根據《華爾街日報》，聖嬰現象加劇，亞洲國家越南、泰國及柬埔寨皆因稻米歉收物價飆漲。全球政府宣示減少剩食仍力有未逮，於是科技業積極投入機器造食，好比首富比爾．蓋茲投資取用植物仿造肉品的Beyond Meat。但科技真能為糧荒解套嗎？ 【糧食危機淺談】 food crisis 糧食危機A：Do you agree that technology might extricate the world from severe food crisis? （你認同科技能解決嚴重的糧食危機問題嗎？）B：I agree with the fact but not the idea. （我相信事實如此，但不認同這套想法。）meat akernative 肉類替代品A：Why'S that?If meat alternative becomes prevaIent，no one WOUId be starving. (怎麼說？如果肉類替代品普及，就沒人餓肚子啦。)B：Would you like to eat fake food instead of actual food for the rest of your Iife? (難道你會想一輩子都吃人工食品，而非真正食物嗎？)perception 認知A：Well,I guess it reaIly comes down to what perception you're hoIding. (說的也是。我想這真的得看個人的認知了。)B：Yeah.I'd rather die from hunger than being a lab rat for fake foods. (沒錯，我寧可餓死也不願意當假食物的實驗品o) [延伸關鍵字] 1.to extricate someone from something：替某人解套某事2.suppIy and demand：供需關係3.scarcity：缺乏、匱乏多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權 撰文者羅伊伶 | ||||