• 鹬蚌相争

    14-08-26 A clam(蛤) swam to the bank and opened its shell in the sun. A snipe flew over and saw a piece of red meat on the ground, so it dived to the ground and pecked at the clam. Before the snipe drew back its beak, it was gripped tightly inside because...

  • 联合国:多吃昆虫有助对抗饥荒

    13-05-14 Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN report. 联合国一份新报告中指出,多吃昆虫可以帮助对抗世界饥荒。 Over 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with insects The report by the UN Food and Agricult...

  • The Poor Boy in the Grave

    13-04-25 There was once a poor shepherd-boy whose father and mother were dead, and he was placed by the authorities in the house of a rich man, who was to feed him and bring him up. The man and his wife, had however, bad hearts, and were greedy and anxious a...

  • Hidden hunger 隐性饥饿

    12-10-02 Hidden hunger is unlike the hunger that comes from a lack of food. It is micronutrient deficiency caused by a chronic lack of vitamins and minerals that often has no visible warning signs, so that people who suffer from it may not even be aware of i...

  • 也门民众面临饥荒威胁

    12-05-23 Instability in Yemen has left the country facing a hunger catastrophe, with nearly half of people without enough food, aid groups have warned. 援助机构警告,也门国内不安定的局面使民众面临饥荒灾害的威胁,近半数人口没有充足的食物。 In a joint warning,...

  • 饥饿素荷尔蒙可增加进食高热量食物的欲望

    10-06-22 The hunger hormone ghrelin(胃饥饿素) , which acts in the brain to stimulate hunger and increase food intake(食物摄取,进食) , heightens the appeal of high-calorie foods over low-calorie foods, according to a study that will be presented Tuesday...

  • 古巴监狱绝食抗议者奥兰多死亡

    10-02-24 Leading Cuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo has died in hospital after 85 days on hunger strike, opposition sources say. 古巴反对派消息称,政治犯奥兰多萨帕塔塔马约经历85天的绝食抗议之后,日前在医院逝世。 Mr Zapata (second left) was arrest...

  • 撒哈拉绝食抗议者“面临庭审”

    09-11-18 A Western Sahara activist on hunger strike in Spain's Canary Islands has been told to appear in court on public order charges, her supporters say. 西班牙加那利群岛一名西萨哈撒绝食运动者被告知因扰乱公共秩序而必须接受庭审。 Aminatou Haidar's supporter...

  • 英国敦促引领未来粮食问题

    09-10-21 The UK should plough 2bn ($3.3bn) into crop research to help stave off world hunger, says the Royal Society. 英国皇家学会称,英国应该投资20亿英镑到作物研究以帮助避免世界饥荒。 The world's food supply has to rise by about 50% in 40 years, the report...

  • UN warns over East Africa hunger 联合国担忧东非的食物问题

    09-09-25 More than 20 million people in the Horn of Africa need food aid because of two years of poor rainfall, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) says. 联合国世界粮食计划称,非洲之角超过两千万人因两年以来降雨量稀少,需要食物援助。 The WFP wants more food a...