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quán qiú
全球
kūn chóng
昆虫
kuài sù
快速
jiǎn shǎo
减少
zhèng zài
正在
yǐng xiǎng
影响
rén lèi
人类
jiàn kāng
健康

Rapid Decline of Insects Worldwide Is Affecting Human Health
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zuì jìn最近kē xué jiā科学家menfā chū发出leyī xiàng一项yán sù严肃dejǐng gào警告quán shì jiè全世界dekūn chóng昆虫zhèng zài正在hěnkuàidesù dù速度jiǎn shǎo减少

Recently, scientists issued a serious warning: insects around the world are declining very quickly.

zàiguò qù过去desān shí nián三十年quán qiú全球kūn chóng昆虫deshù liàng数量měi nián每年xià jiàng下降dà yuē大约bǎi fēn zhī yī百分之一

Over the past thirty years, the global insect population has been falling by about 1% each year.

kē xué jiā科学家zhè zhǒng这种xiàn xiàng现象chēng wéi称为kūn chóng昆虫dà miè jué大灭绝bù jǐn不仅huìpò huài破坏dà zì rán大自然zhèng zài正在wēi xié威胁rén lèi人类dejiàn kāng健康

Scientists call this phenomenon the “insect mass extinction.” It not only harms nature, but also threatens human health.

wèi shén me为什么kūn chóng昆虫jiǎn shǎo减少huìyǐng xiǎng影响rén lèi人类ne

Why does a decline in insects affect humans?

zuìzhǔ yào主要deyuán yīn原因shìhěnduōnóng zuò wù农作物xū yào需要kūn chóng昆虫láichuán fěn传粉

The main reason is that many crops need insects for pollination.

rú guǒ如果méi yǒu没有kūn chóng昆虫zhí wù植物jiùjiéchūguǒ shí果实

Without insects, plants cannot produce fruit.

xiàngzàiní pō ěr尼泊尔jìn xíng进行dezuì xīn最新yán jiū研究fā xiàn发现dāng dì当地nóng mín农民chāo guò超过bǎi fēn zhī sì shí百分之四十deshōu rù收入dōulái zì来自xū yào需要kūn chóng昆虫bāng máng帮忙dezuò wù作物

A recent study in Nepal found that more than 40% of local farmers’ income comes from crops that need insects to help pollinate them.

gèngzhòng yào重要deshìrén men人们shēn tǐ身体xū yào需要dehěnduōguān jiàn关键yíng yǎng营养bǐ rú比如wéi shēng sù A维生素Ayè suān叶酸zhǔ yào主要lái zì来自zhè xiē这些zhí wù植物

More importantly, many key nutrients that people need, such as vitamin A and folate, also mainly come from these plants.

yán jiū研究xiǎn shì显示zàiyī xiē一些kūn chóng昆虫jiǎn shǎo减少dedì qū地区rén men人们yīn wèi因为chībú dào不到zú gòu足够deshū cài蔬菜shuǐ guǒ水果yǐ jīng已经chū xiàn出现leyíng yǎng bù liáng营养不良dewèn tí问题

Research shows that in some areas where insects are declining, people have already developed malnutrition because they cannot eat enough vegetables and fruit.

shèn zhì甚至yǒuhěnduōhái zi孩子deshēn tǐ身体fā yù发育tóng líng rén同龄人màn

Many children are even growing more slowly than others of the same age.

kē xué jiā科学家dān xīn担心rú guǒ如果zhè zhǒng这种qíng kuàng情况jì xù继续xià qù下去dào2030niánquán qiú全球deliáng shí粮食ān quán安全yíng yǎng营养wèn tí问题huìbiàn dé变得gèng jiā更加yán zhòng严重

Scientists worry that if this continues, by 2030 global food security and nutrition problems will become even more serious.

wǒ men我们xǐ huān喜欢dekā fēi咖啡qiǎo kè lì巧克力hěnduōshuǐ guǒ水果wèi lái未来kě néng可能dōuhuìbiànshǎo

Coffee, chocolate, and many fruits that we enjoy may become less available in the future.

bù guò不过wǒ men我们xiàn zài现在háikě yǐ可以cǎi qǔ xíng dòng采取行动

However, we can still take action now.

yán jiū研究jiàn yì建议zhǐ yào只要zàinóng tián农田páng biān旁边zhǒngyī xiē一些yě huā野花gěikūn chóng昆虫tí gōng提供shēng huó生活dejiābìng qiě并且jiǎn shǎo减少huà xué化学nóng yào农药deshǐ yòng使用kūn chóng昆虫deshù liàng数量jiùnéngmàn màn慢慢huī fù恢复

The study suggests that if we plant some wildflowers beside farmland, provide insects with places to live, and reduce the use of chemical pesticides, insect populations can gradually recover.

zhè yàng这样zuòbù jǐn不仅néngbǎo hù保护zì rán自然huán jìng环境háinéngzēng jiā增加nóng mín农民deshōu rù收入ràngrén men人们chīgèngjiàn kāng健康

Doing this will not only protect the natural environment, but also increase farmers’ income and help people eat more healthily.

kē xué jiā科学家tí xǐng提醒wǒ men我们bǎo hù保护kūn chóng昆虫shēng wù duō yàng xìng生物多样性bìngbú shì不是yī jiàn一件yáo yuǎn遥远deshì

Scientists remind us that protecting insects and biodiversity is not a distant issue.

tā men它们suī rán虽然hěnxiǎodànquè shì却是rén lèi人类shēng cún生存dejī chǔ基础

Although they are small, they are the foundation of human survival.

bǎo hù保护kūn chóng昆虫qí shí其实jiù shì就是zàibǎo hù保护wǒ men我们zì jǐ自己dewèi lái未来

Protecting insects is actually protecting our own future.

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