中国的国际食品安全问题

短语讲解：

1. Food safety is an issue that's been on everybody's mind lately - particularly those who depend on it for their business.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：My success depends on my friend helping me.
我的成功是依靠我的朋友帮助我。

2. The French company has carved out a significant slice of the Chinese market.

carve out用辛勤的劳动创造出…
例句：He carved out a name for himself in the engineering business.
在土木工程业方面, 他孜孜以求为自己赢得了声誉。

3. Recent food contamination scares have made Chinese consumers warier than ever when it comes to what is on their dinner plates.

when it comes to当提到……；当谈到……
例句：When it comes to cooking I know nothing.
说到做饭，我是一窍不通。

4. China's food production industry differs from most western nations as the bulk of food products are provided by smaller farms.

differ from与…不同
例句：She differs from her brother in character.
她与她哥哥性格不同。

5. Retailers are faced with a choice - they can try to control the supply chain or they can work with local producers.

be faced with面临
例句：We are now faced with new problems.
我们正面临新的问题。

6. They've also eliminated the middle-men, who may be tempted to cut corners, and have established their own laboratory in order to test supplies regularly.

cut corners抄近路
例句：They were criticized to cut corners in building the house.
他们因盖房子偷工减料而受到了批评。
in order to为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

7. Even if companies control production, they still must deal with counterfeit products.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：He must deal with many difficulties.
他必须应付许多困难。

8. These pose two potential risks for importers – fake products can eat into their market share or worse, they may cause health scares.

eat into对…产生不良的作用〔影响〕; 消耗; 腐蚀, 侵蚀
例句：Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months.
几个月来内疚一直折磨着他的良心。

9. As soon as you get any market penetration, then the fakes start coming along

come along出现, 发生
例句：These troubles came along all at the same time that I was at a loss.
这些麻烦突然一起发生, 使我不知所措。