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World's largest white truffle foundweighing more than four pounds and is already receiving offers of $1 million
世界最大白松露重达四磅多，有人出价100万美元购买
The world's largest white truffle wasdiscovered in Italy this week, and truffle-lovers are offering to spend $1million on the rare ingredient.
本周意大利发现了世界上最大的白松露，有松露爱好者出价100万美元购买这个稀有的食物。
Sabatino Truffles,one of the largest truffle suppliers in the world, unearthed the 4.16-poundtruffle this week and has received high offers from buyers in China and Dubai,according to a news release,
萨巴蒂诺松露是世界上最大的松露供应商之一，于本周出土了4.16磅重的松露，来自中国和迪拜的买家出高价要购买。
The Balestra family of Sabatino Truffleswill auction the truffle off next week in New York City and the proceeds willgo to a charity of their choice.
该公司将于下周在纽约对这块松露进行拍卖，他们将把所拍得的资金用于慈善。
Hunters use trained dogs and pigs to sniff out the rare truffles during themonths of October, November, and December, according to NBC.
据报道，采集者会训练狗和猪在10，11，12月份的时候寻找这些稀有的松露。
Truffles are the most expensive food in theworld with just one pound of a European white truffle selling for thousands ofdollars and a few shavings of a black truffle selling for hundreds ofdollars, CBS news reports.
松露是世界上最贵的食品，一磅的欧洲白松露可卖出几千美元，而黑松露的切屑就可以卖出几百美元。
In the past, white truffles have sold for up to $330,000 and this truffle isalmost twice the size of the existing Guinness record holder.
之前，有一块白松露卖出了33万美元的高价，而现在的这块松露是之前这块吉尼斯世界纪录保持者的两倍大。
CBS reports that this expensive delicacyhas brought organized crime into the truffle trade. A black market has beencreated for the truffles leading to the theft of both the truffles and the dogsthat sniff them out.
由于价格昂贵，使得松露交易中出现了有组织的犯罪活动。已经出现了松露黑市，导致松露以及寻找松露的狗被窃取的情况时有发生。
