Unit17
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Foodiyisadefiningcharacteristicoflifeformanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople,exacerbated(恶化)nowbyclimatedtheriseinfoodprices。Emergencyfoodaidhasbeeapleofiioocrises,suchasdroughtandfaminefordecades。
&ismuchbetterthattheemergencyisaddressedbeforeithappens。FarmerArzoumaThiombiaernBurkinaFasorecallshowtreessavedlivesinthemid1980s。“Over2o,abigfamipeopleescapedstarvatioingbaobabsleavesandfruit,”
hesays。unitieslivingiaffectedbyfeshavelongknownaboutthekeyrolethattreesplayiheneedforalaid。
&ionofthisbytheracticalsupportforalocalizedtree-basedsolutientlyneeded。WidespreaddroughtsacrossAfricahavedevastatedcropsthisyear。AgtotheUNFoodandAgricultureanization(FAO),30triesaroundtheworldareindrequirehelpfromoverseas。Fruits,leaves,woodandbark(树皮)providethevitalresourcesforrurallife。Theeffeategearemakingdroughtsmoreofanormthahisisapatternthatplaostvuliesinaninglyprecarious(危险的)positioeetingbasieeds。
InBurkinaFasoiAfriutrition(营养不良)affeearly40%oftheruralpoor。Climategeisfurtherimpaalreadyfragileagriculturallands,andhighfoodcostsareaffegpeople’shealth。“al”cropsareoftennotnativeandrequireexpes,signifitirrigationandlaiooproduceasuccessfulharvest。Foodfromtreesprovidevitalnutritioherfoodcropsfail。Treesoftehercropsfail。oheWestas“faminefoods”,treefoodsalreadyfnifitpartofdailydietsacrossruralAfrica。Treesprovidefruits,nuts,seeds,leaves,flowers,sepals,evensap,whiallbeusedasfood。DatashowsthatnursingmothersproduilkwhentheyaddMaleavestotheirdiet。Theleavesbedriedaenduringthehungryperiod,andanimalfodder(饲料)fromtreesisalsovitalinprodugmilkahefightagainsthunger—espedrought-hittimes—musttargetthoseattheterofworldpoverty—smallholderfarmersinruralAfrica。
Itistimeforthevalueoftreestalllevelsiionally。Villagerstoadoptagro-forestry(农林业)teiques,whichboostsoilfertility(产值)areefoodentnutritioherighteoiext
theirlaytoshareinformation,asupprassrootslevel。Trainingandsupporthelpvillagersearhingsthatgrowohisinegivethemfpowerwhencropsfail,aalservices,suchashealthdedu。Thisapproacreaseselfsufficyforbothruraluionaleies。Itviroy,diversifylivelihoodoptiohevulyofpoorhouseholdstoclimatedexternalshocks。
Itgreal,sustaiermreturns。InDongo,avillageinBurkinaFaso,TreeAid'sVillageTreeEaimstohelpvillagersgeeireeproducts。Allthepartitsarewomeheirhusbandsexplained:“Duridroughtperiod,whenmygray,mywife'siributedmorethan50%ofthehousehold'sine。”Projectsliketheseprovideuheskillsandsupporttomarees。
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1。address1)n。演说,演讲2)vt。向……讲话,向……发表演说;写信给……;称呼1)ThePresidentgaveaheheradio。
总统向全国发表广播演说。
Headdressedtheaudieneloquentspeech。
他对听众讲起话来滔滔不绝。
2)Howshallweaddressaprince?
我们如何称呼一个王子?
2。aladj。依照惯例的,约定俗成的,依照传统的,常规的Shehadstrayedfromthepathofalbehavior。
她已经偏离了传统行为的道路。
&evt。毁坏;使荒芜
Astormdevastatedtheisland。
一场暴风雨使这个岛遭到彻底破坏。
4。ruraladj。农村的
&hecityforaruralhome。
我们离开城市,去农村安家。
5。vulnerableadj。易受伤的,脆弱的,敏感的Hevoluectherasshelookedsovulnerable。
她看上去很脆弱,他就主动去保护她。
6。impa。影响,作用2)vt。&vi。对某事物有影响Theputerhadmadeagreatimpaodernlife。
计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响。
&swillimpaourprofitability。
这些费用会影响到我们的利润。
7。vitaladj。极重要的,必不可少的Theanalysisofwhatkiyoupossessisvital。
分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。