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Events have conspired to drive global supply chains toward a breaking point, threatening the fragile flow of raw materials, parts and consumer goods, according to companies, economists and shipping specialists.

・conspire：〔人と悪事を〕共謀する、〔悪い結果をもたらす複数の要因が〕重なる、同時に発生する（自）

That’s left captains unable to rotate weary crews and about 100,000 seafarers stranded at sea beyond their stints in a flashback to 2020 and the height of lockdowns.

・weary：〔重労働などで肉体的に〕疲れた

“This is a perilous moment for global supply chains.”

・perilous (pérələs)：〔行動・状況・場所などが〕非常に危険な

Meanwhile, deadly floods in economic giants China and Germany have further ruptured global supply lines that had yet to recover from the first wave of the pandemic, compromising trillions of dollars of economic activity that rely on them.

・rupture～：〔～を〕破裂させる
・compromise～：～を損なう

Europe’s biggest home appliances maker, Electrolux, warned last week of worsening component supply problems, which have hampered production.

・hamper～： 〔～を〕妨げる、妨害する

It’s an unwelcome conundrum for the U.S. Federal Reserve

conundrum（kənʌ́ndrəm）：難問

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