新概念英語青少年版第四冊第61課:The cost of living

Lesson61 The cost of living
    第61課 生活開支
    Mrs Blake:The cost of living's simply dreadful,isn't it?
    生活的開支簡直可怕極了，是嗎？
    Everything's going up all the time.
    所有的東西都一直在漲價。
    Every time I come to the supermarket,
    每次去超級市，
    I find prices have increased.
    我都發(fā)現(xiàn)物價又漲了。
    Mother:It's shocking!Simply shocking!
    可怕，真可怕！
    Mrs Blake:Look at these frozen beans.
    您瞧這些冰凍青豆。
    I paid 10 pence for a packet a month ago.
    上個月我花10便士買了一袋。
    Now they're 11 pence.
    現(xiàn)在成了11便士了。
    I knew they would go up again.
    我就知道還得漲。
    Mother:Look at this jam,Marion.
    瑪莉恩，瞧這果醬。
    I suppose it's gone up,too.
    我看也漲價了。
    See?I told you it had.
    是吧，我告訴過您它漲價了。
    Mrs Blake:I hope this tinned fruit hasn't gone up.
    但愿這個水果罐頭還沒漲價。
    My husband loves it.
    我丈夫愛吃。
    Mother:I'm afraid it has,Marion.
    恐怕己經(jīng)漲了，瑪莉恩。
    It's gone up a penny.
    漲了1便士。
    Mrs Blake:Oh dear!
    噢，天?。?BR>    Mother:Here's something that hasn't gone up.
    這兒有樣?xùn)|西沒漲價。
    These biscuits are still the same price.
    這些餅干還是老價錢。
    I'm glad they are because the children love them.
    我真高興它還是老價錢，因?yàn)楹⒆觽儛鄢浴?BR>    Mrs Blake:I'm afraid you're wrong,Betty.
    恐怕您弄錯了吧，貝蒂。
    They haven't gone up,
    是沒漲價，
    but there are fewer in each packet!
    可是每包里的餅干少了。