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校辦學或資助學生學習的款項。

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--英國學生上學要交學費嗎？

2--不交學費。學費通常是由國家負擔。

1--他們還有助學金嗎？

2--是的，大多數學生都有助學金。

1--助學金夠維持他們的生活嗎？

2--很困難。大多數人靠夏天打工或圣誕節期間到郵局

干活再掙些錢。

1--有學生證可享有哪些福利？

2--坐火車、買戲票、參觀藝術館或聽音樂會都可以憑

學生證購買便宜票。如此等等。