was to standardize the rice.

另一件事就是对大米设定标准
Now, this is very important;

这是非常重要的
if you go shopping around to different warehouses to try to buy rice,

如果你为了买入大米穿梭在不同仓库间
you'll get some warehouse who says,

有些仓库的人员会说
well I'm charging a higher price

我给的价高
but my rice is better then that other guy's rice.

是因为我的大米比别人的好
His has some worms in it sometimes;

某人的大米里会有虫子
don't trust that other guy, or whatever it is.

别相信他们之类的话
Rice isn't all the same;

各家的大米是不一样的
there are different varieties and some of them taste better than others.

有不同品种有的味道更好
So, how would you ever know what the price of rice is;

你怎么知道各种大米值多少钱
it's just a mess.

非常混乱