Toyota sales were down 16% for the year, forcing the company to idle its new pickup plant in Texas for three months.

丰田汽车年销量下降16%，迫使该公司将位于德克萨斯州的新皮卡工厂停工三个月。

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That supply chain was disrupted when the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan's northeast, damaging a nuclear plant and forcing many factories to stop production.

在地震和海啸袭击了日本东北地区之后，特别是核电站受到破坏，导致这条供应链被切断，很多工厂被迫停产。

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But conditions at the nuclear plant continued to deteriorate, with surging radiation forcing Japan to order workers to temporarily withdraw.

但是核电厂的状况持续恶化，不断增长的核辐射迫使日本暂时撤回了里面的工人。

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These conditions are forcing the farmers to plant alternative crops and to search for other sources of irrigation.

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And then there was the lack of electrical power -- the quakes cracked a hydroelectric power plant, forcing authorities to shut it down, making even a nearby airport unusable until portable generators could go online.

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