媒體英語
Overall prices of budget food in UK supermarkets soar 英國超市廉價食品價格總體上漲
（本節(jié)目所用的音頻資源發(fā)表于2022年10月下旬。）
最新數(shù)據(jù)顯示，英國超市售賣的意大利面、茶、薯條和食用油的價格飆升。其中，植物油的價格在一年內上漲了 65% 。英國國家統(tǒng)計局（ The Office for National Statistics ）表示，總體看來，截至 9 月份，超市售賣的廉價食品價格在這一年度上漲了 17% 。
Earlier this year, the ONS started to look at the most basic, cheapest food on the supermarket shelves.
今年早些時候，英國國家統(tǒng)計局開始關注超市貨架上最基本、最便宜的食品。
The latest data shows vegetable oil and pasta have risen by almost two thirds in the last year.
最新數(shù)據(jù)顯示，去年植物油和意大利面的價格上漲了近三分之二。
Tea, chips, bread and biscuits also jumped by more than a third. Some items fell in price like orange juice and minced beef.
茶葉、薯條、面包和餅干的價格也上漲了三分之一以上。一些商品的價格有所下降，如橙汁和牛肉碎。
Overall, the ONS says the rise in this basket of budget items is broadly in line with its wider average of food prices. It's also released new details on people affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
英國國家統(tǒng)計局表示，總的來說，上述超市中價格低廉的商品的漲價幅度與食品平均價格基本持平。該機構還公布了關于英國受生活成本危機影響人群的新詳情。
Over the summer, it found that nearly half of adults were struggling to pay their energy bills. People with disabilities, people from ethnic minorities and those in rented accommodation were most affected.
今夏，英國國家統(tǒng)計局的調查發(fā)現(xiàn)，近一半英國成年人都在為如何支付能源賬單而發(fā)愁。殘障人士、少數(shù)族裔和租房者所受影響最大。
詞匯表
have risen 上漲了
two thirds 三分之二
fell 下降，下跌
rise （名詞）上漲，增加
budget items 廉價商品
in line with 與…處于同等水平
cost-of-living 生活費用的，生活成本的
energy bills 能源賬單
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文后，回答下列問題。
1. True or false? The price of orange juice has risen by a third.
2. How much has vegetable oil risen in the last year in the UK?
3. What else has risen in price, according to ONS?
4. According to ONS, what were nearly half of adults in the country struggling to do over the summer?
答案
1. True or false? The price of orange juice has risen by a third.
False. Orange juice fell in price.
2. How much has vegetable oil risen in the last year in the UK?
The latest data shows vegetable oil, along with pasta, has risen by almost two thirds in the last year.
3. What else has risen in price, according to ONS?
The price of tea, chips, bread and biscuits also jumped by more than a third.
4. According to ONS, what were nearly half of adults in the country struggling to do over the summer?
It found that nearly half of adults were struggling to pay their energy bills.
