外刊精讲 | 全球糖价上涨背后，竟然是一场粮食与能源的争夺？

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标题：El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply

A poor sugarcane crop in India, the world’s second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers — plus undermining the country’s energy security goals.

正文：Conflict. Climate change. A withering El Niño. All are conspiring to spoil the world's sweet tooth. Global sugar prices have soared, as a hot, dry summer scorched much of the sugar-producing parts of the world, nudging overall food prices upward. Nowhere is that felt as acutely as it is in India, the biggest sugar consumer in the world and the second biggest producer. The worst monsoon in 11 years and fears of a poor sugarcane harvest have spiked prices amid the Hindu festival season, when gods and mortals alike are feted with sweets.

知识点：【conspire】 /kənˈspaɪə(r)/ v. 英文释义：conspire (v.) means to secretly plan with other people to do something harmful 本义为"密谋、合谋干坏事"（con- 共同 + spire 呼吸，字面是"呼吸着同一口气"，中文里那句话叫"穿一条裤子"），本文语境核心义为"拟人化的合谋"（本文特指：战争、气候变化、厄尔尼诺三样互不相干的东西，被作者写成了一个犯罪团伙——用阴谋的动词，写自然的巧合，这是外刊最爱的一手）

核心搭配：conspire against someone、conspire to do something、a conspiracy theory、conspire with someone

・High interest rates and weak demand conspired to sink the housing market.

高利率和需求疲软合谋，把楼市拖下了水。

・Everything seemed to conspire against her on the day of the interview.

面试那天，仿佛所有事情都在跟她作对。