Living on Welfare
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ID: 2320
Upper Intermediate
Governments throughout the world provide welfare for its impoverished citizens, and China is no exception. But how does the system work in China? In this lesson, two friends talk about the process of applying for welfare in China.
John,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 调整 | tiáozhěng | to adjust | |
| 保障 | bǎozhàng | to ensure, guarantee | |
| 贫困 | pínkùn | poor, impoverished | |
| 申请 | shēnqǐng | to apply |
下面请听本地新闻本市将调整各类社会救助标准的数额城镇居民最低生活保障标准将从每人每月505元调整为每人每月570元农村居民最低生活保障标准从每人每月360元调整为每人每月430元
xiàmian 下面qǐng 请tīng 听běndì 本地xīnwén 新闻běnshì 本市jiāng 将tiáozhěng 调整gèlèi 各类shèhuì 社会jiùzhù 救助biāozhǔn 标准de 的shùé 数额chéngzhèn 城镇jūmín 居民zuìdī 最低shēnghuó 生活bǎozhàng 保障biāozhǔn 标准jiāng 将cóng 从měirén 每人měiyuè 每月wǔbǎilíngwǔ 505yuán 元tiáozhěng 调整wéi 为měirén 每人měiyuè 每月wǔbǎiqīshí 570yuán 元nóngcūn 农村jūmín 居民zuìdī 最低shēnghuó 生活bǎozhàng 保障biāozhǔn 标准cóng 从měirén 每人měiyuè 每月sānbǎiliùshí 360yuán 元tiáozhěng 调整wéi 为měirén 每人měiyuè 每月sìbǎisānshí 430yuán 元
And now, the local news: The city will soon adjust the standard amounts of social assistance. Urban residents' minimum living standard will be adjusted from 505 yuan per person per month to 570 yuan per person per month; residents in the countryside will have the minimum living standard adjusted from 360 yuan per person per month to 430 yuan per person per month.
上海城市低保一个月才500多现在物价这么高500多够花吗
Shànghǎi 上海chéngshì 城市dībǎo 低保yī ge yuè 一个月cái 才wǔbǎi 500duō 多xiànzài 现在wùjià 物价zhème 这么gāo 高wǔbǎi 500duō 多gòu 够huā 花ma 吗
Shanghai city's welfare payments are only a bit more than 500 a month? Now the prices of things are so high. Is a bit more than 500 enough?
就算很少很多贫困家庭都申请不到呢
jiùsuàn 就算hěnshǎo 很少hěn 很duō 多pínkùn 贫困jiātíng 家庭dōu 都shēnqǐng 申请bùdào 不到ne 呢
Even if it's very little, many poor families still can't apply for it successfully.
是吗在中国申请低保很难吗
shìma 是吗zài 在Zhōngguó 中国shēnqǐng 申请dībǎo 低保hěn 很nán 难ma 吗
Really? Is it difficult to apply for welfare in China?
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