一般读者

• For the first time in nearly twenty years , sub - saharan africa faces massive famine . some 17 million people could die by the spring if they don ' t receive food over the next three months , according to a report issued in december by the unfao ( the food and agriculture organization of the united nations )
  在这篇英语新闻报道中，无论从标题，还是正文，所用词汇大多为口语用语，同时出现的专有名词unfao （联合国棉农组织） ，由于西方人特别是美国人一般读者可能对一些相关的国际组织不太熟悉，故记者进行了注释。