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Conversation Two
對話二
W:Now you've seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?
W:現在您已經看到了關于英國兒童得到的零用錢的數據列表。
M:Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don't quite understand the column entitled Change. Can you explain what it means?
M:是的，但我不了解專欄的題目改變，你能解釋一下嗎?
W:Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I am not a mathematician, but I assume the rise from 70p to 90p is a rise of 25 percent.
W:我覺得是指與往年的變化。雖然我不是數學專家，但我想70p to~90p的升幅其實就是上升了百分之25。
M:Oh, yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.
M:我明白了。就是說有通貨膨脹率可供比較。
W:Yes.Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation?
W:對，你覺得為什么零用錢會高于通貨膨脹呢？
M:I am sorry I've no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.
M:抱歉，我不知道。也許英國的父母都很慷慨。
W: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? And they seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is.
W:有可能，但是好像孩子們2001年的零花錢比2002年的零花錢多，很奇怪對吧？2003年的好像比現在的零花錢多。為什么會這樣呢？
M:Yes, I don't understand that at all.
M:是啊，我毫無頭緒。
W:Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?
W:反正，要是你的話，你會給孩子多少零花錢？
M:I don't know. I think I probably give them two pounds a week.
M:不知道?？赡軙恢芙o他們兩英鎊吧。
W:Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?
W:是嗎？你期望孩子們拿這些錢做什么呢？
M: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.
M:除了買一些小的私人用品，我可不期望他們把錢存起來，比如說買雙襪子。
W:Yes. By the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?
W:是的，那你們國家大多數孩子都會收到零花錢嗎？
M:Yeah, they do.
M:是的。
Question 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
第13~15個問題是由上面這段對話來解答的。
Question 13.What is the table of figures about?
數據列表是關于什么的？
Question 14.What do we learn from the conversation about British children's pocket money?
從關于英國孩子們零花錢的對話中，我們可以了解到什么？
Question 15.Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?
假如對話中的男士有孩子，他會希望孩子們用零花錢做些什么？
