发生了饥荒，每个人都非常饥饿。

There was a <em>famine</em> (饥荒) and everybody was very hungry.

曾经有一次饥荒。

Once there was a <em>famine</em> (饥荒).

恶劣的天气造成了饥荒。

The bad weather brought <em>famine</em>.

贸易因一场饥荒而被打乱。

Trade was dislocated by a <em>famine</em>.

干旱可能导致整个地区出现饥荒。

Drought could result in <em>famine</em> throughout the region.

这个地区发生了饥荒。

A <em>famine</em> broke forth in this area. / A <em>famine</em> visited this area.

去年这个地区闹饥荒。

There was a <em>famine</em> in this area last year. / A <em>famine</em> broke out in this area last year. / A <em>famine</em> visited this area last year.

那一年有好几个省份闹饥荒。

<em>Famine</em> struck several provinces that year. / Several provinces were gripped by a <em>famine</em> that year.

饥荒紧跟着干旱。

<em>Famine</em> followed in the wake of the drought.

我们的组织只是向该地区提供饥荒救济的众多慈善机构之一。

Our organization is just one of many charities that are providing <em>famine</em> relief in the region.