DIALOGUE 53

Benefits of Having a Student Card

1--Do English students have to pay for their education?
2--No, the fees are usually paid by the state.
1--Do they get a grant as well?
2--Yes, most of them get a grant.
1--Can they live on it?
2--It's very difficult. Most people take a summer job
or work for the post office at Christmas to earn a
bit of extra money.
1--And what are the benefits of having a student card?
2--Cheap rail travel, cheap theatre tickets, cheap
entrance to some art exhibitions and concerts.
Things like that.

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注解：

1）grant：通常指由國家撥給學(xué)校辦學(xué)或資助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)的款項(xiàng)。
2）extra：額外的（這里是與grant相對而言）。
3）benefit：好處，利益。
4）entrance：入場券。

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譯文：

1--英國學(xué)生上學(xué)要交學(xué)費(fèi)嗎？
2--不交學(xué)費(fèi)。學(xué)費(fèi)通常是由國家負(fù)擔(dān)。
1--他們還有助學(xué)金嗎？
2--是的，大多數(shù)學(xué)生都有助學(xué)金。
1--助學(xué)金夠維持他們的生活嗎？
2--很困難。大多數(shù)人靠夏天打工或圣誕節(jié)期間到郵局
干活再掙些錢。
1--有學(xué)生證可享有哪些福利？
2--坐火車、買戲票、參觀藝術(shù)館或聽音樂會都可以憑
學(xué)生證購買便宜票。如此等等。

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