物资短缺：麦当劳暂停巨无霸在委内瑞拉的销售

导读:委内瑞拉经济危机日益加重，现由于物资短缺，麦当劳不得不停止巨无霸的销售。

The latest sign of deepening crisis in Venezuela? McDonald’s has been forced to suspend sales of Big Macs in the country because it can’t source one of the burger’s key components.

这是委内瑞拉危机日益加重的最新迹象吗？由于委内瑞拉无法供应巨无霸的某一主要原料，麦当劳巨无霸在委内瑞拉被迫停止销售。

Arcos Dorados, the world’s largest McDonald’s franchisee, said Thursday that it wasn’t able to supply the middle bun that separates the two burger patties.

世界上最大的麦当劳特许经营商Arcos Dorados于周四表示委内瑞拉无法供应两片肉饼之间的薄片面包。

While the company is working to resolve the problem, it will continue to offer menu options such as the Quarter Pounder and a cheeseburger called the McNifica.

尽管该公司正在想办法解决这个问题，但是该公司的菜单上将继续提供牛肉汉堡和芝士汉堡供顾客选择。

Venezuela is deep into a humanitarian crisis, and the country is suffering from food shortages.

委内瑞拉深陷人道主义危机，该国正在遭受食物短缺。

Venezuelans flooded into Colombia on Sunday after the border was temporarily reopened, allowing them to buy basic foods and toiletries -- rare commodities in their home country.

边境暂时重新开放之后，周日委内瑞拉人纷纷涌入哥伦比亚购买基本的食物和化妆品，这些在他们国家都是稀缺物资。

The country can’t pay to import some goods because its government is desperately strapped for cash after years of mismanagement of its funds, heavy spending on poorly run government programs, and lack of investment on its oil fields.

该国政府多年来基金管理不善、政府支出计划经营不善、对本国油田缺乏投资，造成资金严重不足，正因为此，该国无法支付进口货物。

The International Monetary Fund forecasts Venezuela’s economy will shrink 10% this year, worse than its previous estimate of 8%. It also estimates that inflation in Venezuela will catapult to 700% this year.

国际货币基金组织预测今年委内瑞拉经济收缩10%，比之前预测的8%更为严重。还预计今年委内瑞拉通货膨胀将飙升到700%。

Veneuzuela’s foreign reserves are now a mere $11.9 billion, according to its central bank. Two years ago it had $20 billion. The country has had to ship gold to Switzerland this year to help pay down its debts.

据中央银行称目前委内瑞拉的外汇储备仅有119亿美元。两年前还有200亿美元。今年该国不得不向瑞士输出黄金以抵偿债务。

The country could be quickly approaching an economic judgment day. It owes about $5 billion in a string of bond payments between October and November. Many experts believe the chance of default is very high.

该国正在快速地接近经济审判日。在十月份到十一月份之间该国就欠下债券50亿美元。一些专家认为其违约的可能性很大。