环球英语 — 89：Food for Peace

　　Voice 1
Thank you for joining us for today’s Spotlight¹. I’m Liz Waid.
Voice 2
And I’m Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
Voice 1
Imagine this situation. You are at a school. It is time for the mid-day meal. All the children bring out their food and prepare to eat. Everything is fine until one child has the idea to throw his food at another child. He takes a piece of his fruit. And he throws it. The fruit hits a young girl right in the face. A direct² hit! Next, she throws part of her food back. Soon all the children start throwing their food. Food is flying everywhere! It is a food fight!
Voice 2
You have probably heard of food fights before. You may have even been in a food fight yourself! But have you ever heard of food creating peace? Today’s Spotlight is on two groups that use food to work for peace.
Voice 1
For a few weeks each year Turin, Italy is filled with lots and lots of food - good food. For ten [10] years people have gathered together in Turin to celebrate Salone del Gusto--the Exhibition of Taste. People can taste food from many different places. And, in 2006, everyone at Salone del Gusto sat down together to eat a peace meal. Cooks from Palestine and Israel prepared the meal. Their people have been at war for many years. But their love of good food brought them together! Salone del Gusto is a celebration³ of food and peace created by the Slow Food movement.
Voice 2
The Slow Food movement started in 1989 by a group of concerned people. These people were concerned about the state of the world’s food. They were sad to discover that local food and local food traditions were beginning to disappear. That is because many people around the world like the Western idea of “fast food.” Eating places like McDonalds, Burger King, and Pizza Hut⁴ serve food. And they serve it fast! Fast food is becoming more and more popular around the world. But, Slow Food believes that fast food has started to replace family meals, local food, and local food traditions.
Voice 1
Slow Food believes people have lost interest in food. Today, many people do not think about what they eat. They do not care where it comes from, how it tastes, or how their food choices affect the rest of the world. Do you ever think about your food? Do you ever think about where it comes from? Do you ever think about how the food you eat may affect the lives of others?
Voice 2
The people of Slow Food have very firm beliefs about food. They believe that food should taste good. Food should be produced in a clean way. The food we eat should not hurt the environment, animals, or the health of people. That is why they say that chemicals and food should not mix. Chemicals can harm the environment, animals, and people. And finally, Slow Food believes that food producers should receive fair pay for their work no matter where they live.
Voice 1
So, what do you eat? Where does your food come from? Are there harmful chemicals in your food? Is the person who grew your food being paid fairly⁵? These are questions that Slow Food would like you to ask!
Voice 2
The people of Slow Food use food celebrations⁶ to teach people about their food choices. At the 2006 Salone del Gusto, Slow Food held events and discussions⁷ to teach people about the food they eat.
Voice 1
First at Salone del Gusto, Slow Food encouraged people to buy food responsibly⁸. Slow food wants people to support their local farmers. So, people should buy food that is grown locally. All farmers should receive fair pay for what they produce. Also at the event, Slow Food asked people to only buy the food they need. People should not waste food. Recently the World Wildlife Fund⁹ created a report. The report stated that people are using resources¹¹ faster than the earth can produce them. Food is a resource¹⁰.
Voice 2
Second, Slow Food taught people about traditional farming¹². Traditional farming does not use chemicals to grow food. And traditional farmers treat their animals with care.
Voice 1
Finally, Slow Food discussed the link between war and food. Existing wars destroy needed food crops. So, war can cause people to go hungry. And, many people may not understand that food can cause war. Slow Food reminds people that wars have started over lack of food. And if people do not buy responsibly more wars may start in the future!
Voice 2
And that is why Slow Food joined with Chefs¹³ for Peace at the 2006 Salone del Gusto. Chefs for Peace is another group that believes food can bring peace. Together these two groups decided¹⁴ to hold a “peace meal.”
Voice 1
Chefs for Peace started in 2001. The idea is that the love of food can bring people together - even people who may come from warring nations. Kevork Alemian started Chefs for Peace. One day he found himself cooking with two Palestinians and two Israelis - people who have been at war for many years.
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“I watched these four cooks working together in the kitchen preparing food. It came into my mind that we should do something together.”
Voice 1
Kevork described his time with the cooks as being great fellowship¹⁵, great fun, and great food!
Voice 2
Chefs for Peace wants to encourage peace between Jews¹⁶, Christians¹⁷, and Muslims. The people at Chefs for Peace believe that peace must start on common ground. People cannot disagree on everything! So, the idea is to find something common to do or to talk about. Chefs for Peace believes that everyone has food in common! Kevork says
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“People have to eat. Let us just sit around the table and eat and enjoy together. But no talking politics¹⁸.”
Voice 1
Slow Food and Chefs for Peace give people a new way to think about food. The food we eat can affect many things. It can affect the environment, animals, our health and even the lives of other people! Food can cause wars. And food can bring people together in peace.
Voice 2
Have you ever thought about preparing your own peace meal? It is simple. Just invite people you know to a meal. But make sure that everyone helps to prepare it! The idea is to bring people together. And it is something all of us can do. I am sure that would be the best food we would ever taste.
 

1 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。

2 direct   

adj.直接的；直达的；v.指挥；知道；监督；管理

参考例句：

• This train is direct,you do not have to change.这辆火车是直达的，你不必换车。
• The army is under the king's direct command.军队由国王直接统帅。

3 celebration   

n.庆祝，庆祝会；典礼

参考例句：

• The celebration passed off successfully.庆祝活动圆满结束。
• The celebration of Christmas is a custom.庆祝圣诞节是一种习俗。

4 hut   

n.棚子；简陋的小房子

参考例句：

• The hut is in the midst of the forest.小屋在森林深处。
• The poor old man lived in a little wooden hut.那个贫穷的老人住在一间小木屋内。

5 fairly   

adv.公正地，正当地；相当；完全，简直

参考例句：

• I think I was quite fairly treated by the police.我认为警察对我非常公正。
• It fairly destroyed the machine.它将那部机器完全毁了。

6 celebrations   

n.庆祝( celebration的名词复数 )；庆祝会（仪式）

参考例句：

• The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations. 市长的光临为庆祝活动增辉。
• Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations 维多利亚女王登基50周年庆典

7 discussions   

n.讨论( discussion的名词复数 )；商讨；详述；论述

参考例句：

• Discussions are held on an informal basis within the department. 讨论限于在本部门内非正式地进行。
• Her specialist input to the discussions has been very useful. 她在这些讨论中提供的专家建议很有助益。

8 responsibly   

ad.可靠地，可信赖地

参考例句：

• The report said that the doctor had acted very responsibly. 报告说医生的诊治是很负责的。
• They are emotionally mature and should behave responsibly. 他们在情感上已经成熟，应该负责任地行事。

9 fund   

n.基金，资金，存款，财源，贮藏；vt.提供资金，积累

参考例句：

• They decided to set up a fund for this purpose.他们决定为此专立一项基金。
• This fund may not be drawn on without permission.这笔钱非经批准不得动用。

10 resource   

n.资源，财力

参考例句：

• All pollution is simply an unused resource.所有的污染只不过是一种未被利用的资源。
• He is full of resource in any emergency.他富有随机应变的才能。

11 resources   

n.勇气；才智；谋略；有助于实现目标的东西；资源( resource的名词复数 )；[复数]物力；办法；来源

参考例句：

• The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. 世界资源正在迅速减少。
• a policy to equalize the distribution of resources throughout the country 使资源在全国分布均衡的政策

12 farming   

n.农事；耕作

参考例句：

• He lives by farming.他靠务农过活。
• He is farming in Africa.他在非洲经营农场。

13 chefs   

n.厨师长( chef的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• one of the country's premier chefs 国家名厨之一
• He is one of the top chefs in Britain. 他是英国最好的厨师之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

15 fellowship   

n.伙伴关系，团体，奖学金，研究员职位

参考例句：

• You'll lose your fellowship if you do that.你如果做那件事就会丧失研究员职位。
• It looks that they'll be admitted to the fellowship.看来他们要被吸收入会了。

16 Jews   

n.犹太教徒( Jew的名词复数 )；犹太人

参考例句：

• Hitler's original plan was to kill off all the German Jews. 希特勒的最初打算是杀光德国所有的犹太人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• For two millennia, exogamy was a major transgression for Jews. 两千年来，异族通婚一直是犹太人的一大禁忌。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

18 politics   

n.政治，政治学；政纲，政见，策略

参考例句：

• They seldom talk on politics in those days.那时人们很少谈论政治。
• The two brothers differed about politics.这兄弟俩政见不同。