据《纽约邮报》周三报道，由于通货膨胀率高，犯罪率达到了前所未有的水平，一些纽约超市不得不把午餐肉罐头等廉价肉放在防盗盒里。这一幕是美国国家危机的缩影。

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Inflation and crime have gotten so bad in New York City that even cheap meat like Spam has to be locked up.

纽约的通货膨胀和犯罪率达到了前所未有的水平，商家不得不锁定午餐肉罐头等廉价肉制品。

At Duane Reade’s store in the Port Authority bus depot, the shelf-stable product — only $3.99 a can — is now being stocked in plastic, anti-theft cases.

在位于港务局公交车站的杜安里德便利店，这种价格3.99美元(约27元人民币)的耐储午餐肉罐头储存在塑料防盗盒中出售。

“I’ve never seen that before!” one cashier laughed while using a magnet to remove a can of Spam from its cage.

一位收银员笑着用磁铁从盒子里拿出一罐午餐肉说：“我从未见过这种情况！”

The cashier was among the employees, tourists and store regulars stunned that the iconic blue-and-yellow cans are now being kept under lock-and-key.

收银员、店员、游客和店里的常客都对这一幕感到震惊。

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Jenny Kenny, 43, who was visiting from Louisville, KY, was aware of the ongoing crime waves hitting cities like New York and San Francisco, but still couldn’t believe the sight of “so many things in boxes.”

43岁的顾客珍妮·肯尼来自肯塔基州路易斯维尔。她说，她知道犯罪浪潮正在席卷纽约和旧金山，但她仍然不敢相信商店“把这么多食物锁在盒子里”。

“Some of these things are pretty ridiculous,” she said.

“有些事情很离谱，”她说。

As prices and crime skyrocket, New York City stores have taken to locking up staples like toothpaste and soap to prevent crooks from stealing and then hawking the products on the sidewalk or online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay.

随着价格的上涨和犯罪率的飙升，纽约的商店已经开始锁定牙膏、肥皂和其他日常必需品，以防止小偷窃取这些产品，并在路边或亚马逊和易趣等网站上出售赃物。

Employees at the store said thefts have been surging over the past two-plus years, with one estimating a minimum of four shoplifters every evening shift.

店里的工作人员说，在过去的两年里，盗窃案继续激增，一些工作人员估计每个夜班至少会有四个小偷。

With inflation out of control — the consumer price index spiked 9.1 percent in June compared to a year ago, even as President Biden last week refused to acknowledge the nation is in a recession despite the economy contracting two quarters in a row — emboldened thieves have found a ready market for discounted stolen goods among recession-weary consumers.

6月，消费者价格指数同比上涨9.1%。尽管美国经济连续两个季度萎缩，但美国总统拜登上周拒绝承认经济正在衰退。由于通货膨胀失控，胆大包天的小偷在深受经济衰退影响的消费者中找到了“赃物销售市场”。

Petit larceny complaints for the NYPD Midtown South Precinct, which includes the Port Authority bus terminal, have shot up 52 percent — to 1,771, through July 24 — compared to the same period last year.

截至7月24日，港务局公交总站所在地纽约市警局中城南分局处理的小型盗窃案同比增加52%，达到1771起。

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