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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Controversial fingerprinting machines rolled out in some Venezuelan stores 委內瑞拉部分商場啟用引發爭議的指紋機
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The Venezuelan government has started to fingerprint shoppers at some state-run supermarkets, in a plan to combat food scarcity which has been derided by some consumers weary of shortages.
委內瑞拉政府開始在部分國營超市要求顧客按捺指紋，藉此計畫來對抗食物匱乏，但卻遭到一些憂慮食物短缺的消費者嘲弄。
Shoppers have struggled for more than a year to find basic goods including powdered milk and cooking oil, as well as certain medicines and diapers. Currency controls implemented over a decade ago under the late President Hugo Chavez mean importers do not have the U.S. dollars required for imports.
顧客一年多來難以找到基本民生用品，包括奶粉與烹飪用油，以及某些藥品與尿布。在已逝總統雨果‧查維茲十多年前執行的貨幣管制下，造成進口商沒有美元支付商品進口。
Amid growing frustration, the government said last month it would install a biometric system to weed out smugglers and hoarders, whom President Nicolas Maduro blames for the shortages.
鑑於民怨日升，政府上個月表示將裝設生物辨識系統，掃蕩走私者與囤貨者，這些人被總統尼可拉斯‧馬杜羅認為是短缺的元凶。
Around 785,000 people have been registered in six state-run food store chains across the country, the Information Ministry said in a statement.
資訊部在聲明中表示，在全國6家國營連鎖食物超市，已有大約78萬5千人註冊。
The government said on Thursday that it had arrested 794 suspected smugglers since early August as part of a campaign to stop food and other subsidized products being sold across Venezuela’s borders, mainly in neighboring Colombia.
為阻止食物與其他受補貼的商品售出國境，主要售往鄰國哥倫比亞，委國政府週四表示，自8月初已逮捕794名走私嫌疑犯。
新聞辭典
deride：動詞，嘲弄、嘲笑。例句：Adam derided our efforts, but were forced to eat his words when we won the prize.（亞當嘲笑我們的努力，但當我們得獎時，他不得不認錯。）
weed out：片語，清除、淘汰。例句：We have to weed out the weakest player before tourment begins.（我們必須在巡迴賽之前淘汰最弱的球員。）
smuggler：名詞，走私犯；動詞為smuggle，指走私。例句：The antique clock had been smuggled out of the country before the war.（這個骨董鐘在戰前已遭走私出國。）
