英語聽力文摘：說精打細算

現在物價什麼的都在漲，只有工資不變，也難怪人們越來越會精打細算了。下面，我們來看看人們都是怎麼精打細算的。

Growing inflationary pressure on the Chinese mainland, led by rising food prices, is driving mainland buyers to Hong Kong to fill their shopping carts.

由於物價飛漲，不斷增長的通貨膨脹壓力迫使一些大陸居民選擇赴港購物。

More and more residents in Guangdong province, especially Shenzhen, have in the past few weeks been queuing to cross the border into Hong Kong to buy sugar, salt, soybean sauce and even tissue paper in bulk to cushion increasing pressure from rising food prices at home.

在過去的幾周內，由於本地物價上漲幅度較大，越來越多的.廣東居民，尤其是深圳居民，在通關口岸處排起長龍，前往香港大批採購白糖、食鹽、醬油，甚至是餐巾紙等日用品。

While prices are rising so fast, many people are worrying out ways to cut down their expenditures.

由於物價增長過快，許多人開始千方百計地尋求節省開支的妙招。

The food price surge in China has made residents with low incomes feel serious financial pressure and forced them to spend wisely.

食品價格上漲使低收入群體感到經濟壓力培增，他們不得不精打細算了。

The collection provides tips such as choosing local and seasonal products, avoiding buying vegetables on rainy or snowy days when higher transport costs increase prices, using e-commerce websites for purchases, and planting vegetables on the balcony.

省錢妙招可謂五花八門，比如購買本地出產的應季產品;儘量不在雨雪天買菜，因為天氣惡劣時運輸費也會增加，到時羊毛全都出在羊身上;通過網上購物;還有在陽臺上做“自耕農”。

Some netizens consider buying in bulk to stay within a tight budget.

為了節約開銷，一些網民則會選擇團購。

With these online tips, many people have become experts in cutting household expenses. However, financial pressure caused by the current round of price hikes still afflicts many Chinese people, just like the situation described in a popular song called China's Price.

有了這些網路上的省錢寶典支招，很多人已經深得節省花銷、精明度日之道了。但物價上漲所帶來的經濟壓力還是使得許多人叫苦不堪，正像那首《中國價》裡唱的。

"A student surnamed Guo spent 60,000 yuan ($8,996) for college education. He earned 1,000 yuan per month after graduation. No house and no car, let alone get married."

“有個學生叫小郭，大學花了六萬多;畢業了，找工作，每月工資一千多;沒有房，別提車，結婚更是沒著落。”

　　英語詞彙整理：

1. inflationary adj. 通貨膨脹的

eg: The bank is worried about mounting inflationary pressures.

銀行對日趨加大的通貨膨脹壓力感到擔心。

短語：

inflationary pressure 通貨膨脹壓力

inflationary measure 反通貨膨脹措施

inflationary policy 反通貨膨脹政策

inflationary rate 通貨膨脹率

inflationary rate 通貨膨脹率

inflationary theory 暴脹理論

2. bulk n. 大塊，大團

eg: The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn.

拂曉時分，卡車駛出了停車場，龐大的車身看起來有點兒可怕。

短語：

the bulk of 大多數，大部

in bulk 整批，散裝;大批，大量

sell in bulk 整批(或大量)出售，批發

break bulk開艙，開始卸貨

bulk up 擴大

3. surge vt. 洶湧，湧起，激增

eg: Blood surged to her face.

她的臉騰的一下變得通紅。

短語：

storm surge 風暴潮

surge protection 過度保護

current surge 電流衝擊