国外囧事: 西红柿涨价威胁巴西总统连任
<p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Dilma">Dilma</span> <span word="Rousseff">Rousseff</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="jeopardised">jeopardised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formidable">formidable</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="tomato">tomato</span>.</p><p>巴西总统迪尔玛•罗塞夫(<span word="Dilma">Dilma</span> <span word="Rousseff">Rousseff</span>)可能是世界上支持率最高的总统之一，但她明年竞选连任的前景正受到一个可怕对手的威胁：不起眼的西红柿。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="seasonal">seasonal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="symptomatic">symptomatic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="S">S</span>ã<span word="o">o</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="name">name</span> – <span word="as">as</span> <span word="onions">onions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foodstuff">foodstuff</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staple">staple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>.</p><p>西红柿价格一定程度上呈现季节性变动，但也是通胀上扬的症状。西红柿在巴西（尤其是在圣保罗市以及圣保罗州）就像洋葱在印度一样敏感，因为它在这个与意大利渊源很深的地区是主要蔬菜。</p><p><span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="tomato">tomato</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="threefold">threefold</span>, <span word="provoking">provoking</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="restaurateurs">restaurateurs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="pizzas">pizzas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pastas">pastas</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="nagging">nagging</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> .</p><p>今年天气恶劣，推动西红柿价格涨了2倍，引发圣保罗市餐厅老板的抗议。圣保罗市的披萨和意大利面举国闻名，味道最好。这凸显出通胀问题令人担忧。</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="for">for</span> 48 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Taverna">Taverna</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixture">fixture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="S">S</span>ã<span word="o">o</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="Bixiga">Bixiga</span>.</p>
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