不只台灣，全球鬧蛋荒！「缺蛋」英文怎麼說？

 

Lucy: Did you see the news? An escaped baboon was captured in Taoyuan City.
露西：你看到新聞了嗎？一隻逃脫的狒狒在桃園市被捕獲。

Kate: Yes, I did. But the poor baboon died from the gunshot wounds.
凱特：有，我有看到。但那隻可憐的狒狒死於槍傷。

Lucy: The baboon hasn’t harmed any humans during its wandering.
露西：那隻狒狒在遊蕩期間沒有傷害到任何人。

Kate: Yes. A legally licensed hunter surnamed Lin has admitted that he fired the shot that killed the baboon. He said he received consent from a person claiming to represent the Taoyuan Department of Agriculture before firing, who he only later discovered was a veterinarian from the Leofoo Village.
凱特：是的。一位林姓合法持證獵人承認他開槍打死狒狒。他說他在開槍前得到一名自稱桃園農業局代表的人的同意，後來他才發現那個人是六福村的獸醫。

Lucy: However, Leofoo Village rejected Lin’s claim and said it would sue him.
露西：然而，六福村駁回了林的說法，還表示會起訴他。

Kate: What is the truth? I’m bewildered.
凱特：真相是什麼？我很困惑。

 

單字片語

英文	中文
shortage	短缺
egg shortage	蛋荒
avian influenza/avian flu /bird flu	禽流感
cull	剔除（尤指病弱動物）
poultry	家禽
scarcity	缺乏、不足
crisis	危機