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Listening skill (week 2)

 
                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h2ygVes1So


 

Vocabulary

 
Pronunciation

 
Meaning

hunger (N)

 'həŋgə:

ความหิว, กระหาย a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

rate (N)

 'reit

อัตรา amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"

undernourished (Adj)

 ,əndə:'nə:,iʃt

ได้รับอาหารไม่พอ not getting adequate food; "gaunt underfed children"; "badly undernourished"

doorsteps (N)

 'dɔ:r,steps

บันใดหน้าประตู the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway
settlement(N)

 'setəlmənt

อพยพไปอยู่ a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland

 

crowdes (N)

 'kraud

พวก  a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"

sack(N)

 'sæk

กระสอบ a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

holes (N)

 'həul

ร่อง, โพรง , ชะตาร้าย   a depression hollowed out of solid matter
surplus (N)

 'sə:pləs

จำนวนที่เกินไป more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"

estimate (V)

 'estəmət

ประมาณ   a judgement that you make without having the exact details or figures about the size

worldwide (Adj)

 'wə:l'dwaid

แผ่ไปทั่วโลก  spanning or extending throughout the entire world; "worldwide distribution"

malnourished (Adj)

 mæl'nə:,iʃt

ขาดอาหาร  not being provided with adequate nourishment

wasted (Adj)

 'weistəd

เปลือง, ที่ไม่ได้ใช้ประโยชน์  serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"
storage (N)

 'stɔ:rədʒ

การเก็บรักษา the act of storing something

fertilizer (N)

 'fə:tə,laizə:

ปุ๋ย any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile

cassava (N)

 (คะซา'วะ)

มันสำปะหลัง a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

crop (N)

 'krɔp

เก็บเกี่ยว the yield from plants in a single growing season

livestock (N)

 'laiv,stɔk

ปศุสัตว์ not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit

breed (N)

 'bri:d

พันธุ์พืช , พันธุ์สัตว์  a special lineage; "a breed of Americans"


Nowadays, there are many people who hunger in the Africa. In VOA English Agriculture report say sub – Sahara in Africa is highest hunger rest. Meanwhile, there are someone who want to make their life better. She is Danielle Nierenberg. She fight with hungry for make herself that better.

Danielle Nierenberg become person that important in Africa that many people know about her. She has idea to fight with hungry. Because if she doesn’t has idea, she may die and many people in this town die too. Now, she is not hungry in the future when she has a good idea and try to fight it.

Increasing hunger is the big problem of Africa. Now in Africa is highest hunger rest. Solving this problem is make to try and have a good idea same Danielle Nierenberg. Because she is a good person that can make herself is better. I think, If Africa have person who have idea for make their life better, they may be hunger forever.

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