老外最想聊的100個(gè)口語話題（98)：物價(jià)上漲

　　Infiation 物價(jià)上漲

　　dialogue 英語情景對(duì)話 1

　　E: hi, Lander. What's wrong?

　　嗨,藍(lán)德,怎么了?

　　L: I can hardly make ends meet these days.

　　我都快入不敷出了.

　　E: same here. I have't brought any new clothes for three months.

　　我也是.我已經(jīng)三個(gè)月沒買新衣服了.

　　L: my income remains the same but prices just continue to rise.

　　我工資沒漲,但是物價(jià)一直在上漲.

　　E: true. The news says that there is a general increase in the price of daily necessilities.

　　是啊,新聞?wù)f,幾乎所有的日用品都漲價(jià)了.

　　L: difinitely. I have to spend 300 yuan more on food every month.

　　的確,我每月要多花300元錢在食物上.

　　E: the biggest price jump is for pork, so most people have to turn to chicken.

　　漲價(jià)最厲害的就是豬肉,所以很多人改吃雞肉了.

　　L: is that inflation?

　　這就是通貨膨脹嗎?

　　E: inflation is more than just the rising prices, I guess. But the central bank is warning about the risk of inflation.

　　我想通貨膨脹不僅僅是物價(jià)上漲,但是中央銀行說有通貨膨脹的危險(xiǎn).

　　L: has the government taken some measures to curb it?

　　政府采取什么措施了嗎?

　　E: yes. The government has banned price hikes in some key industries like energy.

　　是啊.政府禁止主要行業(yè)如能源領(lǐng)域的物價(jià)上漲.

　　L: but I'm afraid the price hikes will spill over from food into other areas of the economy.

　　但是我覺得物價(jià)上漲會(huì)波及到食品業(yè)以外的其他行業(yè).

　　E: you said it. I think we should tighten our budget and cut our spending.

　　所以我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該緊縮預(yù)算,減少開支.

　　L: how?

　　具體怎么做啊?

　　E: for a start, we can take the public transport to work. You know, running a car is a big expense.

　　首先,我們可以乘公交車或坐地鐵去上班,開車花費(fèi)太高了.

　　L: sounds a good idea.

　　好主意.

　　dialogue 英語情景對(duì)話 2

　　L: hey Ella. I was wondering if you could do me a favor.

　　嗨,艾拉,我正想問你能不能幫我個(gè)忙?

　　E: sure. What is it?

　　當(dāng)然了.什么事啊?

　　L: it's kind of a big favor. I quit my job last week and I'm hunting for a new one now. Could you introduce me to your company?

　　可能是個(gè)大忙.我上周把工作辭了,現(xiàn)在正在找工作呢,你能把我介紹到你們公司嗎?

　　E: I'd love me, but we're not hiring at the moment. However, I will ask around in case there is one.

　　我很愿意,但是我們現(xiàn)在好像不招人.但我還是問問吧,說不定有空職位.

　　L: thanks. I asked for a pay rise last Friday, but my boss refused.

　　謝謝了!我上周向老板提出漲工資,但是他拒絕了.

　　E: so you decided to leave?

　　所以你決定走人?

　　L: yes. I really like working there, but my salary just isn't enough to cover the basics. Living expenses keep going up, but my salary stays the same. I can hardly afford food and rent.

　　是的.我很喜歡在那兒工作,但是工資不夠維持我的基本生活.現(xiàn)在生活費(fèi)每天都在漲,可我的工資就是沒變,幾乎不夠吃飯租房了.

　　E: I see. When is your contract up on your apartment?

　　哦,知道了.你的租房合同什么時(shí)候到期啊?

　　L: next month. My landlady said I could either move out then or renew my contract for another 6 months.

　　下個(gè)月.我的房東說我要么搬出去,要么再續(xù)6個(gè)月的合同.

　　E: I'd love to help you out, but I'm a bit short on cash this month as well. If you need you can move in with me when your contract is up. There is an extra room in my apartment.

　　我很想幫你,但是這個(gè)月也比較緊張.如果你覺得可以,你房子到時(shí)候到期,可以搬來和我一起住,我的公寓里還有一個(gè)空房間.

　　L: that's very generous of you. I can share the meal bills.

　　你真是太好了.我會(huì)分?jǐn)偦锸迟M(fèi).

　　E: it's okay. These are tough times, but I guess we'll just have to learn to live frugally.

　　沒關(guān)系,現(xiàn)在大家日子都比較艱難,我想我們還是省著點(diǎn)過日子吧.

　　L: definitely. That will save us a lot of money.

　　是啊,那樣會(huì)省很多錢的.