世界糧食日常識

河南 巴靈芝

世界糧食日是世界各國政府每年在10月16日圍繞發(fā)展糧食和農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)舉行紀(jì)念活動的日子，其宗旨在于喚起全世界對發(fā)展糧食和農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)的高度重視。

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1World Food Day falls annually on October 16 in memory of the day the Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) of the UN was formed. The events of the day usually focus on reducing, or rather removing hunger from the face of the earth. Farmers and government officials are often given tips on how to effectively eliminate hunger.

2World Food Day was created by FAO member countries in November 1979. It was during their 20th General Conference that the observance of World Food Day was decided. It was not observed until 1981 when the specific date was determined. Pal Romany, the then Hungary's Minister of Agriculture and Food, played an important role in the founding of World Food Day during the 20th General Conference. Many people at the conference welcomed the idea.

3World Food Day is not only celebrated by FAO and the United Nations, but several other organizations concerned with food security, hunger reduction, consumption of balanced diet and health also take part in the celebration. On the day, which is usually observed in more than 150 countries in the world, a number of activities like marathons, concerts, agricultural inventions, and cultural exhibitions and performances are usually organized.

4Each year has its own theme to celebrate World Food Day. The themes are always related to food production, availability, and consumption. The themes are always set so that the public can come up with suggestions and ideas that are effective in dealing with hunger, poverty, and famine. In fact,most themes are agriculture related. This is because agriculture is the chief source of food.

5World Food Day hopes to bring awareness to help people from around the globe solve issues concerning hunger and famine. It is meant to help farmers attain modern skills that would help achieve food security. The day is also set aside to encourage the governments to think of ways of keeping food security in a country.

Reading Check

Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text.

Ⅱ. Discussion

How much more about World Food Day do you know apart from what is mentioned in the text?Share the information about it with your partners.

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Language Study

Memorize some text-centered chunks

fall on 在（某一天）

in memory of 為紀(jì)念……

focus on 聚焦

remove...from 把……從……中清走

eliminate hunger 消除饑餓

play an important role in 在……中扮演重要角色

be concerned with 與……相關(guān)

take part in 參加

be related to 與……有聯(lián)系

come up with suggestions and ideas 提出建議與想法

deal with 處理