Session Alignment

S1

Families hit with increase in cost of living

T1

英国家庭遭受生活成本增高的影响。

S2

British families have to cough up an extra £ 31,300 a year as food and fuel prices soar at their fastest rate in 17 years .

T2

由于食品和油价的增速创下了十七年以来的最高，英国的家庭不得不多花费三万一千三百不得不每年多花费三万一千三百英镑。

S3

Prices in supermarkets have climbed at an alarming rate over the past year .

T3

超市里商品的价格在过去一年里增速也非常快。

S4

Analysts have warned that prices will increase further still , making it hard for the Bank of England to cut interest rates as it struggles to keep inflation and the economy under control .

T4

分析人士已经发出警告，物价会进一步飞涨，这使得英格兰银行很难进行削减利率的操作，因为呢它要努力将通胀和经济运行维持在可控范围之内。

S5

To make matters worse , escalating prices are racing ahead of salary increases , especially those of nurses and other healthcare professionals , who have suffered from the government 's insistence that those in the public sector have to receive below-inflation salary increases .

T5

更有甚更有甚者，不断增高的物价超过了薪水的增长，这对于护士和其他医疗部门的工作人士来说尤为如此，这是因为政府坚持在公共领域的这些工作人员的工资增长应该低于通胀的增长。

S6

In addition to fuel and food , electricity bills are also soaring .

T6

除了油价和食品价格以外，电费的价格也在不断增长。

S7

Five out of the six largest suppliers have increased their customers ' bills .

T7

在六大供应商里头已经有五家表示提高了他们的电价。