A World Bank report estimates that a quarter of working hours are spent chewing and that Yemenis spend money on qat instead of food for their often malnourished families.

世界银行的一份报告估算也门人把四分之一的工作时间都花在咀嚼上，把钱花在咔特上而不是食物上，以致常出现营养不良的家庭。

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And the Yemeni habit of chewing a leaf called qat, a mild stimulant not conducive to clear thinking or dynamism, is almost as pervasive as ever.

也门人习惯咀嚼一种叫跨特的树叶，这种树叶是温和的兴奋剂，对清晰的思考和力本说没有助益，这个习惯几乎和以往一样普遍。

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World Bank report estimates that a quarter of working hours are spent chewing and that Yemenis spend money on qat instead of food for their often malnourished families.

世界银行的一份报告估算也门人把四分之一的工作时间都花在咀嚼上，把钱花在咔特上而不是食物上，以致常出现营养不良的家庭。

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"I am a farmer and I have qat farms and I'm getting very good income from qat, " he says.

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In the eyes of many foreigners and reform-minded Yemenis, qat is the root of the country's numberless ills.

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But the qat tree is the mainstay of the country's economy and the downfall of anyone foolish enough to question its pre-eminence.

ECONOMIST: Chewing through a Yemeni afternoon