The Rising Cost of Food
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ID: 1563
Upper Intermediate
The rising cost of food is a social issue that can't be ignored. You'll hear the average Zhou on the street talking about it, and you'll see it on the news. But what happens when you put the two together? What are the Chinese viewer reactions to this kind of news? Tune in to this lesson to find out.
Dilu,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 发改委 | fāgǎiwěi | Development and Reform Commission | |
| 公布 | gōngbù | to announce publicly | |
| 零售 | língshòu | retail | |
| 监测 | jiāncè | to monitor |
昨天国家发改委公布了十月份城市食品零售价格的监测情况在监测的31种食品当中近百分之八十的食品价格上涨本次监测针对北京上海重庆等36个大中城市监测食品包括蔬菜粮油鲜肉类及水果共31个产品
zuótiān 昨天guójiā 国家fāgǎiwěi 发改委gōngbù 公布le 了shí yuèfèn 十月份chéngshì 城市shípǐn 食品língshòu 零售jiàgé 价格de 的jiāncè 监测qíngkuàng 情况zài 在jiāncè 监测de 的sānshí yī 31zhǒng 种shípǐn 食品dāngzhōng 当中jìn 近bǎifēnzhī bāshí 百分之八十de 的shípǐn 食品jiàgé 价格shàngzhǎng 上涨běncì 本次jiāncè 监测zhēnduì 针对Běijīng 北京Shànghǎi 上海Chóngqìng 重庆děng 等sānshí liù 36ge 个dà 大zhōng 中chéngshì 城市jiāncè 监测shípǐn 食品bāokuò 包括shūcài 蔬菜liángyóu 粮油xiānròu lèi 鲜肉类jí 及shuǐguǒ 水果gòng 共sānshí yī 31ge 个chǎnpǐn 产品
Yesterday, the National Development and Reform Commission announced their October findings for the urban retail food prices survey. Among the 31 types of foods observed, 80% of prices had gone up. The survey focused on Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and 36 other large and medium-sized cities and included vegetables, grains, cooking oil, meats, and fruits – 31 products in all.
老婆你买菜回来了
lǎopó 老婆nǐ 你mǎicài 买菜huílai 回来le 了
Honey, you're back with the groceries.
回来了以后菜都吃不起了
huílai 回来le 了yǐhòu 以后cài 菜dōu 都chībuqǐ 吃不起le 了
Yeah. In the future we're not going to be able to afford groceries anymore.
又涨价了
yòu 又zhǎngjià 涨价le 了
The prices went up again?
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