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1、委内瑞拉卫生纸急缺VenezuelansscrambledtostockupontoiletpaperThursdayasfearsofabathroomemergencyspreaddespitethesocialistgovernment'spromisetoimport50millionrolls.据外国媒体5月16日报道，尽管委内瑞拉政府承诺将进口76万吨食品和5000万卷卫生纸，但其国人仍然争相抢购卫生纸，扫空了商场货架。 Afteryearsofeconomicdysfunction,thecountryha
2、sgottenusedtoshortagesofmedicinesandbasicfooditemslikemilkandsugarbutthescarcityofbathroomtissuehascausedunusualalarm. "Evenatmyage,I'veneverseenthis,"said70-year-oldMariaRojas.Shesaidshehadbeenlookingfortoiletpaperfortwoweekswhenshefinallyfounditatasupermarketin
3、downtownCaracas. Thousandsofrollsflewoffthestore'sshelvesasconsumersstreamedinandloadedupshoppingcartsThursdaymorning. "Iboughtitbecauseit'shardtofind,"saidMariaPerez,walkingoutwithseveralrollsofpaper. "Herethere'sashortageofeverything—butter,sugar,flour,"shesaid
4、.Butthelatestshortageisparticularlyworrisome"becausetherealwaysusedtobetoiletpaper." EconomistssayVenezuela'sshortagesofsomeconsumerproductsstemfrompricecontrolsmeanttomakebasicgoodsavailabletothepoorestpartsofsocietyandthegovernment'scontrolsonforeigncurrency. P
5、residentNicolasMaduro,whowasselectedbythedyingHugoChaveztocarryonhis"Bolivarianrevolution,"claimsthatanti-governmentforces,includingtheprivatesector,arecausingtheshortagesinanefforttodestabilizethecountry. Thegovernmentthisweekannounceditwouldimport760,000tonsoff
6、oodand50millionrollsoftoiletpaper. CommerceMinisterAlejandroFlemingsaid"excessivedemand"fortissuehadbuiltupduetoa"mediacampaignthathasbeengeneratedtodisruptthecountry." Hesaidmonthlyconsumptionoftoiletpaperwasnormally125millionrolls,butcurrentdemand"leadsustothin
7、kthat40millionmorearerequired." 2"Wewillbringin50milliontoshowthosegroupsthattheywon'tmakeusbowdown,"hesaid. Thatwaslittlecomforttoconsumersstrugglingtofindbathroomsupplies.SeveralsupermarketsvisitedbyTheAssociatedPressinthecapitalonWednesdayandThursdaywereoutoft
8、oiletpaper.Thosethatreceivedfreshbatchesquicklyfilledupwithshoppersasthewordspread. "I'vebeenlookingforitfortwoweeks,"CristinaRamossaidatastoreonWednesday."Iwa
