（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(guó)超市售賣的意大利面、茶、薯?xiàng)l和食用油的價(jià)格飆升。其中，植物油的價(jià)格在一年內(nèi)上漲了 65% 。英國(guó)國(guó)家統(tǒng)計(jì)局（ The Office for National Statistics ）表示，總體看來(lái)，截至 9 月份，超市售賣的廉價(jià)食品價(jià)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(shí)候，英國(guó)國(guó)家統(tǒng)計(jì)局開(kāi)始關(guān)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(jià)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?xiàng)l、面包和餅干的價(jià)格也上漲了三分之一以上。一些商品的價(jià)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(guó)國(guó)家統(tǒng)計(jì)局表示，總的來(lái)說(shuō)，上述超市中價(jià)格低廉的商品的漲價(jià)幅度與食品平均價(jià)格基本持平。該機(jī)構(gòu)還公布了關(guān)于英國(guó)受生活成本危機(jī)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(guó)國(guó)家統(tǒng)計(jì)局的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，近一半英國(guó)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(jià)商品
in line with 與…處于同等水平
cost-of-living 生活費(fèi)用的，生活成本的
energy bills 能源賬單

閱讀理解：請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后，回答下列問(wèn)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.