委內瑞拉曾是中美洲最富裕的產油國,近年卻也因為油價暴跌,頓失財源,政府一再舉債度日,加上國際制裁,物資奇缺,許多民眾每日勉強圖一餐溫飽。內外交迫,恐怕將由內而外崩壞(implode)。 【委國崩壞淺談】 to implode 由內而外崩壞 A:Oh, my God, it's so unbelievable that Venezuela's inflation rate is 2,069 percent. (天哪,很難相信委內瑞拉通膨高達2,069%。) B:Yes! With IMF's forecast of 2,349% in 2018, we can say this country is imploding. (沒錯,國際貨幣基金更預測明年是2,349%。可說它將由內而外崩壞。) necessity 必需品 A:Living under four-digit inflation rate, Venezuelans say the local currency is completely useless. (活在4位數通膨率之下,當地人說現金根本沒用!) B:Right! They're suffering from food crisis now, not to mention to afford basic necessities. (對,他們現正苦於斷糧,更別說生活必需品了。) hyperinflation 惡性通貨膨脹 A:Since the hyperinflation there is jaw-dropping, many Venezuelans have, therefore, turned to Bitcoin. (惡性通膨實在匪夷所思,當地人乾脆轉向比特幣。) B:Hard to imagine that Venezuela sits on the world's largest oil reserves! (誰能想像委國卻是坐擁全世界最大石油儲量呢!) 【延伸關鍵字】 1. creditor:債權人 2. leverage:債務槓桿 3. to retrieve:重新得到;收回 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權