Conversation Two
对话二
Now you've seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?
现在你看到有关英国小孩取得零用钱的表格了吗？
Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don't quite understand the column entitled change. Can you explain what it means?
是的。我觉得它很有趣，但我不十分明白有一栏写着改变。你能解释一下它的意思吗？
Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I'm not a mathematician, but I assume the rise from 72p to 90p is a rise of 25 percent.
好的，我想这个意思就是说相比一年前改变了。我不是数学家，但我认为从72便士至90便士是上升了25%。
Oh yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.
对的，我明白了。而且这还与通货膨胀做比较。
Yes. Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation?
是的。为什么你觉得零花钱的增长往往高于通货膨胀？
I am sorry, I've no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.
我很抱歉，我不知道。或许是因为英国的父母太慷慨了。
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?
或许有这个原因。但看起来孩子们好像在2001比2002年更有钱。这很奇怪，不是吗？
And they seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is.
他们看起来在2003年过得比现在更好。我想知道这是为什么。
Yes, I don't understand that at all.
是的，我也不明白。
Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?
总之，如果你有孩子，你会给他们多少零花钱呢？
I don't know. I think I'll probably give them two pounds a week.
我不知道，我想我可能会每周给他们两英镑。
Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?
你会吗？你希望他们用这些钱做什么？
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.
他们会买一些个人的小东西，但是我不期望他们会存钱买自己的袜子。
Yes, by the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?
是的，顺便说一下，在你的国家大多数小孩有零花钱吗？
Yeah, they do.
是的，他们有。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
基于你听到的对话回答23至25题。
Question 23. What is the table of figures about?
问题23. 表中的数字是关于什么的？
Question 24. What do we learn from the conversation about British children's pocket money?
问题24. 我们从对话中了解到英国小孩零花钱的哪些内容？
Question 25. Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?
问题25. 如果这个男人有孩子，他会期望孩子用这些零花钱做什么？