Indifferent though we may be to starvation elsewhere, we cannot turn a blind eye to the precarious nature of Britain's food supply. "I'm all right, Jack" may be all right for us today. Tomorrow it may not be all right. 虽然我们可以对别的地方的饥饿漠不关心,但我们对英国自身不稳定的食物供应则不能视而不见。“我好就行了”对我们来说也许今天行,明天恐怕就不行了。
It is matter of life or death: if the seasonal rains don't come soon the crops will fail and millions of people will face starvation. 情况很紧急:如果季节性的雨不马上下的话,那么庄嫁就会枯死,几百万的人将面临饥饿。
Large numbers of people had to struggle on the verge of starvation. 那时许多人不得不挣扎在饥饿的边缘。
Disease often follows (on from) starvation because the body is weakened. 疾病的产生往往是由於饥饿的缘故,这是因身体虚弱所致。