拒绝食物浪费，从你我做起。
Likemostofus,Itrytobemindfuloffoodthatgoestowaste.Thearugula(芝麻菜)wastomakeanicegreensalad,roundingoutaroastchickendinner.ButIendedupworkinglate.Thenfriendscalledwithadinnerinvitation.Istuckthechickeninthefreezer.Butasdayspassed,thearugulawentbad.Evenworse,Ihadunthinkinglyboughtwaytoomuch;IcouldhavemadesixsaladswithwhatIthrewout.
一方面，Itrytobemindfuloffoodthatgoestowaste，尽可能留意食物的浪费；另一方面，Iendedupworkinglate,andthenfriendscalledwithadinnerinvitation，由于工作晚，应朋友邀请而外出晚餐；再有，Evenworse,Ihadunthinkinglyboughtwaytoomuch，未加思考，而买了太多，所以Thearugulathatwastomakeanicegreensaladwenttowaste。
作者以自己之于芝麻菜的经历，点明生活中食物浪费的原因。
Inaworldwherenearlymillionpeopleayeargohungry,“foodwastegoesagainstthemoralgrain,”asElizabethRoytewritesinthismonth’scoverstory.It’sjaw-droppinghowmuchperfectlygoodfoodisthrownaway—from“ugly”(butquiteeatable)vegetablesrejectedbygrocerstolargeamountsofuneatendishesthrownintorestaurantgarbagecans.
借ElizabethRoyte之言，指明foodwastegoesagainstthemoralgrain，食物浪费有违道德常理，nearlymillionpeopleayeargohungry，毕竟接近8亿人每年食不果腹。不管是丑陋但依然可食却被食品店拒绝的蔬菜，还是大量的不可食用被饭店扔进垃圾桶的饭菜，食物的浪费让人瞠目结舌。
此段从大的层面言及食物浪费。
Producingfoodthatnooneeatswastesthewater,fuel,andotherresourcesusedtogrowit.Thatmakesfoodwasteanenvironmentalproblem.Infact,Roytewrites,“iffoodwastewereacountry,itwouldbethethirdlargestproducerofgreenhousegasesintheworld.
食物浪费中，不单单是食物的浪费，还浪费了生产食物所需的thewater,fuel,andotherresources。如此推演，食物浪费实则是anenvironmentalproblem。如Royte所比喻的，如把食物浪费比作国家，其所产生的相关的温室效应气体，仅次于美中而居第三。
Ifthat’shardtounderstand,let’skeepitassimpleasthearugulaatthebackofmyrefrigerator.MikeCurtinseesmyarugulastoryallthetime—butforhim,it’smorelike12boxesofdonatedstrawberriesnearingtheirlastdays.CurtinisCEOofDCCentralKitcheninWashington,D.C.,whichrecoversfoodandturnsitintohealthymeals.Lastyearitrecoveredmorethan,poundsoffoodbytakingdonationsandcollectingblemished(有瑕疵的)producethatotherwisewouldhaverottedinfields.Andthestrawberries?Volunteerswillwash,cut,andfreezeordrythemforuseinmealsdowntheroad.
大道理因空泛而不易服人，故作者重提芝麻菜使之简单化。
由我的芝麻菜经历，再延伸到类似的12boxesofdonatedstrawberriesnearingtheirlastdays，DCCentralKitcheninWashington,D.C.recoversfoodandturnsitintohealthymeals。也即DCCentralKitchen对食物进行恢复，并使之成为健康食品。仅去年，该厨房就通过接受捐赠和收集有瑕疵的产品，而恢复了morethan,poundsoffood。如果这些产品不如此处理，则会烂在田间地头。
至于草莓，则由志愿者对之加以洗净，分切，冷冻或风干以备后用。
此段借用DCCentralKitcheninWashington,D.C.的践行，具体指明howtomakewhatwouldhaverottedinfieldsintomeals。
Suchmethodsseemobvious,yetsooftenwejustdon’tthink.“Everyonecanplayapartinreducingwaste,whetherbynopurchasingmorefoodthannecessaryinyourweeklyshoppingorbyaskingrestaurantstonotincludethesidedishyouwon’teat.”Curtinsays.
Curtin言及每一个人都能参与减少浪费中来。方法之一为bynopurchasingmorefoodthannecessaryinyourweeklyshopping，即为，在每周的购物中，不要购买多余所需的食物；二为byaskingrestaurantstonotincludethesidedishyouwon’teat，也即，通过要求饭店不要给予你所不需的配菜。
24.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingthearugulastory?
A.Wepaylittleattentiontofoodwaste.
B.Wewastefoodunintentionallyattimes.
C.Wewastemorevegetablesthanmeat.
D.Wehavegoodreasonsforwastingfood.
解析：综合第一自然段可知答案选B。也即，我们总是无意间时不时地浪费食物。原文赏析中已做分析。
25.Whatisaconsequenceoffoodwasteaccordingtothetext?
A.Moraldecline.
B.Environmentalharm.
C.Energyshortage.
D.Worldwidestarvation.
解析：此题属第三自然段信息。答案为B。原文赏析中已做分析。也即，食物浪费的后果是对环境的破坏。可参照Thatmakesfoodwasteanenvironmentalproblem。
26.WhatdoesCurtin’s
