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New Zealand is in the grip of an egg shortage as the industry undergoes a massive period of disruption while it transitions to f

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问题     New Zealand is in the grip of an egg shortage as the industry undergoes a massive period of disruption while it transitions to free-range farming.
    The shortage has also been caused by an increased appetite for eggs, with New Zealanders consuming 230 eggs per person last year, compared with 200 per person a decade ago. But the main problem is farmers struggling to modify their operations and maintain output as the industry moves from cage to barn and free-range egg production.
    Over the past few years all of New Zealand’s major supermarket brands have committed to stop selling caged eggs by 2027, as have a number of major food service providers, and fast-food chains including McDonalds and Burger King.
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答案 随着养殖方式向散养转变，鸡蛋行业陷入了一段极其混乱的时期，新西兰由此陷入“鸡蛋荒”。 造成鸡蛋短缺的另一个原因是新西兰人对鸡蛋的需求上涨了，去年新西兰人均一年吃掉230枚鸡蛋，而十年前是200枚。然而，根本原因在于随着养殖方式从笼养转向谷仓和散养，鸡农在改变经营方式的同时难以维持产量。 过去几年，新西兰各大主要超市均承诺，最晚不超过2027年，将不再销售笼养鸡蛋。一些主要餐饮服务商和包括麦当劳、肯德基和汉堡王在内的快餐连锁店也做出了同样的保证。
解析     in the grip of something为固定搭配，表示“处于(无法控制的不利局势)之中；受……控制；陷入(多为不太有利的情况)”。介词of后的宾语egg shortage本意为“鸡蛋短缺”，这里使用“荒”字，体现出新西兰鸡蛋短缺情况的严重程度。as在这里为因果连词，指出了鸡蛋短缺出现的原因，翻译时通过连词“由此”体现出来。
    commit to do含义为“承诺或保证做某事”。caged eggs中caged描述的是母鸡的养殖方式，因此译为“笼养鸡蛋”。“as have…”为“as+助动词+主语”结构，表示上述情况同样适用于后者，译为“……也做出了同样的保证”。
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