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2021全国卷新高考英语阅读与写作专题拓展提升（6） 美国肉厂警告国内“肉荒”，对华出口却有增无减 导读 史密斯菲尔德食品公司(Smithfield Foods)是第一家在4月发出警告的公司，称新冠病毒疫情正使美国“在我们的肉类供应方面处于危险的边缘”。泰森食品(Tyson Foods)公司也敲响警钟，称工厂由于疫情暴发而关闭，国内供应链“将有数百万磅的肉消失”。 双语阅读 In all, a record amount of the pork produced in the United States — 129,000 tons — was exported to China in April. The data compiled by Panjiva, the supply chain research unit of S&P Global Market Intelligence, and the Department of Agriculture is potentially embarrassing for an industry that trumpeted its role in feeding the American public to argue to keep plants operating during the pandemic.  4月，出口到中国的美国产猪肉总量达到创纪录的12.9万吨。该数据由标准普尔全球市场情报公司供应链研究部门磐聚网和农业部收集。为了在疫情期间维持工厂的运转，肉品产业鼓吹其在美国民生中的重要供给作用，而这样的数据可能会使其尴尬。   After slaughterhouses in several states were closed when thousands of workers tested positive and dozens died, the industry publicly lobbied the Trump administration to intervene with state and local officials or risk major meat shortages across American grocery stores. Indeed, some retailers pu