Although rainfall throughout Ethiopia had been erratic in 2008 and 2009, the stunting and goiter I saw were signs of chronic malnutrition, which had clearly existed for many years.

尽管08 - 09年，在埃塞俄比亚时有降雨，但是我看到，长期营养不良引起的身材矮小及甲状腺肿大，很明显已经存在了许多年。