01 社会热点(7/7)
，我是被逼成月光族的。每个月末基本上都不剩钱。
ada: me, too. the price of the goods is too high. i almost can't afford it.
艾达：我也是。商品价格太高了，我几乎承受不起了。
mary: i have the same feeling with you. the cost of life is almost unaffordable to me.
玛丽：我和你有同样的感觉。我快要负担不起生活成本了。
ada: the inflation and the low income make life harder than before.
艾达：通货膨胀和低收入让生活变得比以前艰难了。
mary: we should ask the manager to raise our salaries.
玛丽：我们应该要求经理给我们涨工资。
ada: it'll be no more better if our requests can be fulfilled.
艾达：如果我们的要求能满足的话就再好不过了。
notes
1. afford [??f?:d] v. 买得起，担负得起；提供，给予
2. force [f?:s] v. 强迫，逼迫；用力推动；n. 军队；暴力
3. inflatio [in?flei??n] n.通货膨胀
4. income [?ink?m] n. 收入，所得，收益
5. salary [?s?l?ri] n. 薪金，薪水
小贴士
1. i ask my boss to raise my salary.
我要求老板给我涨工资。
2. workers strongly demand for a higher salary.
工人们极力要求涨工资。
3. what is your opinion about pay raise?
你对涨工资怎么看？
4. the price begins to soar.
物价开始飞涨。
5. people are discontented with inflation.
人们对物价飞涨普遍不满。
ada: me, too. the price of the goods is too high. i almost can't afford it.
艾达：我也是。商品价格太高了，我几乎承受不起了。
mary: i have the same feeling with you. the cost of life is almost unaffordable to me.
玛丽：我和你有同样的感觉。我快要负担不起生活成本了。
ada: the inflation and the low income make life harder than before.
艾达：通货膨胀和低收入让生活变得比以前艰难了。
mary: we should ask the manager to raise our salaries.
玛丽：我们应该要求经理给我们涨工资。
ada: it'll be no more better if our requests can be fulfilled.
艾达：如果我们的要求能满足的话就再好不过了。
notes
1. afford [??f?:d] v. 买得起，担负得起；提供，给予
2. force [f?:s] v. 强迫，逼迫；用力推动；n. 军队；暴力
3. inflatio [in?flei??n] n.通货膨胀
4. income [?ink?m] n. 收入，所得，收益
5. salary [?s?l?ri] n. 薪金，薪水
小贴士
1. i ask my boss to raise my salary.
我要求老板给我涨工资。
2. workers strongly demand for a higher salary.
工人们极力要求涨工资。
3. what is your opinion about pay raise?
你对涨工资怎么看？
4. the price begins to soar.
物价开始飞涨。
5. people are discontented with inflation.
人们对物价飞涨普遍不满。