老外想聊的100個口語話題（98)：物價上漲

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dialogue 英語情景對話 1

E: hi, Lander. What's wrong?

嗨,藍德,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上漲,但是中央銀行說有通貨膨脹的危險.

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.

但是我覺得物價上漲會波及到食品業(yè)以外的其他行業(yè).

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

所以我認為我們應該緊縮預算,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,開車花費太高了.

L: sounds a good idea.

好主意.

dialogue 英語情景對話 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忙?

E: sure. What is it?

當然了.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.

下個月.我的房東說我要么搬出去,要么再續(xù)6個月的合同.

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,但是這個月也比較緊張.如果你覺得可以,你房子到時候到期,可以搬來和我一起住,我的公寓里還有一個空房間.

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

你真是太好了.我會分攤伙食費.

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過日子吧.

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

是啊,那樣會省很多錢的.