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Sweet sweet chocolate.
甜甜的巧克力。
However, right now, we're being warned it could be going up in price. But why?
但是现在，我们被警告它的价格可能会上涨。原因是什么呢？
Well, to understand, you need to know a little bit about how chocolate is made.
为了弄清这一点，你需要稍微了解下巧克力是如何制作的。
Do you know what this is?
你知道这是什么吗？
This is a type of fruit called cocoa, and it's where all chocolate is from.
这是一种叫做可可的水果，所有的巧克力都来自可可。
Inside the fruit are beans, or seeds like these, that are farmed and left out to dry in the heat.
这种水果里面是豆子，或者像这样的种子，它们被种植出来，放在外面的高温下干燥。
They're then roasted, broken down and turned into a liquid which is then used to make chocolate all over the world.
然后它们被烘烤，分解，变成液体，之后就是在世界各地被用来制作巧克力。
Cocoa is grown in many places around the world near the equator.
赤道附近的许多地方都种植可可。
However, Ghana and the Ivory Coast are two of the world's biggest cocoa farmers, producing a lot of the world's chocolate supply.
但是加纳和科特迪瓦是世界上最大的两个可可种植地，供应了世界上大量的巧克力。
But why could chocolate here in the UK start getting more expensive?
但是，为什么英国的巧克力开始变得越来越贵呢？
Well, one of the reasons is a change in the climate in areas like Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
其中一个原因是加纳和科特迪瓦等地区的气候变化。
Hotter and drier weather makes it more difficult to grow cocoa, so it means there's less of it.
炎热和干燥的天气使得种植可可变得更加困难，所以这意味着可可的数量减少了。
Another reason is due to a disease that's spreading on cocoa farms, which is causing the plant itself to rot.
另一个原因是在可可农场蔓延的一种疾病，这种疾病会导致可可植株腐烂。
The more disease there is, the less cocoa there is.
疾病越严重，可可豆的产量就越少。
And the less cocoa there is, the more expensive it is, because it's worth more.
可可的产量越少，价格就越贵，因为它更值钱。
Farms sell their cocoa to chocolate companies.
农场会把可可卖给巧克力公司。
If cocoa is expensive to buy from farms, it could mean the companies raise their prices when they sell their chocolate to our shops.
如果从农场采购可可的价格很贵，那就意味着这些巧克力公司在向我们的商店出售巧克力时会提高价格。
It doesn't mean the farmers in places like Ghana are getting rich even if the price goes up.
但即使价格在上涨，这并不意味着加纳等地的农民也会因此变得富有，
Because they're providing less cocoa, they may not see any extra money.
因为他们提供的可可的量减少了，他们就不会获得更多的钱。
All these things have an impact on the price of chocolate, from the bean all the way to the bar.
所有这些因素都会影响巧克力的价格，从可可豆到巧克力棒。
