新冠疫情期間，數(shù)百萬菲律賓人失去工作，很多人被迫“以物易物”，用最古老的辦法填飽肚子。人們不惜把家電、玩具甚至是名牌包拿來交換食物，比如一雙鞋可以換一整只加工好的雞，一件衣服可以換幾斤大米。

Struggling to make ends meet, Lorraine Imperio swapped a pair of Nike slip-on shoes for a whole dressed chicken on an online bartering site, one of dozens that have sprouted up during the Philippines' virus lockdowns.

為了維持生計(jì)，洛林·因佩里奧在一個(gè)易貨網(wǎng)站上用一雙耐克便鞋換了一整只加工好的雞，這個(gè)網(wǎng)站是菲律賓疫情封鎖期間出現(xiàn)的幾十個(gè)易貨網(wǎng)站之一。

With millions stripped of their jobs and many forced to stay home to slow the coronavirus spread, Filipinos have flocked to Facebook groups to exchange their possessions, including kitchen appliances, children's toys and designer handbags -- mostly for food.

由于數(shù)百萬人失去了工作，許多人被迫呆在家里以減緩新冠病毒的傳播，菲律賓人紛紛涌向臉書群組，用他們的廚房電器、兒童玩具和名牌手袋等財(cái)物做交換，其中大部分用來換取食物。

"It's so difficult nowadays. You don't know where you'll get the money to settle the bills for groceries," said Imperio, a mother of two whose husband works part-time at a doughnut shop in Manila.

因佩里奧是兩個(gè)孩子的母親，她的丈夫在馬尼拉一家油炸圈餅店做兼職。她說：“現(xiàn)在太難了。你不知道從哪兒能弄到錢去買百貨?！?/p>

His hours have been slashed because of the pandemic and he now only earns about 9,000 pesos  a month, half of which is used to pay the rent for the family's apartment.

由于新冠疫情，因佩里奧丈夫的工作時(shí)間減少了，現(xiàn)在他的月薪只有大約9000比索（約合人民幣1267元），其中一半用來支付家庭公寓的租金。

Online bartering groups have provided a lifeline to the Imperios and other Filipinos hit hard by the country's months-long virus restrictions that started in March and have sent the economy plunging into a deep recession.

網(wǎng)上易貨群組為因佩里奧一家和其他菲律賓人帶來了希望。菲律賓從三月開始實(shí)行長(zhǎng)達(dá)數(shù)月的疫情限制措施，令民眾生活受到影響，也令經(jīng)濟(jì)陷入嚴(yán)重衰退。

At least 98 groups, some with tens of thousands of members, are operating across the archipelago, according to an AFP tally.

據(jù)法新社統(tǒng)計(jì)，整個(gè)菲律賓至少有98個(gè)易貨群組，其中一些有數(shù)萬名成員。

Nearly all of them started during the pandemic as many Filipinos resorted to the ancient trading practice to feed their families.

幾乎所有的易貨群組都是在疫情期間出現(xiàn)的，許多菲律賓人用古老的交易方式來養(yǎng)活家人。

Google search volume in the Philippines for the keywords "barter food" soared 300 percent in May from April, iPrice Group found in a recent study, as lockdowns squeezed household budgets and made travelling about difficult.

網(wǎng)購(gòu)數(shù)據(jù)分析網(wǎng)站iPrice Group近日通過調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，在菲律賓，谷歌搜索關(guān)鍵詞“易貨食品”的搜索量5月份比4月份增長(zhǎng)了300%，原因是封鎖令家庭預(yù)算吃緊，出行困難。

Its analysis of 85 popular Facebook barter groups, with more than two million members in total, found food and other groceries were among the most sought-after items.

該網(wǎng)站對(duì)臉書上85個(gè)熱門易貨群組進(jìn)行了分析，發(fā)現(xiàn)食品和其他百貨是最受歡迎的商品。這些易貨群組共有200多萬名成員。

People post photos and specifications of the goods they want to swap, indicate what they want in return and then negotiate via the comments section.

人們發(fā)布他們想要交換的商品的照片和詳細(xì)描述，說明他們想要換取的物品，然后通過評(píng)論區(qū)協(xié)商。

After successfully bartering baby bottles that she no longer needed, Imperio swapped a baby's down jacket and a Ralph Lauren hoodie for six kilogrammes of rice.

在成功地用她不再需要的奶瓶進(jìn)行交換后，因佩里奧還用一件嬰兒的羽絨服和一件拉夫·勞倫的連帽衫換了6公斤大米。

down jacket [da?n ?d??k?t]：羽絨服

While the Nike slip-on shoes were traded for a chicken, a second pair has not had any takers after three weeks.

雖然那雙耐克便鞋換到了一只雞，但第二雙耐克便鞋的信息掛了三周，依然無人問津。

"Old items are more difficult to sell," the 28-year-old said. "With bartering, it's easier to convert them into food."

28歲的因佩里奧說：“舊物品更難賣。通過物物交換，更容易用舊貨換食物?！?/p>

Jocelle Batapa Sigue launched Bacolod Barter Community four months ago out of frustration at not being able to go shopping and a desire to help others.

四個(gè)月前，出于無法購(gòu)物的沮喪和幫助他人的愿望，喬瑟·巴塔帕·斯古創(chuàng)立了巴科洛德易貨社區(qū)。

Her husband held the family's only quarantine travel pass, which people were required to carry when they left their homes during the lockdown.

她的丈夫持有她們家唯一的一張檢疫通行證，這是在封鎖期間人們離開家時(shí)必須攜帶的證件。

"It's difficult for me to get what I want when I tell my husband to buy it," said Sigue, who is a lawyer in the central city of Bacolod.

斯古是菲律賓中部城市巴科洛德的一名律師，她說：“讓我丈夫把我想要的東西買回來是件難事。”

The group has more than 230,000 members with more joining every day, she said.

她說，這個(gè)群組已經(jīng)有超過23萬名成員，而且每天都有更多的人加入。

Sigue estimates thousands of items -- from shampoo and birthday cakes to mobile phones and eyeliner -- change hands on her site daily.

斯古估計(jì)每天有成千上萬的商品在她的網(wǎng)站上易手，包括洗發(fā)水、生日蛋糕、手機(jī)和眼線筆等。

"Without the pandemic, I don't think the barter community would be popular," she said.

她說：“如果沒有新冠疫情，我覺得易貨社區(qū)不會(huì)這么受歡迎?！?/p>

An estimated 5.2 million Filipino families had experienced "hunger due to lack of food to eat" at least once in the previous three months -- the highest in nearly six years, a survey in early July by pollster Social Weather Stations showed.

菲律賓民調(diào)機(jī)構(gòu)“社會(huì)氣象站”7月初的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，大約520萬菲律賓家庭在過去3個(gè)月至少有過一次“因?yàn)槿狈κ澄锒ゐI”的經(jīng)歷，創(chuàng)下近6年來最高紀(jì)錄。。

But it is not just cash-strapped people bartering their belongings.

但參與以物易物的不僅僅是缺錢的人們。

Others are taking the chance to dispose of goods they no longer need after quarantine measures upended normal life.

在檢疫措施顛覆了正常生活后，其他人則抓住這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)處理掉他們不再需要的物品。

Chona de Vega, 57, traded her hair-straighter and electric kettle for a bag of groceries and now plans to dispose of her iron.

57歲的喬納·德維加用她的直發(fā)器和電水壺?fù)Q了一袋百貨，現(xiàn)在她打算處理掉熨斗。

"I have no use for it," said de Vega, who lives in Manila and spends most of her time at home because of travel restrictions.

“熨斗對(duì)我沒用了，”德維加說。她住在馬尼拉，由于出行限制，大部分時(shí)間都呆在家里。

Charles Ramirez, who runs a 14,000-member bartering site in the capital, said a "big percentage" of his group live in poverty and mostly ask for groceries.

查爾斯·拉米雷斯在馬尼拉經(jīng)營(yíng)著一個(gè)有1.4萬名會(huì)員的易貨網(wǎng)站，他說他的群組中有“很大一部分人”生活在貧困之中，他們大多要求交換百貨。

"People are realising that while they have no money, they have accumulated a lot of material things (they can swap)," said Ramirez, who set up his group in May after losing his job as a grocery wholesaler.

拉米雷斯說：“人們意識(shí)到，雖然他們沒有錢，但他們積累了很多（可以交換的）物品。”他在失去了百貨批發(fā)商的工作后，于今年5月成立了自己的易貨群組。

"It's a depressing feeling, of course, having to let go of things you have accumulated just to be able to survive."

“當(dāng)然，這是一種令人沮喪的感覺，為了生存而不得不放棄你攢下來的東西?！?/p>

英文來源：法新社

翻譯&編輯：yaning