Inflation in Venezuela is expected to reach 720 percent this year, with the largest bolívar bill now worth just five US cents on the black market.
委内瑞拉的通货膨胀今年预计将达到720%，在黑市上，最大面值的玻利瓦尔币现在仅值5美分。
Some shopkeepers have reportedly taken to weighing rather than counting the wads of cash customers hand them, and standard-size wallets have become all but useless in the
socialist South American state. Instead, many people stuff huge volumes of cash into handbags, money belts, or backpacks, in scenes
analysts have said are suggestive of "
runaway" inflation.
In 2014,
plummeting global oil prices decimated Venezuela's economy. President Nicolás Maduro responded by fixing the official exchange rate and ordering banks to print more cash, which ultimately devalued the currency further, while goods prices soared.
The country of 30 million does not publish consumer-price data on a regular basis, but observers have said scenes on the streets of the capital, Caracas, are reminiscent of the past century's most
chaotic cases of hyperinflation.
Humberto Gonzalez, who runs a delicatessen in the city, said he uses the same scales to weigh slices of salty white cheese and the stacks of bolívar notes handed over by his customers.
"It's sad," Mr Gonzalez told Bloomberg. "At this point, I think the cheese is worth more."
相关单词：socialist
socialist解释：n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的
socialist例句：
China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。
相关单词：analysts
analysts解释：分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
analysts例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
相关单词：runaway
runaway解释：n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的
runaway例句：
The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。
相关单词：plummeting
plummeting解释：v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )
plummeting例句：
Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。 来自辞典例句
The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：chaotic
chaotic解释：adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的
chaotic例句：
Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。
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