联合国官员敦促蒙古走向绿色

　　ULAN BATOR, June 6 (Xinhua) -- UN Under-Secretary General Achim Steiner urged Mongolia to develop on a greener path during events marking the World Enviroment Day.

　　World Environment Day activities are taking place throughout the year but culminate¹ on June 5.

　　This year, Mongolia was named to host the event under the theme "Think.Eat. Save. Reduce Your Foodprint," aimed at reducing food waste.

　　Reportedly, at least a third of everything grown on this planet is lost between the field and the consumer.

　　However, Mongolia is not wasteful² as far as food concerned. Actually its traditional nomadic³ life give some answers to the problems of food waste in modern society.

　　"Through hosting WED⁴, Mongolia has opened its doors to the world and proudly put its development plans into the global spotlight⁵ of international scrutiny," Steiner said.

　　Steiner said that if Mongolia can hold onto its ancient traditions in a rapidly changing world and combine them with modern policies, its future should be bright and green.

1 culminate   

v.到绝顶，达于极点，达到高潮

参考例句：

• The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner.百年庆典活动将以宴会作为高潮。
• Everyone feared that the boundary dispute between these two countries would culminate in a war.人人都担心,这两国间的边境争端将以一场战争到达顶点。

2 wasteful   

adj.（造成）浪费的，挥霍的

参考例句：

• It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。
• Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源，任务已经重新分派。

3 nomadic   

adj.流浪的；游牧的

参考例句：

• This tribe still live a nomadic life.这个民族仍然过着游牧生活。
• The plowing culture and the nomadic culture are two traditional principal cultures in China.农耕文化与游牧文化是我国传统的两大主体文化。

4 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

5 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。