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Conversation Two
對話二
Now you've seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?
現在你看到有關英國小孩取得零用錢的表格了嗎？
Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don't quite understand the column entitled change. Can you explain what it means?
是的。我覺得它很有趣，但我不十分明白有一欄寫著改變。你能解釋一下它的意思嗎？
Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I'm not a mathematician, but I assume the rise from 72p to 90p is a rise of 25 percent.
好的，我想這個意思就是說相比一年前改變了。我不是數學家，但我認為從72便士至90便士是上升了25%。
Oh yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.
對的，我明白了。而且這還與通貨膨脹做比較。
Yes. Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation?
是的。為什么你覺得零花錢的增長往往高于通貨膨脹？
I am sorry, I've no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.
我很抱歉，我不知道。或許是因為英國的父母太慷慨了。
Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were a lot better off in 2001 than they were in 2002. That's strange, isn't it?
或許有這個原因。但看起來孩子們好像在2001比2002年更有錢。這很奇怪，不是嗎？
And they seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is.
他們看起來在2003年過得比現在更好。我想知道這是為什么。
Yes, I don't understand that at all.
是的，我也不明白。
Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?
總之，如果你有孩子，你會給他們多少零花錢呢？
I don't know. I think I'll probably give them two pounds a week.
我不知道，我想我可能會每周給他們兩英鎊。
Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?
你會嗎？你希望他們用這些錢做什么？
Well, out of that, they have to buy some small personal things, but I wouldn't expect them to save to buy their own socks, for example.
他們會買一些個人的小東西，但是我不期望他們會存錢買自己的襪子。
Yes, by the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?
是的，順便說一下，在你的國家大多數小孩有零花錢嗎？
Yeah, they do.
是的，他們有。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
基于你聽到的對話回答23至25題。
Question 23. What is the table of figures about?
問題23. 表中的數字是關于什么的？
Question 24. What do we learn from the conversation about British children's pocket money?
問題24. 我們從對話中了解到英國小孩零花錢的哪些內容？
Question 25. Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?
問題25. 如果這個男人有孩子，他會期望孩子用這些零花錢做什么？
