。” A very thin man met a very fat man in the hotel lobby. "From your looks," said the fat man, "there might have been a famine." "Yes," was the reply, "and from your looks, you might have caused it." 中英文例句 But the ethiopian famine of 1984 undermined this approach. 但1984年的埃塞俄比亚饥荒破坏了这一法则。 Experts do not predict another famine. 专家并未预言另一个饥馑。 They had more varied diets and so weren't at risk of famine. 他们的饮食更多样化,因此受到灾荒影响的风险也较小。 Natural "bridges" could also be created to help the pandas escape from a bamboo famine. 我们也能够创造自然界的“桥梁”帮助熊猫免受没有竹子所带来的饥饿感。 Aid workers say north korea is facing its worst food-supply crisis since a famine in the late 1990s. 一些援助工作者称朝鲜正面临着上世纪年代饥慌以来的最严重的粮食供应危机。 |