【龙腾网】物流专家称，英国应做好从1月1日起面临数月食品短缺的准备
正文翻译
(With Brexit looming, is now the time to buy British?)
（英国脱欧近在眼前，英国人，现在是该囤货的时候了吗？）
新闻：
The UK should brace itself for months of food shortages from 1 January as strict European rules are enforced and the prospect of long delays at the customs border scare off truck drivers from even attempting to deliver goods across the Channel, experts on both sides of the channel have claimed.
海峡两岸的专家都在表示：英国应做好准备，迎接从明年1月1日起的数月的食品短缺，因为欧洲的严格规定将得到落实，而海关边境可能出现的长时间延误，甚至吓跑了卡车司机，让他们连试图越过英吉利海峡运送货物的念头都打消了。
According to the boss of Europe’s largest haulage trade body, the UK is looking at a “nightmare scenario” that will lead to “weeks, if not months” of food shortages after the Brexit transition period comes to an end in just four weeks.
欧洲最大运输贸易机构的老板表示，英国正面临“噩梦般的局面”，在短短四周内英国脱欧过渡期结束后，将出现“数周甚至数月”的食品短缺。
The UK’s leading haulage organisation has also criticised the Government’s preparations, claiming truck companies are unable to plan for the new rules “because we’ve not been told what the rules are”.
英国主要的运输组织也批评了政府的准备工作，称卡车公司无法为新规定制定计划，“因为我们还没有被告知规定到底是什么”。
Prices of everyday food and drink items are also expected to increase due to the shortages and the additional costs incurred by delivery companies entering the UK.
由于短缺以及进入英国的物流公司带来的额外成本，日常食品和饮料的价格预计也将上涨。
Food shortages
食品短缺
UK imports more than half its food
英国一半以上的食品靠进口
EU drivers will not come to UK to avoid costly queues
欧盟司机为了避免昂贵的排队而不会来英国
He added: “We haven’t even had the chance to see the GVMS yet. We should have had this information in August in order to prepare.”
他补充说：“我们甚至还没有机会看到‘货车运输服务’。为了做好准备，我们本应该在8月份就得到这些信息了。”
Why UK food deliveries could be hit from January
为什么英国的物流服务将从明年1月开始遭受打击
The UK secures around 45 per cent of its food from abroad, with around 26 per cent of it direct from EU member states and more arriving via the EU from the rest of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East.
英国约45%的食品来自海外，其中约26%直接从欧盟成员国进口，还有更多食品通过欧盟从欧洲其它国家、北非和中东进口。
While around four million trucks travelled across the English Channel last year, the European Road Haulers Association believes this figure will more than half next year as customs restrictions are imposed with or without a Brexit deal being stuck before the end of this month.
去年，大约有400万辆卡车穿越英吉利海峡，但欧洲公路运输协会认为，明年这一数字将仅仅超过其一半，因为不管英国脱欧协议是否会在本月底前受阻，海关都将开始实施限制。
There are also concerns the UK Government’s new digital customs system will not be fully implemented by the New Year, which will lead to further delays on food.
还有人担心，英国政府新的数字海关系统在新年前不会完全应用，这将导致食品（运输）的进一步延误。
Simon Sutcliffe, a former HMRC customs investigator and partner a tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg, said: “We are aware that there is widespread concern that UK logistics firms are experiencing pushback from EU haulers. Either they are flatly refusing to come to the UK or have massively increased their haulage rates.”
西蒙·萨特克利夫曾是英国税务海关总署的一名海关调查员，也是税务和咨询公司Blick Rothenberg的合伙人。他说：“我们知道，人们普遍担心英国物流公司受到欧盟货运商的阻挠。他们要么干脆拒绝来英国，要么大幅提高货运费率。”
Mr Sutcliffe added the shortage of willing foreign haulers is something that the UK government may have failed to factor into the Brexit issues.
萨特克利夫补充道，缺乏愿意的外国运输商可能是英国政府在脱欧问题上意料之外的问题。
Much of the UK’s supply chain especially fresh produce and ‘just in time’ deliveries of raw materials and components is reliant on foreign based haulers. If they decide that the risks outweigh the benefits, then there is little the government can do.
英国的大部分供应链，尤其是新鲜农产品和原材料和零部件的“及时”交货，都依赖于国外的运输商。如果他们认为风险大于收益，那么政府几乎无能为力。
‘Supply chain suicide’
“供应链自杀”
Speaking to Sky News, TeSco’s chief executive Ken Murphy said the logistics issue was “the biggest challenge” facing the company at the year’s end and he could not rule out the prospect of prices increases to reflect any additional cost increases as a result.
乐购首席执行官肯·墨菲在接受天空新闻采访时表示，物流问题是该公司在年底面临的“最大挑战”，他不排除价格上涨的可能性，以反映由此导致的任何额外成本上涨。
Government puts onus on businesses to prepare
政府让企业做好准备
A Government spokeswoman said: “We are making significant preparations for the guaranteed changes at the end of the transition period including investing £705m in jobs, technology and infrastructure at the border and providing £84m in grants to boost the customs intermediaries sector.
英国政府一位女发言人表示：“我们正在为过渡期结束后有保障的变革做重大准备，包括在边境的就业、技术和基础设施方面投资7.05亿英镑，并提供8400万英镑赠款，以促进海关中介部门的发展。
“This is alongside implementing border controls in stages so traders have more time to prepare.
“与此同时，还要分阶段实施边境控制，以便贸易商有更多的时间准备。
Upside for Republic of Ireland
对爱尔兰共和国有利
With huge queues expected at UK ports from the Republic of Ireland may be set to benefit from something of a logistics boom.
预计英国各港口将排起长队，爱尔兰共和国可能将从某种程度的物流繁荣中受益。
As EU delivery operators seek to avoid huge queues at UK ports such as Dover in Kent and Felixstowe in Suffolk, an increasing number are looking to Irish ports to deliver goods in order to avoid delays and the additional bureaucracy in a post-Brexit Britain.
在欧盟物流运营商寻求避免在英国肯特郡的多佛和萨福克郡的费利克斯托等港口排长队的同时，越来越多的企业正将目光转向爱尔兰港口，以避免延误和脱欧后英国的额外官僚程序。
According to Marco Digioia, secretary general of the European Road Haulers Association, the hauliers will then travel through the Republic to use the more relaxed customs regime on the border with Northern Ireland to get products into the UK.
欧洲公路运输协会秘书长马可·迪乔亚表示，货运司机以后将穿过爱尔兰，利用爱尔兰与北爱尔兰边境更为宽松的海关制度，将产品运往英国。
Speaking ahead of a visit to Paris, Simon Coveney said there was a “good chance that we can get a deal across the line in the next few days”. However, he warned that all sides needed to be aware of the consequences of failing to strike an agreement that would result in “significant disruption, cost, stress and tension and political blame games between London and Brussels”.
西蒙·柯文尼在访问巴黎之前表示：“我们很有可能在未来几天内达成协议。”不过，他警告称，各方都需要意识到，如果未能达成协议，将导致“伦敦和布鲁塞尔之间出现严重的混乱、成本、压力和紧张，以及政治指责游戏”。
评论翻译
TreczoksEuropean unx
I'm stocking popcorn for January. I expect the Leavers to come up with a lot of creative ideas why "Starving for Brexit" is the bestest thing ever.
我正在囤一月份吃的爆米花。我预计脱欧派会想出很多有创意的想法，来解释为什么“渴望英国脱欧”是有史以来最棒的事情。
Denkschnix-Behs
And imagine what that Blitz Spirit would have been like if 48% knew that the other 52% had voted for the bombs!
并且试想一下，如果48%的人知道了是另外52%的人投票导致了这次“轰炸”，那么“闪电战精神”会是什么样子！
borg88Buckinghamshire
Food shortages during WWII built up gradually over a couple of years. Rationing started with a few non-essential foods, and the system was gradually extended over time as more and more foods became scarce.
We could be seeing shortages of everything in 4 weeks time. We probably will need some form of rationing, but the chances of a system being in place are pretty much zero.
二战期间的食品短缺是在几年的时间里逐渐加剧的。配给开始于一些非必需的食物，随着时间的推移，随着越来越多的食物变得稀缺，这个制度才逐渐扩大。
而我们这次可能会在短短4周时间内就看到所有东西都出现短缺。我们可能需要某种形式的定量配给，但建立一种这样的体系的可能性几乎为零。
Blendedamericano
And even if one was put in place you can guarantee Brexiters will be complaining about it on facebook
而且，即使制定了这样的政策，可以肯定的是，脱欧派也会在facebook上抱怨它
EldiaForLife
Meanwhile anyone trying to advise others to stock up in preparation is met with "Stop fearmongering", "The warehouses are packed theres no shortages". Jesus wept
与此同时，任何试图建议其他人囤积备货的人都会遇到“停止散布恐慌”、“仓库里全是货，根本不存在短缺”等问题。上帝哭了
00DEADBEEFThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Same. A few bags of pasta, 3 tins of beans, 2 cans of tomatoes, and 500 packs of toilet roll.
我也一样。几袋意大利面，3罐豆子，2罐西红柿，还有500包卫生纸。
The_BravinatorLancashire
Me too, but I genuinely don't know how to prepare for many weeks or even months. Two weeks is no problem at all. A few months, though? I don't have the room. I just don't want to see my kids go without. :(
我也是，但我真的不知道该怎么囤几个星期甚至几个月的货。囤两周完全没问题。囤几个月？我没有这个空间。我只是不想看到我的孩子们没有物资用。:(
dkeenaghanIreland
There have been a bunch of new ferry routes announced this year that will go direct between Ireland and the mainland. The latest is between Rosslare in the south-east to Dunkirk. https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1127/1180829-rosslare-wexford-ferry/
今年已经宣布了许多新的渡轮航线，它们将直接往返于爱尔兰和大陆之间。最近的一条是在东南的罗斯雷到敦刻尔克之间。
https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1127/1180829-rosslare-wexford-ferry/
eairy
Facebook and the gutter press convinced enough people that the closest neighbours are the enemy trying to subjugate the UK. That somehow it was possible for the British Empire to rise from the ashes.
Facebook和路边小报让很多人相信，最亲密的邻居就是试图征服英国的敌人。大英帝国有可能神奇地从废墟中崛起
funkmasterdunk
All the people who voted for brexit should be put rations. Better get used to eating offal again.
所有投票支持英国脱欧的人都应该被定量配给。最好还是习惯吃内脏吧。
DisobedientmuffinGreater Manchester
Maybe I'm over-reacting, but I've swapped out my standalone fridge/freezer for a full-sized freezer and plan on stuffing it full of fruit, veg, and prepped meat-based meals. If the failed supply chains don't cause moderate food shortages, people will panic when they start to see empty shelves again.
也许我反应过度了，但我已经把我的独立冰箱/冷冻室换成了一个全尺寸的冷冻室，准备在里面塞满水果、蔬菜和准备好的肉类。如果失败的供应链造成的不仅仅是较低程度的食品短缺的话，那么当人们再次看到空空如也的货架时，就会感到恐慌。
cuntRatDickTreeScotland
I'd need to spend a few hundred grand on a house before I'd have the chance to do that :/
So if the country collapses, I shall be eating the rich :)
在我有机会这样做之前，我需要先花几十万美元买一所房子
所以如果国家崩溃了，我就会吃掉富人:)
DisobedientmuffinGreater Manchester
I'm sharpening my fork and knife.
But really, I'm far from wealthy myself. I live in rent a one-bed flat and my freezer will be in the hall near the front door. Not very feng shui or aesthetically pleasing.
我在磨我的刀叉。
但说真的，我自己也远没有那么富有。我住在租来的一套单人床的公寓里，我的冰箱会放在靠近前门的大厅里。不太符合风水，也不太美观。
W4r_Daddy
the more and more people talk about eating the rich the more I get legitimately curious about the edibility of humans.
Ive always told myself that if I could get away with it I'd probably try, guess I'll get my chance soon.
随着越来越多的人谈论吃富人，我对人类的可食性越发好奇了。
我总是告诉自己，如果我能侥幸（事后）逃脱，我可能会尝试，我想我很快就会有机会了。
adamneigeroc
Everyone says shop local but if 20,000 people show up at your local green grocer guess what’s going to happen
每个人都说在购买本地货，但是如果20000人出现在本地的绿色食品杂货店，猜猜会发生什么
BakedAndSauteedScotland
Brexit voters really are some of the stupidest people. This was always going to happen and yet they signed up for it.
英国脱欧的投票者们真的是一些最愚蠢的人。现在这种后果是必然会发生的，但他们居然还是同意脱欧了。
Rab_LegendScotland
I really, desperately need Scotland to leave this sunk Ship
我真的非常需要苏格兰离开这艘沉没的船
DundonianStalinScotland
Elections not till May and unlikely to be an Indy vote till 2021-22 and even then it would take a while to work out the arrangements. No matter what how we vote we're stuck with this criminal stupidity for years to come.
If we'd voted Yes in 2014 we'd be independent now (2019 was the target for making it official) and likely an EU member.
选举要到5月份才会举行，而且不太可能在2021-22年举行印第投票，即使到那时也需要一段时间来制定安排。无论我们如何投票，我们在未来的几年里都会被这种罪恶的愚蠢行为（脱欧）所困。
如果我们当初在2014年投了赞成票，我们现在就会独立（2019年是正式独立的目标年），很可能已经成为欧盟成员国了。
MadCXP
I'm not a Brexiteer, I think its the dumbest choice imaginable, but for some reason I feel very sceptical that we will have actual food shortages in the country. Its in no ones interests to deprive us of food imports, and the channel shipping / vehicle lane is literally the busiest in the world right? I don't know, i hope I'm right at least. It just seems quite far fetched, and I get the impression a small minority of remainers almost want to see the country damaged as penance for the choice made...
我不是脱欧支持者，我认为这是可以想象的最愚蠢的选择，但出于某种原因，我对英国真的会出现食品短缺感到非常怀疑。剥夺我们的食品进口不符合任何人的利益，而且海峡的运输/车辆通道确实是世界上最繁忙的，不是吗？我不知道，至少我希望我是对的。说食品短缺似乎太牵强了，我的印象是，一小部分留欧派几乎希望看到国家受损，以作为对脱欧选择的报应……
