A "food desert" is an English slang word used to  describe geographic areas, often in urban regions,  

「Food Desert」是一個英語俚語，用於描述地理區域，通常在城市地區，

where residents have limited access  to affordable and nutritious food,  

那裡的居民獲得負擔得起的營養食品的機會有限，

particularly fresh fruits and vegetables.

特別是新鮮水果和蔬菜。

These areas are typically underserved by grocery  stores and supermarkets, forcing residents  

這些地區的雜貨店和超市通常服務不足，迫使居民

to rely on convenience stores or fast-food  restaurants that offer fewer healthy options.

依賴提供較少健康選擇的便利商店或快餐店。

Let's use it in sentences:

讓我們用它來造句：

"If you think my kitchen is barren,  you should see the food desert in my  

“如果你認為我的廚房很貧瘠，你應該看看我家附近的食物沙漠

neighborhood - the closest thing  to a vegetable is a potato chip."

——最接近蔬菜的是薯片。”

"Living in a food desert, Jenny joked that she  might as well start planting carrots in the park."

“生活在食物沙漠中，珍妮開玩笑說她不妨開始在公園裡種植胡蘿蔔。”

"Mark called his apartment a  'gourmet food desert' because  

“馬克稱他的公寓為‘美食沙漠’，因為

the only thing he could cook was instant noodles."

他唯一能做的就是方便麵。”