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Why 2013 will be a year of crisis
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«Никогда и ничего не делайте как любитель. Что бы вы ни делали, делайте это как профессионал» Л. Рон Хаббард. Курсы рекомендуют: Ценный семинар для родителей “Воспитание и обучение детей от А до Я”. ЧТО НОВОГО? /WHAT’S NEW?/Why 2013 will be a year of crisisCNN, September 3, 20122013 will be a year of serious global crisis. That crisis is predictable, and in fact has already begun. It will inescapably confront the next president of the United States. Yet this emerging crisis got not a mention at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. We'll see if the Democrats do better. The crisis originates in this summer's extreme weather. Almost 80% of the continental United States experienced drought conditions. Russia and Australia experienced drought as well. The drought has ruined key crops. The corn harvest is expected to drop to the lowest level since 1995. In just July, prices for corn and wheat jumped about 25% each, prices for soybeans about 17%. These higher grain prices will flow through to higher food prices. For consumers in developed countries, higher food prices are a burden -- but in almost all cases, a manageable burden. Americans spend only about 10% of their after-tax incomes on food of all kinds, including restaurant meals and prepackaged foods. Surveys for Gallup find that the typical American family is spending one-third less on food today, adjusting for inflation, than in 1969. Vocabularypredictable / prɪ'dɪktəbl / - предсказуемый inescapably / ɪnɪ’skeɪpəblɪ / - неизбежно confront / kən'frʌnt / - сталкиваться лицом к лицу emerging / ɪ'mɜ:ʤɪŋ / - развивающийся Convention / kən’venʃn / - собрание, съезд (конвент) originate / ə'rɪʤ(ə)neɪt / - происходить, возникать drought / draut / - засуха condition / kən'dɪʃ(ə)n / - обстоятельство ruin / 'ruɪn / - уничтожать key / ki:/ - основной harvest / 'hɑ:vɪst / - урожай wheat / (h)wi:t / - пшеница grain / greɪn / - зерно burden / 'bɜ:dn / - бремя prepackaged / pri:'pækɪʤt / - (предварительно) расфасованный survey/ 'sɜ:veɪ / - опрос adjust/ ə'ʤʌst / - приспосабливаться, привыкать ОБЩЕНИЕ /COMMUNICATIION/IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN Amanda: John, did you see the news today? John. No, what happened? Amanda: There was a big earthquake in San Diego. John: Oh, my goodness. Amanda: The president was on the news talking about it earlier. John: Was anyone hurt? Amanda: I think they said two people were killed. John: Oh, that's terrible. Amanda: Yeah, I can't believe you hadn't heard about it. They were talking about it on CNN all day. John: Oh, I don't watch TV that often. Amanda: Don't you watch the news? John: No, I usually read the news online, but I haven't had time to turn on my computer today. ВАРИАЦИИ НА ТЕМУ /MANY AND VARIOUS/Crisiscrisis management - dealing with a crisis:(антикризисное управление) crisis of confidence - a situation in which people no longer believe that a government or an economic system is working properly, and will no longer support it or work with it:(кризис доверия) to avert crisis - to prevent a crisis: (предотвратить кризис) Cuban missile crisis - a dangerous situation which developed in 1962 when the Soviet Union began to build bases for nuclear missiles in Cuba: ("Карибский кризис") ТАЙНЫЙ СМЫСЛ /OBSCURE MEANING/ ATM: Automated Teller Machine GPS: Global Positioning System OR: Operation room ER: Emergency room PG: Parental guidance
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