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men们fā chū发出le了yī xiàng一项yán sù严肃de的jǐng gào警告:quán shì jiè全世界de的kūn chóng昆虫zhèng zài正在yǐ以hěn很kuài快de的sù dù速度jiǎn shǎo减少。

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

zài在guò qù过去de的sān shí nián三十年lǐ里,quán qiú全球kūn chóng昆虫de的shù 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bǎ把zhè zhǒng这种xiàn xiàng现象chēng wéi称为“kūn chóng昆虫dà miè jué大灭绝”,tā它bù jǐn不仅huì会pò huài破坏dà zì rán大自然,yě也zhèng zài正在wēi xié威胁rén lèi人类de的jiàn 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huì会yǐng xiǎng影响rén lèi人类ne呢?

Why does a decline in insects affect humans?

zuì最zhǔ yào主要de的yuán yīn原因shì是hěn很duō多nóng zuò wù农作物xū yào需要kūn chóng昆虫lái来“chuán 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jiù就jié结bù不chū出guǒ shí果实。

Without insects, plants cannot produce fruit.

yī一xiàng项zài在ní pō ěr尼泊尔jìn xíng进行de的zuì 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de的shōu rù收入,dōu都lái zì来自xū yào需要kūn chóng昆虫bāng máng帮忙de的zuò 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.

gèng更zhòng yào重要de的shì是,rén men人们shēn tǐ身体xū yào需要de的hěn很duō多guān jiàn关键yíng yǎng营养,bǐ rú比如wéi shēng sù A维生素Ahé和yè suān叶酸,yě也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,zài在yī xiē一些kūn chóng昆虫jiǎn shǎo减少de的dì qū地区,rén men人们yīn wèi因为chī吃bú dào不到zú gòu足够de的shū cài蔬菜hé和shuǐ guǒ水果,yǐ jīng已经chū xiàn出现le了yíng yǎng bù liáng营养不良de的wèn 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yǒu有hěn很duō多hái zi孩子de的shēn tǐ身体fā yù发育bǐ比tóng líng rén同龄人màn慢。

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,dào到2030nián年,quán qiú全球de的liáng shí粮食ān quán安全hé和yíng yǎng营养wèn tí问题huì会biàn 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de的kā fēi咖啡、qiǎo kè lì巧克力hé和hěn很duō多shuǐ guǒ水果,wèi lái未来kě néng可能dōu都huì会biàn变shǎo少。

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hái还kě 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zài在nóng tián农田páng biān旁边zhǒng种yī xiē一些yě huā野花,gěi给kūn chóng昆虫tí gōng提供shēng huó生活de的jiā家,bìng qiě并且jiǎn shǎo减少huà xué化学nóng yào农药de的shǐ yòng使用,kūn chóng昆虫de的shù liàng数量jiù就néng能màn 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zuò做bù jǐn不仅néng能bǎo hù保护zì rán自然huán jìng环境,hái还néng能zēng jiā增加nóng mín农民de的shōu rù收入,ràng让rén men人们chī吃dé得gèng更jiàn 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hé和shēng wù duō yàng xìng生物多样性bìng并bú shì不是yī jiàn一件yáo yuǎn遥远de的shì事。

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

tā men它们suī rán虽然hěn很xiǎo小,dàn但què shì却是rén lèi人类shēng cún生存de的jī 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zài在bǎo hù保护wǒ men我们zì jǐ自己de的wèi lái未来。

Protecting insects is actually protecting our own future.

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