對話 Dialogue
小實：我中午買了這盒水餃，才八顆就要一百塊！
Xiǎoshí: Wǒ zhōngwǔ mǎile zhèi hé shuǐjiǎo, cái bā kē jiù yào yìbǎi kuài!
馬克：我最喜歡的漢堡店下個月也要調漲價格了。
Mǎkè: Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de hànbǎo diàn xià ge yuè yě yào tiáozhǎng jiàgé le.
小實：汽油的價格也要調漲了！怎麼會這樣？
Xiǎoshí: Qìyóu de jiàgé yě yào tiáozhǎng le! Zěnme huì zhèyàng?
馬克：我覺得這是全球的經濟問題。
Mǎkè: Wǒ juéde zhè shì quánqiú de jīngjì wèntí.
小實：就是新聞常說的「通貨膨脹」吧！
Xiǎoshí: Jiùshì xīnwén cháng shuō de “tōnghuò péngzhàng” ba!
馬克：嗯！有疫情和戰爭的話，都會影響經濟。。
Mǎkè: Ēn! Yǒu yìqíng hàn zhànzhēng dehuà, dōuhuì yǐngxiǎng jīngjì
小實：幸好明年的基本工資也調漲了。
Xiǎoshí: Xìnghǎo míngnián de jīběn gōngzī yě tiáozhǎng le.
馬克：嗯，我們都要好好存錢和投資。
Mǎkè: Ēn, wǒmen dōu yào hǎohǎo cúnqián hàn tóuzī.
翻譯 Translation
Xiaoshi: I bought this box of dumplings for lunch. It cost 100 dollars for only eight dumplings!
Mark: My favorite burger joint is also raising prices next month.
Xiaoshi: The price of gasoline is going to rise, too! How come?
Mark: I think this is a global economic issue.
Xiaoshi: It’s the inflation that the news often talks about!
Mark: Yeah! If there is an epidemic or war, it will affect prices.
Xiaoshi: Luckily, the basic salary will also be increased next year.
Mark: Well, we all need to save and invest wisely.
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 調漲(tiáozhǎng) to raise, to increase
2. 價格 (jiàgé) price
3. 汽油 (qìyóu) gasoline
4. 經濟 (jīngjì) economy
5. 通貨膨脹 (tōnghuò péngzhàng) inflation
6. 疫情(yìqíng) epidemic
7. 戰爭(zhànzhēng) war
8. 幸好(xìnghǎo) fortunately
9. 基本工資(jīběn gōngzī) basic wage, basic salary
10. 投資(tóuzī) to invest
教材音檔 Audio Files
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By Shih Chien University Chinese Language Center: https://chineseusc.com/
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