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@ 41563 The Rising Cost of Food
A: 昨天，國家發改委公佈了十月份城市食品零售價格的監測情況。在監測的31種食品當中，近百分之八十的食品價格上漲。本次監測針對北京、上海、重慶等36個大中城市。監測食品包括蔬菜、糧油、鮮肉類，及水果共31個產品。
zuótiān, guójiā fāgǎiwěi gōngbù le shí yuèfèn chéngshì shípǐn língshòu jiàgé de jiāncè qíngkuàng. zài jiāncè de sānshí yī zhǒng shípǐn dāngzhōng, jìn bǎifēnzhī bāshí de shípǐn jiàgé shàngzhǎng. běncì jiāncè zhēnduì Běijīng、 Shànghǎi、 Chóngqìng děng sānshí liù ge dà zhōng chéngshì. jiāncè shípǐn bāokuò shūcài、 liángyóu、 xiānròu lèi, jí shuǐguǒ gòng sānshí yī ge chǎnpǐn.
Yesterday, the National Development and Reform Commission announced their October findings for the urban retail food prices survey. Among the 31 types of foods observed, 80% of prices had gone up. The survey focused on Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and 36 other large and medium-sized cities and included vegetables, grains, cooking oil, meats, and fruits – 31 products in all.
B: 老婆，你買菜回來了。
lǎopó, nǐ mǎicài huílai le.
Honey, you're back with the groceries.
C: 回來了。以後菜都吃不起了。
huílai le. yǐhòu cài dōu chībuqǐ le.
Yeah. In the future we're not going to be able to afford groceries anymore.
B: 又漲價了？
yòu zhǎngjià le?
The prices went up again?
A: 其中黃瓜和西紅柿的漲幅最高。黃瓜從每公斤三塊五漲到五塊六，西紅柿從每公斤四塊二漲到七塊五。
qízhōng huángguā hé xīhóngshì de zhǎngfú zuì gāo. huángguā cóng měi gōngjīn sān kuài wǔ zhǎng dào wǔ kuài liù, xīhóngshì cóng měi gōngjīn sì kuài èr zhǎng dào qī kuài wǔ.
Among these, cucumbers and tomatoes experienced the largest percentage of increase. Cucumbers went from 3.5 kuai per kilo to 5.6. Tomatoes rose from 4.2 to 6.5.
B: 漲這麼多，太誇張了吧。
zhǎng zhème duō, tài kuāzhāng le ba.
That's a lot. It's ridiculous.
C: 新聞裡還少報了。現在賣菜的簡直跟搶錢的一樣。本來想買個西紅柿的，一問要五塊錢一斤，嚇死人了。
xīnwén lǐ hái shǎo bào le. xiànzài màicài de jiǎnzhí gēn qiǎngqián de yīyàng. běnlái xiǎng mǎi ge xīhóngshì de, yī wèn yào wǔ kuài qián yī jīn, xiàsǐ rén le.
The media also underreported the figures. Selling food right now really is like highway robbery. Originally I wanted to buy a tomato, but when I heard the price was 5 RMB a kilo, it practically scared me to death.
B: 天啊，最近的菜價怎麼回事，一天一個價。再這樣下去，叫老百姓怎麼活。
tiān a, zuìjìn de cài jià zěnmehuíshì, yītiān yī ge jià. zài zhèyàng xiàqu, jiào lǎobǎixìng zěnme huó.
Gosh. What's going on with food prices these days - there's a different price every day. If this continues, how are the common people supposed to live?
A: 面對價格的大幅上漲，一部分市民出現恐慌心理。為此，專家特別提醒廣大消費者，此次價格上漲只是正常的價格調整，不會引發通貨膨脹，請市民們放心。
miànduì jiàgé de dàfú shàngzhǎng, yībùfèn shìmín chūxiàn kǒnghuāng xīnlǐ. wèicǐ, zhuānjiā tèbié tíxǐng guǎngdà xiāofèizhě, cǐcì jiàgé shàngzhǎng zhǐshì zhèngcháng de jiàgé tiáozhěng, bùhuì yǐnfā tōnghuò péngzhàng, qǐng shìmín men fàngxīn.
When faced with substantially increased prices, some citizens feel a sense of panic. Because of this, the experts would like to remind consumers that the recent increase is a normal price adjustment, it will not cause inflation and that the people can put their minds at ease.
B: 胡說八道！都漲成這樣了，還正常！什麼狗屁專家。
húshuōbādào! dōu zhǎng chéng zhèyàng le, hái zhèngcháng! shénme gǒupì zhuānjiā.
What a bunch of rubbish! An increase like this is normal? Experts my ass.
C: 就是，不能聽專家的。走！咱們趕緊去超市，多囤點兒貨。說不定明天還要漲。
jiùshì, bùnéng tīng zhuānjiā de. zǒu! zánmen gǎnjǐn qù chāoshì, duō tún diǎnr huò. shuōbudìng míngtiān hái yào zhǎng.
Exactly - you can't listen to the experts. Let's go! Let's hurry to the supermarket and stock up on supplies. You never know, the prices might go up again tomorrow.
Key Vocabulary
發改委 fāgǎiwěi
公佈 gōngbù
零售 língshòu
監測 jiāncè
近 jìn
上漲 shàngzhǎng
本次 běncì
針對 zhēnduì
糧油 liángyóu
及 jí
共 gòng
漲價 zhǎngjià
漲幅 zhǎngfú
少報 shǎobào
叫 jiào
面對 miànduì
大幅 dàfú
出現 chūxiàn
恐慌 kǒnghuāng
為此 wèicǐ
提醒 tíxǐng
廣大 guǎngdà
消費者 xiāofèizhě
此次 cǐcì
調整 tiáozhěng
引發 yǐnfā
通貨膨脹 tōnghuò péngzhàng
胡說八道 húshuōbādào
狗屁 gǒupì
囤 tún
Supplementary Vocabulary
國務院 guówùyuàn
委員會 wěiyuánhuì
批發 pīfā
百分比 bǎifēnbǐ
幅度 fúdù
小幅 xiǎofú
因此 yīncǐ
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