China has ordered local authorities to take thorough measures to improve hygiene at pig farms, blaming soaring prices of pork on an outbreak of porcine disease.
Prices of pork and pork products have jumped over the past several days. Supermarkets in Beijing now sell 500 grams of pork for about 90 US cents, up nearly 40 percent from just days ago. Prices of ham and other pork products have gone up about 30 percent.
The Chinese government says in addition to higher prices for feed, a widespread infectious disease among pigs in the country has resulted in a drop in output.
The government issued an emergency notice to local authorities to ensure that pigs are vaccinated and all infected animals are slaughtered.
China has recently had a series of food and drug safety problems.
China stresses(強調する・重視する) hygiene(衛生状態) to keep pork prices low
China has ordered local authorities(地元当局) to take thorough(徹底する) measures to improve(改善する政策) hygiene at pig farms, blaming soaring prices(急騰する) of pork on an outbreak of porcine(豚のような・ブタ性) disease.
Prices of pork and pork products have jumped over(暴騰している) the past several days(数日). Supermarkets in Beijing now sell 500 grams of pork for about 90 US cents, up nearly 40 percent from just days ago. Prices of ham and other pork products have gone up about 30 percent.
The Chinese government says in addition to higher prices for feed, a widespread(広範囲に及ぶ) infectious disease among pigs in the country has resulted in a drop(減少) in output(生産高).
The government issued an emergency notice to local authorities to ensure that(〜ができるようにする・努める) pigs are vaccinated(予防接種する) and all infected animals are slaughtered(処理/処分).
China has recently had a series of food and drug safety problems.
今回は the governmentに注目しました。
文法書にはgovernmentは政府という意味で使う場合は、だいたい単数扱いと書いてあります。
この記事でもそうですね、The Chinese government says と動詞にsを付けています。
代名詞を使う場合は、it になりますね。
辞書Longmanを引いてみますと、 governmentは、
1.(可算名詞) the group of people who govern a country or state 政府、内閣
2.(可算・不可算名詞) a form or system of government 行政、統治、政治
3.(不可算名詞) the process of governing, or the system used for governing 国家、管轄 です。
記事でthe governmentは、1.の政府(可算名詞)でしょう。
(以下は、役に立たないウンチク。
イギリス英語では、政府が自己の事を言う時しばしば複数扱いにする。
例 The government have not approved the budget.)