Industrial countries need never go short of food because of crop failure, since they can always afford to buy enough on world markets.

工业国决不会因作物歉收而缺乏粮食，因为它们总有能力在国际市场上买到足够的粮食。

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For instance, a British short film once shown on April Fool's Day was a fairly detailed documentary about "spaghetti farmers" and how they harvest their crop from the spaghetti trees.

例如，一部曾经在愚人节放映的英国短片名叫“面条农夫”，描述的是农夫们是如何从面条树上收割庄稼的。

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SHORT-SELLERS have been feasting of late on a crop of Chinese companies whose shares have collapsed on foreign markets amid allegations of deceptive accounting.

在账目作假的指控声中外国市场上一批中国公司股票大跌，这让卖空者欣喜不已。

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The company knew the crop would be short but was surprised by how much.

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There'll also be a short debate on a subject which will probably start to crop up rather a lot in Parliament - HS2.

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