根據《華爾街日報》,聖嬰現象加劇,亞洲國家越南、泰國及柬埔寨皆因稻米歉收物價飆漲。全球政府宣示減少剩食仍力有未逮,於是科技業積極投入機器造食,好比首富比爾.蓋茲投資取用植物仿造肉品的Beyond Meat。但科技真能為糧荒解套嗎?
【糧食危機淺談】
food crisis 糧食危機
A:Do you agree that technology might extricate the world from severe food crisis?
(你認同科技能解決嚴重的糧食危機問題嗎?)
B:I agree with the fact but not the idea.
(我相信事實如此,但不認同這套想法。)
meat alternative 肉類替代品
A:Why's that? If meat alternative becomes prevalent, no one would be starving.
(怎麼說?如果肉類替代品普及,就沒人餓肚子啦。)
B:Would you like to eat fake food instead of actual food for the rest of your life?
(難道你會想一輩子都吃人工食品,而非真正食物嗎?)
perception 認知
A:Well, I guess it really comes down to what perception you're holding.
(說的也是。我想這真的得看個人的認知了。)
B:Yeah, I'd rather die from hunger than being a lab rat for fake foods.
(沒錯,我寧可餓死也不願意當假食物的實驗品。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. to extricate someone from something:替某人解套某事
2. supply and demand:供需關係
3. scarcity:缺乏、匱乏
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