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AVOCADO

In the past several decades, avocados have become a
world-famous superfood that can be incorporated into hundreds of
different recipes.

Avocados have become so popular, in fact, that
they have been given the name “green gold” due to their status as a
cash crop.

Unfortunately, however, a host of ecological problems
have been brought about by the growing demand for avocados.

The
production of this popular fruit has various types of negative
consequences that are worth considering.

For example, did you
know that it takes an average of 283 liters of water to produce just
one kilogram of avocados?

That’s a lot of water, especially in
regions where water is already scarce.

In the past several decades, avocados have become a world-famous superfood that can be incorporated into hundreds of different recipes.

현재완료 형태의 have become이 사용되어 과거에서 현재까지 이어지는 사실을 서술하고 있다.

Avocados have become so popular, in fact, that they have been given the name “green gold” due to their status as a cash crop.

<so+형용사+that>은 ‘너무 ~해서 ···하다’라는 뜻이다. cash crop은 ‘환금 작물’이라는 뜻으로, 판매를 목적으로 재배되는 작물을 의미한다.

For example, did you know that it takes an average of 283 liters of water to produce just one kilogram of avocados?

<it takes+목적어+to 동사원형>은 ‘~하는 데 ···가 필요하다’라는 뜻이다.

Unfortunately, however, a host of ecological problems have been brought about by the growing demand for avocados.

have been brought about은 지금까지 무언가가 유발되어 온 상황을 나타내는 현재완료 수동태이다. by 뒤에는 행위의 주체가 주로 나오며 이 문장에서는 문제를 유발한 원인이 제시되어 있다.

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AVOCADO

아보카도

In the past several decades, avocados have become a world-famous superfood that can be incorporated into hundreds of different recipes.

지난 수십 년간, 아보카도는 수백 가지의 다양한 조리법에 포함될 수 있는 세계적으로 유명한 슈퍼푸드가 되었다.

Avocados have become so popular, in fact, that they have been given the name “green gold” due to their status as a cash crop.

사실 아보카도는 너무나 인기를 얻게 되어서 환금 작물로서의 지위 때문에 ‘녹색 황금’이라는 이름이 붙게 되었다.

Unfortunately, however, a host of ecological problems have been brought about by the growing demand for avocados.

하지만 불행히도 아보카도에 대한 증가하는 수요로 인해 다수의 생태학적 문제가 유발되었다.

The production of this popular fruit has various types of negative consequences that are worth considering.

이 인기 있는 과일의 생산은 고려할 가치가 있는 다양한 유형의 부정적인 결과를 초래한다.

For example, did you know that it takes an average of 283 liters of water to produce just one kilogram of avocados?

예를 들어, 단 1킬로그램의 아보카도를 생산하기 위해 평균 283리터의 물이 필요하다는 사실을 알고 있는가?

That’s a lot of water, especially in regions where water is already scarce.

이는 특히 물이 이미 부족한 지역에서는 엄청난 양의 물이다.

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Underline the cause of a host of ecological problems of avocados.

In the past several decades, avocados have become a world-famous superfood that can be incorporated into hundreds of different recipes. Avocados have become so popular, in fact, that they have been given the name “green gold” due to their status as a cash crop. Unfortunately, however, a host of ecological problems have been brought about by the growing demand for avocados. The production of this popular fruit has various types of negative consequences that are worth considering. For example, did you know that it takes an average of 283 liters of water to produce just one kilogram of avocados? That’s a lot of water, especially in regions where water is already scarce.

But it’s not just the water that’s the issue. The agrochemicals used to grow avocados also have negative ecological implications. These chemicals contribute to soil erosion, reducing the fertility of the soil and making it difficult to grow other crops in the future.