famine 四级六级考研GMAT

1.There was once a grievous famine in the land.

这个国家曾有一次大饥荒。

2.We made a contribution to the famine relief fund.

我们给饥荒赈济基金捐了款。

3.Many people die of starvation during famines every year.

每年发生饥荒时都有许多人饿死。

4.Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place.

即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。

5.Famine and war still afflict mankind.

饥饿和战争仍使人类遭受痛苦。

6.People bought in stocks of tinned goods in anticipation of a famine year.

人们买进大量品以防饥荒的一年。

7.We're collecting for the famine victims.

我们正在为遭受饥荒的灾民募款。

8.It has been predicted that the Earth will tilt on its axis,causing catastrophic famine and disease.

有人曾预言地球会导致大荒灾和疾病。

9.Bankrupt and repudiation are the spring-broads from  which much of our civilization vaults and turns its somersets,but the savage stands on the unelastic plank of famine.

20破产和拒付债务都是跳板，我们文明中的大部分就从那里纵跃上升，翻起跟的，而困顿的人却站在饥饿这条没有弹性的跳板上。