“車厘子自由”已經(jīng)out了！今天，你實現(xiàn)“香椿自由”了嗎？

就在你還為無法實現(xiàn)“車厘子自由”而懊惱時，轉(zhuǎn)眼卻發(fā)現(xiàn)，香椿也買不起了。

來一盤香椿炒蛋的小小愿望，被一個個刺眼的價格標(biāo)簽擊得粉碎。一斤香椿等于10只鮑魚，今天，你實現(xiàn)“香椿自由”了嗎?

First it was cherries. Now, the young red leaves of the Chinese mahogany tree are being talked about as a gauge of financial health among the middle class.

早先，人們崇尚“車厘子自由”，而現(xiàn)在，香椿樹的紅色嫩葉被認為是衡量中產(chǎn)階級財務(wù)健康水平的指標(biāo)。

avocado [,æv?'kɑ:d??]：n.鱷梨;牛油果

The spring vegetable, which tastes a bit like onion and is used in a variety of dishes, is not cheap. And in some places in the north of the country, like Beijing, its popularity has been driving up prices. It has been selling for 80 yuan to 200 yuan ($12 to $30) for 500g at markets in Beijing in recent weeks, China News Service reported.

這種春季蔬菜味道有些像洋蔥，可以做成各種菜肴，但售價不菲。在北方的一些城市，比如北京，香椿的流行已推動其價格直線上升。中新社報道稱，近幾周，香椿在北京市場上的零售價為每斤80元至200元。

That has led some consumers to take to social media, complaining they can no longer afford to buy the vegetable, which is known as xiangchun in Chinese.

這導(dǎo)致一些消費者在社交媒體上抱怨稱，他們已經(jīng)買不起這種蔬菜了。

One post on microblogging site Weibo, which has drawn more than 10,000 comments, claimed a bunch of the leaves could now cost as much as a lobster, 10 abalone, or 39 crayfish.

微博上一篇評論過萬的文章稱，一把香椿的價格相當(dāng)于一只龍蝦、10只鮑魚或39只小龍蝦。

“You can buy this [vegetable] to show off your wealth,” one person commented.

“你可以買香椿炫富”，一位微博用戶評論道。

Another said: “There’s plenty of xiangchun trees at my grandmother’s house. I feel like I’ve just found the path to riches.”

另一位用戶說：“我奶奶家有很多香椿樹，我仿佛發(fā)現(xiàn)了致富之路。”

但香椿在食界的地位也頗具爭議，一些人表示，家里就有香椿樹，但我不愛吃。

The first spring leaves of the tree are traditionally used in Chinese cooking, especially in the north where it is fried with eggs, mixed with tofu, or used in stuffing for dumplings.

初春的香椿嫩葉在中國一直都用于烹制菜肴，特別是在北方，香椿炒蛋、香椿炒豆腐和香椿餡餃子都很常見。

But the price in Beijing makes it more expensive than pork, which costs an average 8 to 10 yuan for 500g there, according to the report.

但在北京，香椿的價格高于豬肉，據(jù)報道，豬肉的售價一般為每斤8到10元。

In other cities, it is cheaper – the leaves are being sold for 40 yuan for 500g in Qingdao, Shandong province, Xiaogan in Hubei and Xi'an in Shaanxi, the report said.

報道稱，在其他城市，香椿的價格要低一些，如山東青島、湖北孝感、陜西西安，香椿的售價為每斤40元。

And in Zhengzhou, Henan province, the price is much lower, at 18 yuan for 500g.

在河南鄭州則更低，僅為每斤18元。

Red toon shoots herald the arrival of spring and mark the beginning of the growing season.Social media users complaining about the cost of the vegetable refer to people who can afford to buy it with the term “xiangchun freedom” – the same word used earlier in the year to describe those who could buy expensive imported cherries.

抱怨香椿價高的社交媒體用戶戲稱那些能夠買得起的人實現(xiàn)了“香椿自由”。早些時候，那些能夠買得起昂貴進口車厘子的人曾被形容為實現(xiàn)了“車厘子自由”。

The fruit has become a popular choice for gifts during festivals and strong demand has driven up the price. At the end of January, ahead of the Lunar New Year, imported cherries were selling for 60 yuan for 500g in Beijing.

車厘子已經(jīng)成為節(jié)日禮品的流行選擇，強勁的需求推高了價格。今年1月底，正值農(nóng)歷新年前夕，進口車厘子在北京的售價為每斤60元。

Around that time, an article titled “Twenty-six years old, monthly income of 10,000 yuan but can’t afford cherries” was widely circulated on social network WeChat, reflecting a sentiment shared by many who said they did not have the “freedom” to buy the fruit.

當(dāng)時，一篇題為“26歲月薪過萬，卻買不起車厘子”的文章在微信朋友圈熱傳，反映出很多人抱怨買不起車厘子的情緒。

除了成為財務(wù)自由的標(biāo)志物，車厘子花束也成為求愛利器。紅玫瑰會凋謝還容易拉仇恨，但車厘子就不一樣了。不但可以填飽肚子，還可以分給室友有助于和睦共處……

圖片來自網(wǎng)絡(luò)

然而轉(zhuǎn)眼間，香椿也買不起了。吃貨們的路，為何如此艱難……