台灣不缺糧?
According to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, rice prices in Taiwan hiked by 4.77% last month, the sharpest increase in 61 months.
根據行政院主計總處的統計數據，上月台灣米價攀升了4.77%，為61個月以來最大漲幅。
sharp(adj.)尖銳的;急遽的;猛烈的increase(n.)(v.)增加decrease(v.)(n.)減少
The price of rice climbing by almost five percentage points last month raised public concerns over a possible supply shortage.
台灣稻米的價格在上個月攀升了近5個百分點，引發民眾擔心是否會缺糧。
raise concern=表達疑慮The scientist raised concerns over this research method.possible(adj.)潛在的;可能的supply(n.)(v.)供應;供給demand(n.)(v.)需求Putting a higher tax on foods will impact the supply chain.shortage(n.)短缺Low rainfall has resulted in a water shortage.
Some have questioned whether the current droughts in central and southern Taiwan have caused rice prices to go up.
有些人質疑稻米價格上漲是否與中南部目前的旱災有關。
question(v.)質疑drought(n.)旱災The country is facing the worst drought ever.cause sth. to RV=導致某事...
Tsao Chih-hung, an official at the DGBAS’s Department of Planning, said that local rice supply has been steady, and the hike in rice prices has nothing to do with the droughts.
主計處官員曹志弘表示，國內稻米供應穩定，米價上漲不是因為旱災缺水的關係，
steady(adj.)穩定的;有規律的A full-time job is much steadier than a freelance one.have (sth.) to do with...=跟...有關連His neighbor may have something to do with this case.
Instead, rice prices increased because rice sellers have launched fewer marketing campaigns this year.
而是因為廠商促銷活動比去年同期少。
launch(v.)發起;推出marketing campaign=促銷活動election campaign=競選活動
Meanwhile, the Council of Agriculture confirmed that there will be no rice shortage as the country still has 800,000 tons of rice inventory in stock, which is enough to meet the public demand for at least eight months.
同時，農委會也出面證實絕對沒有缺糧問題，因為國內庫存還有80萬公噸，足以供應至少8個月的米糧。
inventory(n.)存貨in stock=有庫存out of stock=沒有庫存meet the demand=符合需求