1·The prices on energy and food staples increased twice, thrice or even more.
而能源、食品价格增加到原本的两、三倍，甚至更多。
2·It's one of the globe's most important food staples, said plant geneticist Pamela Ronald.
大米是全球最重要的主食之一，植物遗传学家潘梅拉·罗奈尔德如是说。
3·By contrast, volatility does not necessarily hurt consumers, because different food staples are often substitutable.
而价格波动，恰恰相反，不一定会损害消费者利益，因为不同的主食是可以互相替代的。
4·Waitrose said products in the price-match range included food staples such as Heinz baked beans and household basics such as Persil.
Waitrose表示，参与价格匹配计划的商品包括食品（如：亨氏烘豆）和日用品（如：Persil洗衣粉）。
5·The prices of important consumer and food staples have risen even faster; the price of bread has doubled, and gas prices have quadrupled.
重要的消费品和主要食品的价格涨得更快，面包的价格已经涨了两倍，煤气的价格也已经涨了四倍。
6·"Farmers have to choose between growing specialty cash crops like cocoa, tea and coffee - or food staples to make a living," Ickes said.
农民必须选择是种植可可、茶和咖啡等专门的经济作物，还是选择种植养家糊口的主食作物。
7·The rainforest is where many modern food staples originated, including tomatoes, corn, and chocolate, but we use a mere fraction of the edible plants available there.
热带雨林是许多现代的主食的发源地，包括番茄，玉米，巧克力，而我们只不过使用了可食用植物一小部分。
8·The price of food staples in nominal dollar terms has more than doubled since 2005 although the impact is smaller when adjusted for domestic inflation and exchange rates.
以名义美元计算，2005年以来，主食价格已涨了一倍多，虽然按国内通胀和汇率调整后，影响会小一些。
9·And even though prices of food staples such as rice have fallen to more sustainable levels in recent months, the ADB says the problem is far from over as demand grows and supplies remain tight.
虽然主要粮食价格如大米价格最近几个月已经下降到一个可以维持的水平，但是亚行说，问题还远远没有的到解决，因为需求还在增加，供给仍然紧张。
10·But, with the soaring rise in the price of basic food staples such as cooking oil, rice and soybeans, Iwan is no longer able to make a profit and fears soon he will not be able to feed his family.
但是，随着食用油、大米和大豆这些基本的主食价格的飙升，伊万现在没钱可赚。他担心很快他就不能给家人提供糊口的东西了。