Session Alignment

S1

Families hit with increase in cost of living

T1

生活成本的增加使得家庭遭殃。

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

英国的家庭每一年都要花费额外的三万一千三百英镑，原因是食品和燃油的价格飙升，这一增长的速度在过去的十七年当中达到了一个最高点。

S3

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

T3

在超市当中物品的价格在过去的一年有着飞速的上涨。

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

分析家警告说接下来价格将会进一步地上涨，对于英格兰银行来说他们会更难去降低利率，因为银行希望保证经济的发展在控制当中同时呢控制通货膨胀。

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

更糟的是，价格的上升比人们工资水平的上升要快得多，尤其是在健康领域，比如说护士等专业人士，因为政府坚持要求公共领域的增长薪资增长是要低于一个国家的通货膨胀的增长的。

S6

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

T6

除了燃油价格和食品价格以外，用电的价格也快速地增长。

S7

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

T7

在英国最大的六家用电供应商里面有五家都对用户的电费都提升了对用户的电费。