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听力文本
Onions are very important in Bangladeshi cuisine. The vegetable is a staple in the country's cooking. However, many people are finding it difficult to buy onions. There is a shortage of them, which means prices have rocketed. Many Bangladeshis simply cannot afford to buy onions. Bangladesh traditionally imports onions from its neighbour India. Recent heavy monsoon rains in India damaged a lot of India's onion harvest. This has made India ban exports to Bangladesh. The price of one kilogram of onions in Bangladeshi markets has risen from US36 cents to around $3.25. This is nearly a ten-fold increase. Bangladesh's opposition party has called for nationwide protests over the record prices.
The onion crisis is so serious that even the Prime Minister has stopped using it in her cooking. Sheikh Hasina Wazed said she is using onion alternatives in her dishes. A limited number of onions are on sale in several Dhaka markets at twice their usual price. Hundreds of people queue for hours to buy just one kilo. A 41-year-old English teacher said: "Even if I have to stand another two hours, I will do that. I can save some money. I have never seen onion prices this high." A Dhaka resident said a lot of people in her neighbourhood have stopped eating onions. She said: "It has been 15 days since I bought one kilo of onion." Many street-food sellers can no longer make their onion-based snacks.
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重点解析
1.Onions are very important in Bangladeshi cuisine.
cuisines 菜肴
In New Mexico all kinds of cuisines are represented.
在新墨西哥州,有各种各样的烹饪方法 。
2.There is a shortage of them, which means prices have rocketed.
rocket 迅速增加
Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed...
新鲜食物非常匮乏,导致价格猛涨 。
参考翻译
洋葱在孟加拉烹饪中非常重要
孟加拉国洋葱危机非常严重,甚至连总理都不再用它来做饭了
。谢赫·哈西娜·瓦吉德表示她在做饭时用其他食物替代洋葱 。在达卡的几个市场上,数量有限的洋葱以两倍于平时的价格出售 。数百人排了几个小时的队只为买一公斤洋葱 。一名41岁的英语教师表示:“即便要再排两个小时的队,我也要买 。我可以省一些钱 。我从没见过洋葱价格这么高 。”一位达卡居民表示她周围很多人都已经不吃洋葱了 。她说:“我已经15天没有买一公斤洋葱了 。”许多街头小吃摊贩也无法制作他们的洋葱类小吃了 。