No.1 Food prices fuel inflation concerns

Increase in the cost of 'soft' commodities helps drive market anxiety

When the Shanghai-based stand-up comedian Zhou Libo emphasized his a garlic（大蒜）eater - thereby emphasizing the price disparity between the two products - he could never have foreseen that just months later the roles would be reversed.

The price of such as garlic, mung beans（绿豆）, sugar, cotton, soybeans, bean oil and even apples has jumped month-on-month, making agricultural produce a major target for investors.

The price of sugar has increased 100 percent since the start of the year, while the price of garlic has surged nearly 10 times in some regions.

on Tuesday shows that nearly 80 percent of food products in 36 major cities in China saw price increases in October from the month before.

The rising price of foodstuffs is creating as previously undervalued agricultural products move toward normal levels, said Zhou Wangjun, deputy director of the NDRC's price division. Foodstuffs account for about one-third of the

"During the process of industrialization and urbanization, the flow of labor and capital into cities accelerated, and led to a lack of production resources in rural areas, which now need price rises to compensate," he said.

seeking quick profits has also spurred the price of some agricultural products. Investors are flocking toward soft commodities to avoid the greater government controls in the real estate and stock markets, said analysts.

China faces strong inflationary pressure in the coming months after CPI hit a nearly two-year high in September, raising the possibility of more monetary tightening measures, economists said.

Lu Zhengwei, chief economist at the Industrial Bank said if the figure breaks 4 percent in October, the central bank would probably raise for a second time soon, and lift thefor commercial banks in the fourth quarter.

The central bank raised the interest rate for the first time in nearly three years on Oct 20 to

Even if the CPI year-on-year growth of 2010 falls within 3 percent, the inflation rate of the country is already very high given that the official index undervalued the real situation somewhat, said Li Daokui, a member of the .

in , a rapid increase in international commodity prices would pose future inflation risks, said Cai Jin, deputy head of

第二篇：British food culture 英文演讲稿

Britain is an island between the North sea and the Atlantic Ocean. No one in England lives more than 120km from the sea. For people living near the sea, fish and shellfish have always been popular foods.

Away from the sea, people first ate wild animals, but then hundreds of years ago they began keeping sheep, cows and chickens on farms. Farmers have grown fruit, vegetables and cereals(for bread making ) for centuries too.

During the Middle Ages(11th to 15th century),ships brought sugar, nuts and spices from far away. The spices were often used to hide the taste of the food which was going bad! When sailors went to foreign places they bought back more kinds of food.

In British, traditionally, for some people still, the meals are called: breakfast—between 7:00 and 9:00, dinner—between 12:00 and 1:30pm, tea—anywhere from 5:30 at night to 6:30 p.m.

The traditional English breakfast is called the “full English ” and sometimes referred to as “the full English fry-up”.Most people around the world seem to think a typical English breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms and baked beans all washed down with a cup of coffee. Now-a-days, however, a typical English breakfast is more likely to be a bowl of cereals, a slice of toast, orange juice and a cup of coffee.

So ,how about a typical British lunch? Many children at school and adults

at work will have a ?packed lunch?. This typically consists of a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink. By the way, the sandwich was invented in England. John Montagu, the earl of sandwich invented a small meal that could be eaten with one hand while he continued his nonstop gambling.

As to the evening meal, a traditional british meal for dinner is ?meat and two veg?. They put hot brown gravy,(traditionally made from the juices of the roast meat, but more often today from a pocket!) on the meat and usually the vegetables. One of the vegetables is almost always potatoes.