新奇事件簿 法国能多益榛子酱大暴乱

There have been crazy scenes in supermarkets across France. Shoppers have been fighting and punching each other to buy jars of the hazelnut spread Nutella. A nationwide chain of supermarkets cut the price of it by 70 per cent. The supermarket Intermarché launched a promotion¹ on 950-gram jars of the sweet treat on January 25. The cost was slashed² from 4.50 Euro to 1.41 Euro. Long queues formed outside stores, but shoppers lost their cool in the aisles³. A witness at one store described the chaos⁴. She told French media: "They fought like animals. A woman had her hair pulled, an elderly lady had a cardboard box put on her head, and another woman had a bloody⁵ hand. It was terrible."

在法国超市里出现了疯狂的场景。购物者为争夺能多益榛子酱大打出手。全国连锁超市的能多益榛子酱均三折出售。1月25日法国超市Intermarché的950克甜点酱做促销活。售价从4.5欧元降至1.41欧元。虽然长队都已形成了店外商店，但在走廊排队的购物者们都非常激动。一位店外商店的目击者称场面混乱。她告诉法国媒体：“他们像动物一样争抢。一名女士的头发被揪起，一名年长的女士被纸箱遮住了脑袋而另一位女士满手献血。真的非常可怕。”

The maker⁶ of Nutella is an Italian company called Ferrero. It said it had nothing to do with the discount. It tweeted: "The decision for the promotion was taken only by Intermarché." It added: "We condemn⁷ the consequences of this operation, which created confusion and disappointment among customers." The supermarket has not commented on this story. An employee said: "It was crazy. It seemed like it was the first day of sales. People just rushed in, shoving everyone and breaking things." He added: "It was like a riot. We nearly called the police." A tweeter explained how important Nutella is in France. She said: "French people eat it by the spoonful. I had it on toast for breakfast as a child."

能多益的生产商是一家名为费列罗的意大利公司。该公司称此次混乱和打折并无关系。公司在推特中写到：“只有Intermarché选择打折策略。” 公司还写到：“我们对此事件所产生的后果表示谴责，此事件让众多顾客们感到困惑和失望。”超市未对此事进行评论。一名雇员表示：“这太疯狂了。看起来像是开卖的第一天。人们冲进超市，你推我挤还摔坏东西。”他还说道：“这像是一场暴乱。我们几乎都叫警察了。”一推特用户解释了能多益在法国的重要性。她说道：“法国人都是用勺子吃能多益榛子酱的。小时候我就用面包蘸酱当早餐。”

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 aisles   

n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊

参考例句：

• Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期，原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
• They walked about the Abbey aisles, and presently sat down. 他们走到大教堂的走廊附近，并且很快就坐了下来。

4 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

5 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

6 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

7 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。