中国发起“光盘行动 ”抵制食物浪费

高齐云

China is acting to cut down on food waste. It has started a campaign to get people to think about how much food they waste. It is called the “Clean Plate” campaign. President Xi Jinping wants people to reduce4 food waste. There are reports in China that a food crisis5 is coming. The government wants people to leave less food on their plate. President Xi said China had to think carefully about food security6.

中国正在采取行动减少食物浪费。它已经发起了一项运动，让人们思考浪费了多少食物，被称为“光盘行动”。习近平主席希望人们减少食物浪费。中国有报道称，粮食危机即将到来。政府希望人们在盘子里少剩些食物。习主席说，中国必须仔细考虑粮食安全问题。

Many restaurants are taking the campaign seriously7. One restaurant went a little too far as it started. It had to say sorry to angry8 diners. It said it wanted to stop food waste and for diners to order food “in a healthy way”. A restaurant in Beijing said， “We remind9 our guests when they order too much food.” Restaurants in Wuhan have started a system10 called N-1. A group of diners must order one fewer dish than the number of people in their group. The United Nations warned11 that the world could see its worst food crisis in 50 years this year.

許多餐馆正在认真对待这场运动。有一家餐馆在开始时有点过分了，不得不向愤怒的食客道歉。该公司表示，希望杜绝食物浪费，并让食客“以健康的方式”点餐。北京的一家餐馆说：“当客人点太多菜时，我们会提醒他们。”武汉的餐馆已经启动了一个名为“N-1”的系统。用餐者必须点比他们这一桌的人数少一位的菜。联合国警告说，今年全世界可能会面临50年来最严重的粮食危机。

（英语原文选自：breakingnewsenglish.com）

Questions：

[1]What do you think of the “Clean Plate” campaign？ 你怎么看待“光盘行动”？

[2]Will you join in the “Clean Plate” campaign？ 你会加入“光盘行动”吗？