The government agreed to peg down the retail price of certain basic food stuffs.政府已同意限制某些基本食物的零售价格。In many poorer countries, people still want basic food and shelter.在许多较贫困的国家，人们仍然缺少基本的食物和住房。There are shortages of even the most basic food stuffs.甚至最基本的食物都短缺。