AlmosteveryChinesepersoncanrecitethetwolinesofthefamouspoem,“Everygrainontheplatecomesfromhardwork(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).”Butsadly,manyofusdon’tactuallygettherealmeaningoftheselines:Don’twastefood.
ACCTVprogram,NewsOnePlusOne,reportedthatthefoodChinesepeoplethrowawayeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.
Dowehavetoomuchfood?Ofcoursenot.AccordingtotheUNWorldFoodProgram,therewere925millionhungrypeoplearoundtheworldin2010,especiallyindevelopingcountries.Sixmillionchildrendieofhungereveryyear.
Chinesepeoplearewellknownforbeinghospitable(好客的)andgenerous.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenallthefoodonthetable.
Luckily,anumberofpeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofsavingfood.LastNovember,LiHong,awaitressinarestaurantinNanjing,gotfiredbecauseshetooksomeleftoverfoodhomeforherson.Manypeoplestoodbyhersideandcriticized(批评)thewasteoffood.
Whatshouldwedoinourdailylivestowastelessfood?Herearesometips:
1.Donotordertoomuchinarestaurant.Onlyorderasmuchasyouwanttoeat.Ifyoucannoteatallthefoodyouordered,taketherestofithome.
2.Don’tbetoopicky(挑剔的)aboutfood.Somefoodmaynottastegreat,butyourbodyneedsit.
3.Keepaneyeonwhatfoodyouhaveathome.Don’tbuytoomuch,especiallyforvegetablesandfruit.
小题1:Howmanypeoplewerehungryintheworldin2010accordingtotheUNWorldFoodProgram?