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locust

蝗虫

(huánɡchónɡ) 

A: Have you heard? The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has issued a warning to the world. It hopes everyone extensively prepares for the current severe locust outbreak and prevents regions hit by it from experiencing a food crisis. 

你听说了吗？联合国粮食及农业组织向全球进行了预警,称希望全球高度戒备现在正在肆虐的蝗灾,防止被入侵国家出现粮食危机。

(nǐ tīnɡshuōlema? liánhéɡuó liánɡshí jí nónɡyè zǔzhī xiànɡ quánqiú jìnxínɡle yùjǐnɡ, chēnɡ xīwànɡ quánqiú ɡāodù jièbèi xiànzài zhènɡzàisìnüède huánɡzāi, fánɡzhǐ bèirùqīn ɡuójiā chūxiàn liánɡshí wēijī.)

B: Yeah! I heard that India and Pakistan are dealing with an unprecedented locust outbreak. The main sources are African and Iraqi locusts. I'm worried about whether China might be impacted?

是啊！据说印度和巴基斯坦在遭受着前所未有的蝗灾,主要来源是非洲和伊朗的蝗虫。好担心中国会不会受到影响啊？

(shìa. jùshuō yìndù hé bājīsītǎn zài zāoshòuzhe qiánsuǒwèiyǒude huánɡzāi, zhǔyào láiyuán shì fēizhōu hé yīlǎnɡde huánɡchónɡ. hǎo dānxīn zhōnɡɡuó huìbùhuì shòudào yǐnɡxiǎnɡa.)

A: I think we shouldn't be careless. 

我认为不能掉以轻心。

(wǒ rènwéi bùnénɡ diàoyǐqīnɡxīn. )

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT