cost of living
US /kɔst ʌv ˈlɪvɪŋ/
・UK /kɔst ɔv ˈliviŋ/
A2 初級
n.名詞生活費用
The cost of living in London is very high.
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為什麼瑞士有這麼多億萬富翁？ (Why is Switzerland home to so many billionaires?)
07:24
- The shift comes as governments face increasing pressure to rein in the so-called billionaire class as many continue to struggle with the cost-of-living crisis.
這一轉變發生之際，政府面臨越來越大的壓力，要求控制所謂的億萬富翁階層，因為許多人仍在與生活成本危機作鬥爭。
- to struggle with the cost-of-living crisis.
與生活費用危機作鬥爭。
年薪三百萬根本不夠！為什麼「美國夢」越來越難達成了？ (Why A $100,000 Salary Can’t Buy The American Dream)
09:29
- I think, unfortunately, what has happened is that wages haven't kept up with the cost of living, by and large, for the last 50 years or so, and so it becomes increasingly hard for many families to be able to attain that sort of middle-class lifestyle, that American dream.
我認為，不幸的是，過去大約 50 年來，工資普遍沒有跟上生活成本的增長，因此對許多家庭來說，要達到那種中產階級的生活方式，實現美國夢變得越來越困難。
- haven't kept up with the cost of living, by and
沒有跟上生活費用的增長，而且
Z 世代正在重塑未來的工作，他們怎麼做到的？ (Gen Z is reshaping the future of work – here’s how)
08:36
- from the Covid-19 pandemic, to record inflation and a cost of living crisis.
從 Covid-19 大流行病，到創紀錄的通貨膨脹和生活成本危機。
- from factors such as increasing cost of living, workload and climate change.
生活成本增加、工作量和氣候變化等因素造成的。
BBC學英文10分鐘系列：27 個有關「旅行」的單字和表達！ (The Vocabulary Show: Travel ✈️✈️✈️ Learn 27 words and expressions about travel in 12 minutes!)
12:00
- For example, "Due to the cost of living crisis, this year we'll be having a staycation."
例如，「由於生活成本危機，今年我們將來個當天來回的旅行。」
英國即將迎來查爾斯國王加冕，卻面臨 G7 成員國中唯一經濟萎縮的命運！(Why the U.K. Is the Only Major Economy Set to Shrink in 2023 | WSJ)
03:42
- The country has been grappling with a cost of living crisis, with discontent spilling out onto the streets with months of strikes.
英國一直在努力應對生活成本危機，不滿情緒隨著數月來的罷工蔓延到街頭。
想去德國留學嗎？想當德國的國際學生這些事情你應該要知道！ (Studying in Germany: What international students should know | Germany In A Nutshell)
05:59
- Studying itself might be free, but the average cost of living is around 1000 euros a month – depending on where you live.
在德國，就讀大學本身可能是免費的，但生活費用平均每月約為 1000 歐元，取決於你居住的地方。
10個最適合外籍人士在日本生活和工作的地方 - 環遊世界 (The 10 Best Places To Live & Work In Japan For Expats - Around The World)
08:41
- Fukuoka is a charming city to live in, for its low cost of living, vibrant nightlife, and high accessibility.
福岡是一個迷人的移居城市，它的生活成本低、夜生活充滿活力且容易到達。
- Like Tokyo, Yokohama is a big city and populous but offers a low cost of living.
橫濱與東京一樣是座大城市，人口眾多但生活成本低。
私募股權如何吞噬英國 (How Private Equity Ate Britain)
08:05
- Here's the important bit. When CDNR bought Morrisons, interest rates were low. But since then they have increased. Around half of Morrisons' debt, that's around £3 billion, is affected by interest rates going up. So that debt is now much more expensive. The reason that's a problem is that Morrisons competes with other supermarkets on price. And now it has to pay hundreds of millions of pounds more each year in interest payments. They were just about making enough money to pay their debt, which meant that when Aldi and Lidl came in during a cost-of-living crisis and cut prices, Morrisons simply couldn't keep up with them.
下面是最重要的一點。CDNR 收購 Morrisons 時，利率很低。但從那時起，利率上升了。Morrisons 大約一半的債務（約 30 億英鎊）受到利率上升的影響。是以，這些債務現在變得更加昂貴。造成這一問題的原因是，莫里森在價格上與其他超市競爭。現在，它每年要多支付數億英鎊的利息。他們賺的錢只夠償還債務，這意味著當阿爾迪和利德爾在生活成本危機期間降價時，莫里森斯根本無法跟上它們的步伐。