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快检查你家信箱，萨城也开始收到神秘种子了！不要种植它们！
A strange variety of “mysterious and unsolicited seeds from China and other parts of Asia” in neat packets have been sent to homes in the Sacramento-area and across the country, alarming local and state agriculture officials.
一种“来自中国和亚洲其它地区的神秘、未经请求的种子”装在整齐的包装袋里，被送到萨克拉门托地区和全国各地的家庭，引起了地方和州农业官员的担忧。
When a packet of mysterious coffee bean-like seeds came in the mail last week, Angel Casillas didn’t quite know what to make of them.
上周，当一袋神秘的咖啡豆状种子邮递过来时，安吉尔·卡西利亚斯并不知道该如何处理它们。
“The seeds just randomly came and I was like, ‘Uh, what is this?’” Casillas said.
“种子就这样随机地来了，我就想，‘呃，这是什么?”卡西利亚斯说。
A variety of mysterious and unsolicited seeds from China and other parts of Asia have been sent in neat packets to homes in the Sacramento-area and across the country, alarming local and state agriculture officials.
来自中国和亚洲其它地区的各种神秘的未经请求的种子，被装在整齐的包装袋里送到萨克拉门托地区和全国各地的家庭，引起了地方和州农业官员的担忧。
The California Department of Agriculture says residents who receive such a package should not open, plant, or dispose of any unsolicited seed packets, but instead should contact the office. That’s because officials fear the unknown seeds may introduce an invasive plant species to the local environment.
加州农业部表示，收到这种包裹的居民不应该打开、种植或处理任何未经请求的种子包，而是应该联系办公室。这是因为官员们担心这些未知的种子可能会将一种入侵植物引入当地环境。
Sacramento and Placer county officials say local residents have received seed packets that often arrive in packaging that labels the product as jewelry or toys.
萨克拉门托和普莱瑟县的官员说，当地居民收到的种子，通常会在包装中贴上珠宝或玩具的标签。
It is illegal in California for someone to ship, deliver, transport or sell agricultural or vegetable seeds that don’t comply with state regulations.
在加州，任何人运输、交付、运输或销售不符合州规定的农业或蔬菜种子是违法的。
“Since the seed species are undetermined, (they) should be considered a threat,” said Placer County Agriculture Commissioner Josh Huntsinger in a statement.
“由于种子物种尚未确定，(它们)应该被视为一种威胁，”普莱瑟县农业专员Josh Huntsinger在一份声明中说。
Casillas, a Rosemont resident, said the package he received was addressed to him and appeared to come from Uzbekistan, purporting to contain a “bead.”
罗斯蒙特居民卡西利亚斯说，他收到的包裹是寄给他的，似乎来自乌兹别克斯坦，里面装着一颗“种子”。
Casillas said he didn’t plant the seeds, and is unsure why he received the mysterious package in the first place. He added he recently made a purchase from Alibaba, China’s biggest online commerce company, before receiving the seeds.
卡西利亚斯说，他并没有种下这种种子，也不确定自己为什么会收到这个神秘的包裹。他补充说，在收到这些种子之前，他最近从中国最大的电子商务公司阿里巴巴(Alibaba)购买了一批种子。
The United States Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that it is investigating suspicious seeds from China.
美国农业部周二表示，正在调查来自中国的可疑种子。
The department believes the packages may be part of a “brushing scam” — which is when a scammer sends unsolicited items to a person, then posts fake positive customer reviews using their name to boost sales and appear credible.
该部门认为，这些包裹可能是“刷单诈骗”的一部分，即骗子向某人发送未经请求的物品，然后以对方的名义发布虚假的正面顾客评价，以提高销售额，使其看起来可信。
“USDA is currently collecting seed packages from recipients and will test their contents and determine if they contain anything that could be of concern to U.S. agriculture or the environment,” the department said in a statement Tuesday.
农业部在周二的一份声明中说:“美国农业部目前正在从接受者那里收集种子包装，并将对其内容进行检测，以确定是否含有任何可能对美国农业或环境造成影响的物质。”
Sacramento residents can contact the county at 916-875-6603 if they have received the mysterious seeds. Placer County Agriculture/Weights and Measures Department can be reached at placerag@placer.ca.gov or 530-889-7372.
萨克拉门托居民如果收到了这些神秘的种子，可以拨打916-875-6603与该县联系。您可以通过placerag@placer.ca.gov或530-889-7372与Placer县农业/度量部联系。
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