防止食品浪費的5種簡單方法

安徽 周艷霞

如果每個人都盡一分力去防止食品浪費，我們會驚訝于一個人能帶來多大的變化。

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1Around one-third of the food produced worldwide gets spoiled every year. This massive wastage of food isn't just one of the root causes of global hunger. It's also a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions across the globe. So,what can we do to minimize food waste in everyday life?

2Shop your fridge and pantry （食物儲藏室） before going grocery shopping. Check what you have to make sure you don't double. 1 A list will also help you focus and make fewer impulse purchases.

3Learn how to store fruits and vegetables correctly. Don't putting everything in the fridge. It's clever to store different items correctly to help them last longer. For instance, you can keep potatoes and onions in the dark and separate from one another. 2

4Reuse leftovers. Most of us, when cooking, search for a recipe based on what we feel like eating, go out shopping and finally cook the dish. 3 So rather than starting the process with a recipe, look through the refrigerator and pantry. See what's on hand and let that food be what you'll cook for dinner.

5Give away food that you know you're not going to eat before it spoils. Use neighborhood networks to help you connect with neighbors and share goods that you don't need. You can also donate excess dry goods to local food banks.

64 Ask yourself why it went bad? Did I buy too much at the store? Did I have intentions to cook but ended up getting takeout? Did I buy it because I thought it was “healthy” but then decided I didn't want to eat it? The more you can understand your eating habits, the more you can waste less food.

7Let us all do our part in saving food. 5 If each of us follows all the tips outlined in this text, and in turn influences others around us to do the same, it will make a big difference in the long run.

A. Make a list of what you need.

B. Be mindful when throwing away food.

C. This way, they won't go mushy easily.

D. Food waste mainly comes from how food is packaged.

E. You will be amazed by how much change one person can effect.

F. Do that a few nights a week, and you'll have a pile of leftover food.

G. A pantry will help you store more food and reduce food waste.

Reading Check

Ⅰ. Complete the text with sentences below the text.（Two sentences are extra.）

Ⅱ. Discussion

As a student, what can we do to reduce food waste?

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Language Study

Discover useful structures in the text

連詞before引導時間狀語從句時的多種含義

1. before意為“在……之前；還沒來得及……就”， 強調主句或從句謂語動詞表示的動作發生得過早或過快。

Before she could move, she heard a great noise, which grew to a terrible roar. 她還沒來得及動彈，就聽見很響的聲音，接著就成了可怕的隆隆轟鳴聲。

2. before用于“It + be + 時間段+ before...”句型中，該句型意為“在……之后才……”。

It will be five years before I come back. 我五年后才能回來。

注意：如果主句使用否定形式，則表示“不久……就……”。

It won't be long before they understand each other. 他們不久就會互相了解的。

3. before還有“趁……(還沒有)”之意。

They are thinking of buying the house before the prices go up. 他們正在考慮趁房價未漲時把房子買下來。

主題應用·語庫構建

Ⅰ. 高頻表達

1. 與饑餓、營養及健康相關的表達

junk food 垃圾食品

calorie 卡路里

intake 攝入量

nutrition 營養；滋養

malnutrition 營養不良

stunting 發育遲緩

starve v. 挨餓

starvation n. 饑餓

hungry adj. 饑餓的

hunger n. 饑餓

dizzy 頭暈目眩的

harmful 有害的

harmless 無害的

health n. 健康；衛生

healthy adj. 健康的；健壯的

unhealthyadj. 不健康的；有害的

disease 疾病

stressful 壓力重的

overweight 太胖的；超重的

painful 痛苦的

comfortable 舒服的；安逸的

take in 吸收

suffer from food shortage 遭受食物短缺

starve to death 餓死

get sick 生病

get two meals a day 每日兩餐

the quantity of food 食物的數量

the quality of food 食物的質量

run out of supplies 供應已用完

have no appetite for 對……沒胃口

be in good health 身體健康

be on a diet 節食

skip breakfast 不吃早餐

build up one's body 增強某人的體質

keep a balanced diet 保持均衡飲食

recover from 從……中恢復

put on (gain) weight/lose weight 增重/減肥

develop good eating habits 養成良好的飲食習慣

feel energetic 感到精力充沛

be addicted to junk food 對垃圾食品上癮

be harmful to health 對健康有害

endanger health 危害健康

get overweight 變得肥胖

go hungry 挨餓

break down （身體）垮掉

fight against obesity 對抗肥胖問題

keep fit 保持健康

2. 糧食及食品安全問題

food safety 食品安全

food security 糧食安全

food insecurity 糧食不安全問題

food shortage 食物短缺

keep food security 維護糧食安全

the most important strategic material 最重要的

戰略物資

reduce food waste 減少食品浪費

minimize food waste 盡量減少食物浪費

make fewer impulse purchases 減少沖動購物

store fruit and vegetables correctly 正確儲存水果和蔬菜

reuse leftovers 殘羹剩菜再利用

eating habits 飲食習慣

remove hunger from the earth 消滅地球上的饑餓

hunger reduction 減少饑餓

fight against food waste 與食品浪費做斗爭

consumption of balanced diet 均衡飲食的消費

raise awareness of saving food 提高節約食物的意識

discard food 丟棄食物

Ⅱ. 美句背誦

1. The issue of food waste has been of widespread concern in China in recent years. 近年來，食品浪費的問題在中國得到了廣泛的關注。

2. A healthy diet consists of eating a variety of foods rich in vitamins, fibre and minerals,and low in fat and calories. 健康飲食包括吃各種維生素、纖維素和礦物質含量高以及脂肪含量低和低熱量的食物。

3. The better eating habits we get into, the happier our life becomes. 我們養成的飲食習慣越好，我們的生活就會越幸福。

4. Food security means that all people at all times have physical and economic access to adequate amounts of nutritious, safe, and culturally appropriate foods, which are produced in an environmentally sustainable and socially just manner, and that people are able to make informed decisions about their food choices. 糧食安全意味著所有人在任何時候都可以從物質和經濟上獲得足夠數量的營養的、安全的、文化上適當的食物，這些食物以環境可持續發展和社會公正的方式生產，并且人們能夠對他們的糧食選擇做出明智的決定。

5. I am writing to say something about food safety, which has caused great concern among the public. 我寫信是想談談食品安全問題，它引起了公眾的極大關注。

6. Online food delivery platforms should display noticeable reminders on their foodordering pages, and travel agencies are responsible for guiding travellers in saving food. 在線食品配送平臺應該在其食品訂購頁面上設置明顯的提醒，而且旅行社應負責指導旅行者節約食物。

7. Individuals should serve or eat an appropriate amount of food at weddings, funerals,parties, and other events, as well as in daily life.個人應該在婚禮、葬禮、聚會和其他活動以及日常生活中提供或吃適量的食物。

8. China has a large population but little arable land, for which the only way for us to guarantee our national food security is to increase crop yield. 中國人口眾多，但耕地很少，為此，我們保證國家糧食安全的唯一途徑就是提高作物產量。

9. The people are the foundation of a country; food is the primary need of the people. As food decides national prosperity and the people's well-being, food security is a major prerequisite for national security. 民為國基，谷為民命。糧食事關國運民生，糧食安全是國家安全的重要基礎。

10. Food security is an essential guarantee for world peace and development, a significant foundation for a global community of shared future, and an influential factor for the development and future of humanity. As the world's largest developing country, and a major country that shoulders its responsibilities, China has always been a positive force in safeguarding world food security. 糧食安全是世界和平與發展的重要保障，是構建人類命運共同體的重要基礎，關系人類的發展和前途命運。作為世界上最大的發展中國家和肩負責任的大國，中國始終是維護世界糧食安全的積極力量。

11. With one fifth of the world population,China accounts for a quarter of total global food production. China is self-reliant in securing its own food supply; its people now have not only enough to eat, but also a greater range of choices. Compared to past times when they were underfed, this historical change has been made possible by the Chinese themselves through hard work and development. It is also a key contribution to world food security. 中國人口占世界的近1/5，糧食產量約占世界的1/4。中國依靠自身力量端牢自己的飯碗， 實現了由“吃不飽”到“吃得飽”，并且“吃得好”的歷史性轉變。 這既是中國人民自己發展取得的偉大成就，也是為世界糧食安全做出的重大貢獻。

12. Poor people in China no longer need to worry about food. The Chinese government has always attached great importance to eliminating hunger and poverty. 中國貧困人口不再需要擔心糧食問題了。中國高度重視消除饑餓和貧困問題。

Ⅲ. 主題寫作

假定你是李華，你的網友Jack來信詢問你校開展的 “光盤行動”（Clear Your Plate Campaign）的相關事宜。 請根據提示給他寫一封回信。 內容包括：

1. 活動的目的；

2. 活動的影響；

3. 你的體會。

注意：

1. 詞數80左右；

2. 開頭和結尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數。

Dear Jack,

Yours,

Li Hua

Ⅳ. 主題測評

見P55～P59“自測園地”