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Conversation Two
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W:Now you've seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?
W:现在您已经看到了关于英国儿童得到的零用钱的数据列表。
M:Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don't quite understand the column entitled Change. Can you explain what it means?
M:是的，但我不了解专栏的题目改变，你能解释一下吗?
W:Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I am not a mathematician, but I assume the rise from 70p to 90p is a rise of 25 percent.
W:我觉得是指与往年的变化。虽然我不是数学专家，但我想70p to~90p的升幅其实就是上升了百分之25。
M:Oh, yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.
M:我明白了。就是说有通货膨胀率可供比较。
W:Yes.Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation?
W:对，你觉得为什么零用钱会高于通货膨胀呢？
M:I am sorry I've no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.
M:抱歉，我不知道。也许英国的父母都很慷慨。
W:Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were a lot better off in 2001 than they were in 2002. That's strange, isn't it? And they seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is.
W:有可能，但是好像孩子们2001年的零花钱比2002年的零花钱多，很奇怪对吧？2003年的好像比现在的零花钱多。为什么会这样呢？
M:Yes, I don't understand that at all.
M:是啊，我毫无头绪。
W:Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?
W:反正，要是你的话，你会给孩子多少零花钱？
M:I don't know. I think I probably give them two pounds a week.
M:不知道。可能会一周给他们两英镑吧。
W:Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?
W:是吗？你期望孩子们拿这些钱做什么呢？
M:Well, out of that they have to buy some small personal things, but I wouldn't expect them to save to buy their own socks, for example.
M:除了买一些小的私人用品，我可不期望他们把钱存起来，比如说买双袜子。
W:Yes. By the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?
W:是的，那你们国家大多数孩子都会收到零花钱吗？
M:Yeah, they do.
M:是的。
Question 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
第13~15个问题是由上面这段对话来解答的。
Question 13.What is the table of figures about?
数据列表是关于什么的？
Question 14.What do we learn from the conversation about British children's pocket money?
从关于英国孩子们零花钱的对话中，我们可以了解到什么？
Question 15.Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?
假如对话中的男士有孩子，他会希望孩子们用零花钱做些什么？
