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托福阅读机经：农业对抗气候的因素 小马过河为大家准备了“托福阅读机经：农业对抗气候的因素”，供各位备考托福的考生们参考使用，来提高自己的托福成绩！免费咨询电话：400-0123-267 　　A team of scientists is urging that agriculture be a top priority in climate change negotiations, saying it’s vital for global food security and for reducing carbon emissions. The recommendations appear in the January 20th issue of Science magazine. 　　一些科学家指出，农业应该是国际气候变化谈判的重中之重。这些学者认为，农业对于确保全球粮食安全和温室气体减排努力至关重要。1月20日出版的《科学》杂志刊登了这些学者的具体建议。 　　The international team was led by Sir John Beddington, Britain’s chief scientific advisor. The article, What Next for Agriculture After Durban, follows the latest U.N. climate conference in December. It says negotiations there made “incremental progress” in helping farmers adapt to climate change while reducing agriculture’s contribution to global warming. 　　由英国首席科学顾问约翰?贝廷顿爵士率领的科学家团队在最新一期《科学》杂志上发表了题为“德班之后农业何去何从”的文章，探讨去年12月联合国气候变化大会之后的农业政策。该文指出，最近一轮谈判在帮助农民适应气候变化的同时在减少农业温室气体排放方面取得了“阶段性”进展。 　　“Well, agriculture is important, period, because of the imperative of food security. And we’re falling short there in significant ways that have come to our attention, especially recently with the significant price shocks,” said Professor Molly Jahn of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, co-author of the Science article. 　　这篇文章的共同撰稿人之一、美国威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的教授默莉?贾恩说：“简而言之，农业至关重要，因为农业关乎粮食安全。而我们在这方面距离目标差距很大，这值得关注，尤其是最近的粮食价格上涨。” 　　International prices have remained high since the food crisis of 2007/2008. 　　自从2007年和2008年间全球粮食危机爆发以来，国际粮价居高不下。 　　Agriculture is a major emitter of greenhouse gases. But Jahn said it also offers opportunities to lessen their effects with known and proven farming practices. 　　贾恩说，农业部门是主要的温室气体来源。但与此同时，这也为使用行之有效的农业运作规范减少温室气体排放提供了机遇。 　　“So it represents both an activity that’s essential for our survival -- an activity that is threatened by climate change, especially in vulnerable parts of the world. And an opportunity to better manage meeting our needs while we reduce the emissions of various greenhouse gases that are accumulating in the