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听力文本
The government of Venezuela has seized nearly 4 million children's toys from a toy distributor. It will give the toys to children for free or at discounted prices in time for Christmas. The government says the distributor was unfairly charging high prices for the toys, which meant only the richest people could buy them. Venezuela has one of the highest rates of inflation in the world. This is the rate at which prices go up. The IMF says the rate could be as much as 2,000 per cent in 2017. Many Venezuelans can't afford to buy non-essential items like toys. Even a jar of Nutella can cost half the monthly minimum salary. In the past few months, Venezuela has also ordered price cuts on clothes.
In total, the government seized 3,821,926 toys from two warehouses. It tweeted: "Our children are sacred. We will not let anyone rob them at Christmas. Boys and girls of this country will have a happy Christmas." The government said the toy distributor was keeping the toys out of the shops to reduce their supply and so increase prices. The government also accused the company of buying them with dollars it got at very low rates several years ago and now wanted to sell the toys at much higher prices. The toy distributor has said it has done nothing wrong and was not trying to sell the toys at high prices to make huge profits. It said many of the toys were out of fashion.
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词汇学习
1.seize vt.& vi.抓住；逮捕；捉拿
Police were reported to have seized all copies of this morning's edition of the newspaper.
据说警方已经将该报纸今天的早间版全部没收。
2.unfairly adv.不公平地，不公正地；不正当地
The press invade people's privacy unfairly and unjustifiably every day.
新闻媒体每天都在不公正地且没有正当理由地侵犯人们的隐私。
3.minimum adj.最低的；最小的
Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。
4.rob vt.抢劫；抢夺，掠夺
They rob us, they infringe our rights, they kill us.
他们劫掠我们，侵犯我们的权利，对我们实施杀戮。
5.distributor n.批发公司，批发商
You can get the book through your local distributor.
你可以通过当地经销商买到这本书。
内容解析
1.It will give the toys to children for free or at discounted prices in time for Christmas.
in time for赶得上
She managed to make herself presentable in time for work.
她想方设法让自己在工作时间穿得更像样。
2.Many Venezuelans can't afford to buy non-essential items like toys.
afford to（买）得起（某物）
They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.
若是上色的时候不小心弄坏了那些地图，他们可承担不起。
3.In total, the government seized 3,821,926 toys from two warehouses.
in total总计，合计
I was with my husband for eight years in total.
我和丈夫在一起的时间总共有8年。
4.It said many of the toys were out of fashion.
out of fashion不流行；不兴
Marriage seems to be going out of fashion.
婚姻似乎快要过时了。
参考翻译
委内瑞拉政府从一个玩具批发商那里没收了近400万件儿童玩具。这些玩具将在圣诞节前免费赠送给孩子或者打折出售。政府表示，这家批发商出售玩具的价格过高，只有富人才买得起。委内瑞拉拥有全世界最高的通胀率，也就是物价上涨率。IMF表示，到2017年，委内瑞拉的通胀率将高达2000%。许多委内瑞拉人买不起玩具等非必需品。一罐巧克力酱都要花掉半个月的最低薪资。过去几个月，委内瑞拉还下令下调服装价格。
政府总共从两个仓库没收了3,821,926件玩具。政府发表推文称：“我们的孩子是神圣的。我们不会让任何人在圣诞节抢劫他们。这个国家的男孩女孩们都将度过一个快乐的圣诞节。”政府表示，玩具批发商一直给商场断供，减少供应量，囤积居奇来提高价格。政府还指控该公司以几年前低汇率购入的美元来购买这些玩具，然后以高得多的价格来出售。该玩具批发商辩解称，他们没有做错任何事，并没有试图高价出售这些玩具来牟取暴利。该公司称，许多玩具已经过时了。
