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It seems like with oil, food and all the other world’s commodities, newspaper ink is now in short supply.
好像报纸墨和油价，食品及其他的产品一样开始短缺了。

commodity: a commodity is something that is sold for money. n. 商品，日用品

如：May be the season for this commodity on our market.
五月份是这种商品在我方市场上销售的季节。

The goods were inspected by the China Commodity Inspection Bureau before shipment.
这批货在装船前由中国商品检验局进行过检验。

in short supply: 缺乏的

The tanker drivers are going slow and as a result petrol is in short supply.
加油车驾驶员故意把车开得很慢，因此就发生汽油供应不足的情况。
Oil is now in short supply.
石油现在缺货。

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