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進入《中英對照讀新聞》France may be facing a situation of croissant shortage 法國可能面臨沒可頌可吃的窘境
法國目前面臨奶油短缺，可頌的供應量受到影響。（路透）
◎孫宇青
France is now facing a butter shortage because its price has risen by 92 percent in a year, thus threatening the supply of delicious French staples including croissants, pains au chocolat , and brioche.
由於奶油價格在1年內飆漲92％，法國目前面臨奶油短缺，可頌、巧克力可頌、布里歐修等眾多法國主食的供應量，因而受到威脅。
Even if you’ve never made pastry yourself, anyone who’s watched The Great British Bake Off will know that butter is a key ingredient in viennoiseries of all kinds, such as pains aux raisins, chaussons aux pommes and the kouign amann.
就算不曾親手製作糕點，任何看過《大英烘焙大賽》的人都知道，奶油是所有甜酥式麵包的主要材料，如葡萄乾麵包、蘋果香頌派和焦糖奶油酥等。
Pastry prices are set to soar, which could make the trip to the boulangerie much more expensive.
這些酥皮糕點的價格預期將會飆升，屆時逛一圈麵包店可能會花更多錢。
"Last April, we were paying €2,500 a tonne," said Matthieu Labbé of the baking industry body FEB （Federation des Entrepreneurs de la Boulangerie）. "Now it’s €5,300."
法國烘焙企業協會（FEB）成員賴比表示：「去年4月，我們花2500歐元（約9萬台幣）買1公噸奶油，但現在要花5300歐元（約19萬台幣）。」
The FEB said this level of price for butter is completely unprecedented. They’ve described it as a "major crisis." The butter shortage has come about due to a lack of milk, which has been a problem since May 2016.
FEB指出，奶油價格之高完全史無前例。簡直可說是「重大危機」。牛奶來源短缺是奶油供應不足的原因，而這個問題從2016年5月就已出現。
新聞辭典
pastry：名詞，酥皮糕點。例句：My mom prepared all kinds of pastries for party tonight.（我媽為今晚的派對準備了各式各樣的酥皮點心。）
soar：動詞，高飛；猛增。例句：The prices of vegetables soared after the calamitous rain.（致災性豪雨過後，蔬菜價格飆漲。）
come about：動詞片語，發生；產生。例句：The idea of our proposal came about from a small talk.（這個提案的構想是在閒聊時產生的。）
