聊天常用英语口语第119期:我都快入不敷出了
日期:2010-11-19
E: hi, Lander. What's wrong?L: I can hardly make ends meet these days.E: same here. I have't brought any new clothes for three months.L: my income remains the same but prices just continue to rise.E: true. The news says that there is a general increase in the price of daily necessilities.L: difinitely. I have to spend 300 yuan more on food every month.E: the biggest price jump is for pork, so most people have to turn to chicken.L: is that inflation?E: inflation is more than just the rising prices, I guess. But the central bank is warning about the risk of inflation.L: has the government taken some measures to curb it?E: yes. The government has banned price hikes in some key industries like energy.L: but I'm afraid the price hikes will spill over from food into other areas of the economy.E: you said it. I think we should tighten our budget and cut our spending.L: how?E: for a start, we can take the public transport to work. You know, running a car is a big expense.