摘要：原文:She says there will be ups and downs in prices until production meets the level of demand. Still, many experts do not expect a

中文标题:粮价上涨的担忧有望缓解(2/2)

英文标题:Worries About Rising Food Prices May Ease

内容描述:减产预期逐步缓和，粮食价格保持稳定

原文:She says there will be ups and downs in prices until production meets the level of demand. Still, many experts do not expect a repeat of the crisis of 2007 and 2008. Prices jumped, playing a part in civil unrest in several countries.

For one thing, these experts point out that energy prices are lower now. That means producing and transporting food is not as costly. And Gary Eilerts at the United States Agency for International Development says this year's bad weather has not affected another important crop: rice. Mr. Eilerts is head of the agency's Famine Early Warning System.

"Rice is very calm, very nice. The prices are not volatile. There's a large supply. And so, our countries that depend on that, that were hurt a great deal in 2008, are not being touched right now."

However, economist Lourdes Adriano at the Asian Development Bank says prices could increase if India stops exporting rice because of a drought.

Prices jumped when India banned rice exports in 2008 during the food inflation crisis.

翻译:她认为，粮价会上下波动，直到产量满足需求为止。尽管如此，很多专家都预计2007年和2008年的危机并不会重演。当时粮价大幅增长，导致了一些国家内乱。

一方面，这些专家指出，能源价格目前较低。这就意味着生产和运输食品的成本不会太高。另外，美国国际开发署的加里·埃勒说，今年的恶劣气候并没有影响到另一种重要作物：大米。埃勒先生是开发署饥荒预警系统的负责人。

“大米价格非常平稳、非常不错，各地价格都很稳定，供应量充足。因此，那些在2008年被重创的依赖大米的国家，目前没有受到影响。”

然而，亚洲开发银行的经济学家卢尔德·阿德里亚诺认为，如果印度由于干旱原因停止大米出口的话，大米价格将会上涨。

2008年食品通胀危机期间，印度曾禁止出口大米导致大米价格暴涨。

注解:【词汇短语】

ups and downs 高低起落，坎坷不平

例句：

Life is hard. There are a lot of ups and downs in one's life.

生活是艰辛的，生活中充满了太多的盛衰与沉浮。

meet [ˈmi:t]

vt. 满足

例句：

Our supply can fully meet the demand.

我们的供应可以充分满足需求。

famine [ˈfæmən]

n. 饥荒

例句：

He lost his two sons in a famine before liberation.

在解放前的一次饥荒中，他失去了两个儿子。

volatile [ˈvɑ:lətəl]

adj. 易变的；无定性的

例句：

The volatile political situation in Singapore upset the people.

动荡不定的新加坡政局使人民感到不安。

drought [ˈdraʊt]

n. 干旱，旱灾

例句：

Famine is often the sequel to war or drought.

饥荒往往是由战争或干旱造成的。

来源：新柔教育