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As well as cutting off Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, from the SWIFT cross-border payment system, the packagewill also banpurchases of Russian crude oil and refined products, such as diesel, by the end of the year.

除了把俄罗斯最大的银行俄罗斯联邦储蓄银行排除在全球跨境支付系统SWIFT之外，这套制裁方案还包括在年底前禁止欧盟成员国采购俄罗斯原油和柴油等精炼石油产品。

1.cut off: to separate something by cutting it away from the main part

《本期内容》

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From toilet paper to yogurt, and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It’sdubbed“shrinkflation,” and it’s accelerating worldwide. In the U.S., a small box of Kleenex now has 60 tissues; a few months ago, it had 65. Chobani Flips yogurts have shrunk from 5.3 ounces to 4.5 ounces. In the U.K., Nestleslimmed downits Nescafe Azera Americano coffee tins from 100 grams to 90 grams. In India, a bar of Vim dish soap has shrunk from 155 grams to 135 grams.

从卫生纸到酸奶，到咖啡和玉米片，制造商正悄无声息地在不降低价格的情况下缩减产品分量。这被称为“缩水式通胀”，而且这一现象在全球内快速发生。在美国，一小盒舒洁纸巾现在只有60张；几个月前，一盒纸有65张。Chobani Flips酸奶从5.3盎司减少到4.5盎司。在英国，雀巢将其Azera美式咖啡从每罐100克减少到了90克。在印度，一块Vim肥皂的重量已经从155克减少到135克。

Shrinkflation isn’t new, experts say. But it proliferates in times of high inflation as companiesgrapple withrising costs foringredients, packaging, labor, and transportation. Global consumer price inflationwas upan estimated 7% in May, a pace that will likely continue through September, according to S&P Global.

专家们表示，缩水式通胀并不新鲜。但在高通胀时期，随着公司努力应对原料、包装、劳动力和运输等成本的上升，缩水式通胀的现象就会激增。根据标普全球的数据，全球五月份消费者价格通胀率上升了约7%，这个上涨的速度可能会持续到9月份。

“It comes in waves. We happen to be in a tidal wave at the moment because of inflation,” said Edgar Dworsky, a consumer advocate and former assistant attorney general in Massachusetts who has documented shrinkflation on his Consumer World website for decades.

“它是一波接一波的。我们恰好处在通胀的风口浪尖上。”埃德加·德沃斯基说，他是马萨诸塞州的消费者倡导者和前助理检察长，几十年来一直在他的世界消费者网上记录缩水式通胀情况。

Mr. Dworsky said shrinkflation appeals to manufacturers because they know customers will notice price increases but won’t keep track of net weights or small details, like the number of sheets on a roll of toilet paper. Companies can also employ tricks to draw attention away from downsizing, like marking smaller packages with bright new labels that draw shoppers’ eyes.

翻译划线句，长按文末小程序码打卡，答案下期公布~公司还可以采用一些技巧来转移人们对产品减量的注意力，比如在更小的包装上贴上明亮的新标签，吸引购物者的目光。

Some customers who have noticed the downsizing are sharing examples on social media. Others say shrinkflation is causing them to change their shopping habits. Sometimes the trend canreverse. As inflation eases, competition might force manufacturers to lower their prices or reintroduce larger packages. But Mr. Dworsky says once a product has gotten smaller, it often stays that way.

一些注意到包装减量现象的消费者正在社交媒体上分享一些例子。其他人表示，缩水式通胀导致他们改变了自己的购物习惯。有时，这一趋势会逆转。随着通货膨胀的缓解，竞争可能迫使制造商降低价格或重新推出更大的包装。但德沃斯基先生说，一旦产品规格变小了，往往就不会再变回去。

本文节选自：Christian Science Monitor（基督教科学箴言报）

发布时间：2022.06.09

作者：Dee-Ann Durbin

原文标题：Honey, who shrunk the toilet paper?

词汇积累

1.dub

英 [dʌb]美 [dʌb]

vt.授予称号；译制；把…戏称为；给…起绰号；为(影片或电视节目)配音；混声录制，混录(音乐)

n.(西印度群岛的)强节奏音乐，强节拍诗歌

2.ingredient

英 [ɪnˈɡriːdiənt]美 [ɪnˈɡriːdiənt]

n.成分；(尤指烹饪)原料；(成功的)因素，要素

3.reverse

英 [rɪˈvɜːs]美 [rɪˈvɜːrs]

v.颠倒；彻底转变；使完全相反；撤销，废除(决定、法律等)；使反转；使次序颠倒；交换（位置或功能）；承认错误；（使）倒退行驶；打对方付费的电话

n.相反的情况(或事物)；后面；背面；反面；倒挡；损失

adj.相反的；反面的；反向的；背面的；后面的

词组搭配

1.slim down （通过节食）减肥，变苗条；精简（机构）；裁减（人员）

2.grapple with 努力克服；扭打；与……搏斗；抓住；尽力克服

3.be up 起床；起

写作句总结

原句：Global consumer price inflation was up an estimated 7% in May, a pace that will likely continue through September, according to S&P Global.

结构：xxx was up an estimated xx in May, a pace that will likely continue through September, according to XXX.

例句：Online courses in our college were up an estimated 50 in May, a pace that will likely continue through September, according to professor Wu.

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