臺灣籍旅美老師今天交給我們的句子是：

So why is Singapore so expensive? The EIC points to the high cost of groceries, basic amenities, and clothing, which often have a 50% premium markup over New York prices. Additionally, Singapore is famous for their "sin tax", where "beer, wine and liquor, tobacco products, motor vehicles and petroleum products" are taxed at a much higher rate than other commodities.
所以為什么在新加坡的開銷這么高呢？經濟學人智庫把矛頭指向日常必需品、基本生活設施和服飾的高售價，新加坡的價格時常比紐約的價格還要高出百分之50，此外，新加坡還以他們的"罪惡稅"聞名，舉凡是啤酒、葡萄酒和酒精類飲品、煙草制品、機動車輛及石化產品都被課以比其他商品還要高很多的稅率。

學習重點：

1.expensive 高價的
expensive (adj.) 高價的
expense (n.) 支出

2.grocery 雜貨
grocery (n.) 雜貨

3.amenitiy 愉快、便利設施
amenitiy (n.) 愉快、便利設施
amend (n.) 修訂、修正

4.sin 罪孽
sin (n.) 罪孽

5.commodity 日用品
commodity (n.) 日用品