| One of the worst droughts in 200 years is ravaging Shandong Province and jeopardizing winter wheat production, Xinhua reports. |
據(jù)新華社電，山東省目前正遭遇200年一遇的大旱，省內(nèi)冬小麥生產(chǎn)面臨嚴(yán)重危機(jī)。 |
| The province has seen only 12 millimetres of rain since September last year. The four-month drought has affected 6.4 million hectares of farmland in eight provinces throughout the country, accounting for 35.1% of the wheat land and 21.7% of its total farmland, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Monday. |
自去年9月，山東降水量僅為12毫米。農(nóng)業(yè)部周一表示，持續(xù)四個(gè)月的大旱已影響到全國八省9611萬畝（640萬公頃）農(nóng)田，受災(zāi)面積占八省冬小麥種植面積的35.1%，占八省耕地面積的21.7%。 |
| On Friday the central government announced a grade II emergency in eight drought-hit provinces, including Shandong, mandated daily damage reports and sent experts and relief materials to affected wheat growing areas. |
中央政府上周五已在包括山東在內(nèi)的8個(gè)受旱省份啟動(dòng)II級應(yīng)急措施，24小時(shí)監(jiān)控氣象條件和受災(zāi)情況，并已向產(chǎn)糧地區(qū)派送出專家和救災(zāi)物資。
（China.org.cn） |
