和老外聊天的地道口语第119期:我都快入不敷出了!

E: hi, Lander. What's wrong?

L: I can hardly make ends meet these days.

E: same here. I have't brought any new clothes for three months.

L: my income remains the same but prices just continue to rise.

E: true. The news says that there is a general increase in the price of daily mecessilities.

L: difinitely. I have to spend 300 yuan more on food every month.

E: the biggest price jump is for pork, so most people have to turn to chicken.

L: is that inflation?

E: inflation is more than just the rising prices, I guess. But the central bank is warning about the risk of inflation.

L: has the government taken some measures to curb it?

E: yes. The government has banned price hikes in some key industries like energy.

L: but I'm afraid the price hikes will spill over from food into other areas of the economy.

E: you said it. I think we should tighten our budget and cut our spending.

L: how?

E: for a start, we can take the public transport to work. You know, running a car is a big expense.

L: sounds a good idea.

嗨,蓝德,怎么了?
我都快入不敷出了.
我也是.我已经三个月没买新衣服了.
我工资没涨,但是物价一直在上涨.
是啊,新闻说,几乎所有的日用品都涨价了.
的确,我每月要多花300元钱在食物上.
涨价最厉害的就是猪肉,所以很多人改吃鸡肉了.
这就是通货膨胀吗?
我想通货膨胀不仅仅是物价上涨,但是中央银行说有通货膨胀的危险.
政府采取什么措施了吗?
是啊.政府禁止主要行业如能源领域的物价上涨.
但是我觉得物价上涨会波及到食品业以外的其他行业.
所以我认为我们应该紧缩预算,减少开支.
具体怎么做啊?
首先,我们可以乘公交车或坐地铁去上班,开车花费太高了.
好主意.
Curb: to control or limit something, especially something bad 控制,抑制,限定,约束(不好的事物)
He needs to learn to curb his temper. 他得学着控制自己的脾气.
A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. 为了抑制通货膨胀实施了一系列的政策.

Spill over into sth: to start in one area and then affect other areas 波及
Unrest has spilt over into areas outside the city. *已经波及城市的周边地区.
The effects of stress at work can spill over into home life. 工作压力所造成的后果会影响家庭生活.