
随着食品生产和贸易的全球化,食品安全已经成为全世界的难题,威胁着所有人的身体健康。 于是世界卫生组织(WHO)和联合国粮食及农业组织(FAO)建立了“国际食品安全当局网络” ,让我们一起去了解一下具体信息吧。
alert
/əˈlɜːrt/
n.戒备状态;警报
joint
/dʒɔɪnt/
adj.联合的,合办的;共同的
pressing
/ˈpresɪŋ/
adj.紧迫的,迫切的
globalization
/ɡloʊbələˈzeɪʃn/
n.全球化
... international issues related to food safety are likely to increase.
......国际食品安全问题有可能会增加。be likely to很有可能;后接动词原形,与be likely that意思相同,但that后要接从句。这句话也可改为... it is likely that international issues related to food safety will increase. 又如:He is likely to come tomorrow morning. = It is likely that he will come tomorrow morning. 他明天有可能会来。
authority
/əˈθɔːrəti/
n.当局;权威;权力
global
/ˈɡloʊbl/
adj.全球的
designate
/ˈdezɪɡneɪt/
vt.指定;委派
contact
/ˈkɑːntækt/
n.&vt.联络
aim
/eɪm/
vt.以......为目标
cooperation
/koʊˌɑːpəˈreɪʃn/
n.合作,协作
capacity
/kəˈpæsəti/
n.能力;容量
routine
/ruːˈtiːn/
adj.日常的;例行的 n.惯例,常规
secretariat
/sekrəˈteriət/
n.秘书处
guidance
/ˈɡaɪdns/
n.指导,引导;领导
As part of its routine activities, the INFOSAN Secretariat publishes reports in six languages and provides members with summaries and guidance on relevant food safety issues.
作为日常活动的一部分,国际食品安全当局网秘书处用六种语言发布报告,为成员国提供有关食品安全问题的总结和指导。provide sb. with sth. 为某人提供某物,与provide sth. for sb. 意思相同,但介词with和for不可混淆。例如:The firm has provided me with a car. / The firm has provided a car for me.公司给我配了车。The company will provide free drinks and pizza for all conference participants. 公司会给参会人员免费提供饮料和比萨。但如果provide后面的宾语是help,aid和assistance等,常用介词to。例如课文最后一句:INFOSAN can work with other international organizations to provide assistance to the countries or regions with emerging food safety events of possible international concern. 国际食品安全当局网可以与其他国际组织合作,对可能发生引起国际关注的食品安全事件的国家和地区提供援助。
It is also a useful resource for other public health organizations which recognize INFOSAN as an organization through which findings of investigations and strategies for improving food safety may be shared.
对于其他公共卫生组织来说,这也是一个有用的资源。其他公共卫生组织认为,国际食品安全当局网是一个可以分享食品安全问题的调查结果和改善策略的组织。这个句子中有两个定语从句,都用which引导。第一个定语从句中,which作从句的主语;第二个定语从句中,which作介词through的宾语,整个介词短语through which 作状语(请参看Unit 4语言注释25)。
Genetically modified foods (or GM foods) are foods produced from organisms (有机体) that have had specific(特定的)changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering (基因工程). Commercial sale of genetically modified crops began in 1994. So far, most genetic modification of foods have mainly focused(聚焦于)on cash crops(经济作物) in high demand by farmers such as soybean, corn, and cotton. It is generally agreed that GM food poses no greater risk(对......不造成威胁)to human health than conventional(传统的)food. However, opponents(反对者)have objected(反对)to GM foods for several reasons, including safety issues, environmental concerns, and economic concerns.