Unfortunately, with neither trade nor aid, almond farmers in California now stand to lose the most in this escalating trade war.
加州杏仁成為中美貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)的最新受害者，過(guò)去兩個(gè)月杏仁價(jià)格跌了10%，而且，特朗普總統(tǒng)對(duì)農(nóng)業(yè)120億美元的聯(lián)邦緊急援助并未覆蓋加州農(nóng)產(chǎn)品。既沒(méi)有貿(mào)易，也沒(méi)有援助，加州農(nóng)民在這場(chǎng)不斷升級(jí)的中美貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)中損失最慘重。
The sun is shining and the waters are flowing… Oh, hello! Didn’t see you there. I’m just roasting in the California sun. It’s been a good year for me and my family. In fact, our harvest this year might be the best ever on record at 2.45 billion pounds. The world depends on us to satiate its appetite, since our state provides over eight out of 10 almonds in the world.
陽(yáng)光明媚，流水潺潺……你好！你在這兒呢。我在加州的陽(yáng)光下曬太陽(yáng)呢。對(duì)于我和我的家人來(lái)說(shuō)，今年可是個(gè)好年景！因?yàn)榻衲甑氖粘墒怯杏涗浺詠?lái)最好的了，有24.5億磅呢。全世界都指望我們來(lái)滿足人們對(duì)杏仁的需求，因?yàn)槿?0%以上的杏仁都來(lái)自我們州。
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| An almond is roasting in the California sun. |
But for my growers, this abundance may not be good news. That’s because President Donald Trump has started a trade war against China. In retaliation, China has enacted a 50-percent combined tax on me, my friend pistachio, and other classic California produce.
但對(duì)杏仁種植者來(lái)說(shuō)，今年的大豐收可不是什么好事兒，因?yàn)樘乩势湛偨y(tǒng)對(duì)中國(guó)發(fā)動(dòng)了貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)。作為反擊，中國(guó)對(duì)我、我的朋友開(kāi)心果和加州其他經(jīng)典農(nóng)產(chǎn)品征收高達(dá)50%的總關(guān)稅。
That’s too bad because Chinese consumers love me. I’m high in protein, but low in fat. Their middle class is growing, and they have a growing appetite for healthy living. It’s actually the top foreign destination for me, as a third of California’s almonds go there.
如果在中國(guó)出售的美國(guó)杏仁價(jià)格升高，中國(guó)消費(fèi)者可能會(huì)拋棄加州，轉(zhuǎn)而購(gòu)買(mǎi)澳大利亞和非洲的杏仁。
Making US almonds more expensive in China could turn consumers away from the Golden State, and look to Australia and Africa instead.
6月份，我對(duì)中國(guó)的出口比5月份下降了近一半，過(guò)去兩個(gè)月我的身價(jià)跌了10%。
In June, my export to China dropped by almost a half from May, and my prices have dropped by 10 percent over the past two months.
這還不是最糟糕的呢！比如，我的小伙伴—美國(guó)中西部的大豆，5月中旬以來(lái)，由于擔(dān)心受貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)的影響，價(jià)格下跌了近20%。
Yes, things can always get worse, like for my fellow soybeans in the Midwest. Prices for soybeans took a hit of almost 20 percent since mid-May due to trade war concerns.
But Trump has announced that he will provide 12 billion (US dollars) in federal aid to these farmers of crops such as soybean, sorghum, wheat and corn, grown mostly in traditionally Republican states, even though these Midwestern farmers are not happy with the relief, wanting trade instead. At least they have aid, unlike me.
不過(guò)，特朗普宣布，他將向種植大豆、高粱、小麥和玉米等作物的農(nóng)民提供120億美元的聯(lián)邦緊急援助，這些作物的主要產(chǎn)區(qū)分布在傳統(tǒng)上支持共和黨的州，盡管中西部農(nóng)民對(duì)此并不滿意，因?yàn)樗麄兿胍氖琴Q(mào)易，而不是援助。可是，至少他們還有援助，不像我，什么都沒(méi)有。
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| A 12-billion-US-dollar federal aid will be handed to farmers of crops such as soybean, sorghum, wheat and corn. |
California’s 7,000 almond growers have actually been left out in the cold.
加州的7000名杏仁種植者被冷落了。
Though the traditionally blue state voted for the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016, many of our state’s farmers supported Trump. Some of our top almond producing regions in the state are actually represented by Republicans.
雖然這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)上支持民主黨的藍(lán)州2016年投票支持了民主黨候選人希拉里·克林頓，但我們州的許多農(nóng)民當(dāng)年選了特朗普。我們州的一些最大的杏仁產(chǎn)區(qū)是由共和黨代表的。
But unfortunately, with neither trade nor aid, our state’s farmers now stand to lose the most in this escalating trade war.
但不幸的是，現(xiàn)在既沒(méi)有貿(mào)易，也沒(méi)有援助，我們州的農(nóng)民在這場(chǎng)不斷升級(jí)的中美貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)中損失最慘重。
Tell me, do you want all those fruits, nuts, and veggies to pile up and rot simply because President Trump is killing trade at the expense of the many?
請(qǐng)告訴我，你想看到所有這些水果、堅(jiān)果、蔬菜堆積如山、慢慢腐爛嗎？而造成這一切的原因僅是因?yàn)樘乩势湛偨y(tǒng)扼殺貿(mào)易，犧牲了大多數(shù)的利益。
