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據美國有線電視新聞網（CNN）12日報道，高通脹給美國購物季蒙上陰影，隨著物價上漲和社會對經濟衰退的擔憂，美國民眾的消費意愿受到嚴重影響，許多人計劃減少開支，節儉度日。
Anya Remy, a human resources professional in Maryland, has felt the pain of high inflation in recent months. So, she asked her kids to cut down their Christmas lists and has been searching for the best deals.安雅·雷米在馬里蘭州從事人力資源工作。近幾個月，她感受到了高通脹對生活的影響。因此，她要求孩子們削減圣誕購物清單，并一直在比價。
"It's a lot less spending this year and a lot more budgeting and prioritizing," Remy told CNN. "It's a few items for the kids this year, as opposed to getting them all of the things on their list."雷米告訴CNN：“今年我們的支出減少了很多，做了預算和排序。今年孩子們只能挑選幾樣禮物，我們不能滿足他們所有的愿望。”
A November Quinnipiac poll found 47% of Americans have less in savings than they did just a year ago. The same poll found 42% plan to spend less on gifts this season and only 8% plan to spend more.美國昆尼皮亞克大學11月的一項民意調查發現，47%的美國人儲蓄比一年前少。調查還發現，42%的受訪者今年購物季計劃減少禮物支出，只有8%的受訪者計劃增加支出。
Overall holiday spending hasn't slowed yet, according to the National Retail Federation, but many families are making sacrifices to buy presents for their loved ones.全美零售商聯合會稱，圣誕假期的整體消費還未放緩，但許多家庭已經在為禮物開支而讓步。
Janette Duvall, a school bus driver in Maryland, is relying on coupons for the first time to afford gifts for her family. While inflation is squeezing her budget, she wants to make sure her kids have something to open on Christmas, even if she can't buy anything for herself.馬里蘭州校車司機珍妮特·杜瓦爾第一次用優惠券為家人買禮物。高通脹限制了她的預算，即使不能為自己買任何東西，她仍希望孩子們在圣誕節能夠收到禮物。
"I will do whatever I can, but I will, of course, look for something cheaper this year," she said. "Not everybody will have the same quality of gift they used to get."杜瓦爾說：“我會盡我所能，但今年我肯定會選擇更便宜的。并不是每個人都會得到與以往一樣的禮物。”
In a Gallup poll this month, 55% of Americans said rising prices have caused financial hardship for their household, and 13% say that hardship is "severe."本月蓋洛普民意調查顯示，55%的美國人表示物價上漲使他們囊中羞澀，13%的人表示經濟“非常”困難。
Second-grade teacher Lindsay Cook said her family has been living paycheck to paycheck for the first time.二年級教師林賽·庫克稱，她家第一次過上“月光族”的生活。
For months, she and her husband, a school security officer, have been dipping into savings and using credit cards to keep up with higher prices on food, gas, energy and more, as they take care of their two children.庫克的丈夫是一名學校警衛，家里有兩個孩子。幾個月來，為了負擔上漲的食品、汽油、能源支出，他們一直在動用儲蓄和信用卡。
Budgeting for the holidays, she said, has been daunting.庫克表示，制定假期購物預算令人頭疼。
"How do you create a budget when you don't have any sort of extra income," she said. "I'm just trying to limit the amount of extra spending that I'm doing and try to pull from whatever savings I have left."她說：“當你沒有任何額外收入時，該如何制定預算。我只想盡量限制我的額外支出，并試圖把我所剩的全部儲蓄取出來。”
Recession concerns are also impacting family spending.對經濟衰退的擔憂也影響著家庭支出。
Karissa Warren spoke with CNN in March when she could barely afford to fill her gas tank because of surging fuel prices.今年3月，卡里莎·沃倫曾接受CNN采訪。當時由于油價飆升，她幾乎沒錢加滿油箱。
With gas prices down, and after receiving a raise at work, Warren felt more secure heading into the holidays. Then she received news that she's getting laid off from her job.隨著天然氣價格的下降，以及獲得加薪，沃倫以為自己可以安度假期。但現在，她收到了被解雇的消息。
"It just kind of blew everything up," she said about her budget. "Now, it's like, anything extra is out of the question."談到購物預算，沃倫稱：“這簡直是把一切都搞砸了。現在，任何額外支出都是不可能的。”
來源：CNN
編輯：董靜
來源：中國日報網
測試：Do you have a healthy lifestyle?
=> Yes, I do. I have a very healthy lifestyle.
=> No, I don’t . I don’t have a healthy lifestyle.
· Does Dave have a healthy lifestyle?
=> Yes, he does. He has a very healthy lifestyle.
=> No, he doesn’t. He doesn’t have a healthy lifestyle.
The 1st test
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb 用動詞的準確的形式填空
1. We always ______________ home from school. (walk)
2. She never _______________ tea. (drink)
3. I __________ basketball every Sunday. (play)
4. When do you __________ dinner? (eat)
5. He _________ her mother every Saturday. (call)
6. My friend ___________ five languages. (speak)
7. My grandparents often __________ to the park. (go)
8. Do you _______ to your friend every day? (talk)
9. My mother __________ dinner every evening. (cook)
10. My neighbour _________ at the hospital. (work)
11. Do you _________ watching TV? (like)
12. He doesn’t ___________ very well. (dance)
13. On weekends she ___________ home to see her parents. (go)
14. We often _________ TV on Saturdays. (watch)
15. Mei Mei __________ her hair once a week. (wash)
16. We often _________ noodles for lunch. (have)
17. Mike __________ sports every afternoon. (play)
18. Sarah and Mike _________ music. (like)
B. Read about Mei Mei and answer the questions 閱讀關于梅梅的短文回答問題
Mei Mei is quite healthy. She exercises every day. She usually plays ping-pong. Sometimes she runs. In summer she swims. On weekends she often watches TV. She has good eating habits.
She tries to eat a lot of vegetables and she eats fruit every day. She loves junk food, but she eats
it only once a week. She sleeps eight hours every night. So you see. She looks after her health.
1. How often does Mei Mei exercise?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Does she eat junk food very often?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. What does she do on weekends?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Does she have a healthy lifestyle?
____________________________________________________________________________
C. Answer these questions about yourself 回答關于你自己的問題
1. How often do you exercise?
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. How often do you eat vegetables?
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. Do you eat fruit?
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. How often do you eat junk food?
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. How many hours do you sleep every night?
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. How often do you watch TV?
____________________________________________________
一般現在時相關練習：Peter’s day
Hi! I’m Peter. I don’t like to get up early. In the morning, I get up at eight. . I don’t have much time for breakfast, so I usually eat very quickly. Then I go to school at eight thirty.
My first lesson is at eight forty-five. I have four lessons in the morning. For lunch I usually eat hamburgers. After school, I sometimes play basketball for half an hour. When I get home, I always do my homework first. In the evening, I either watch TV or play computer games. At ten thirty, I brush my teeth and then I go to bed.
Mary is my sister. She usually gets up at six thirty. Then she always takes a shower and eats a good breakfast. After that, she goes to school at eight thirty. At twelve, she eats lots of fruit and vegetables for lunch. After lunch, she sometimes plays volleyball. She always eats ice cream after dinner. She knows it’s not good for her, but it tastes good! In the evening, she does her homework and usually swims or takes a walk. At nine thirty, she goes to bed.
Peter and Mary are brother and sister. They have healthy and unhealthy habits. Who is healthier? Circle the healthy activities.
Write down the unhealthy habits of each person. Then think of healthy activities for them.
Answer：Peter's Unhealthy habits :________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Peter's Healthy activities :________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Mary's Unhealthy habits :________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Mary's Healthy activities :________________________________________________
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Answer the questions1. When do you eat breakfast?
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. When do you do your homework?
_________________________________________________________________________________
3. How often do you clean your room?
________________________________________________________________________________
4. What do you usually do at a quarter to ten in the evening?
_________________________________________________________________________________
Mary and Sam
Read about Mary and Sam. Then read the statements and mark True or False. T / F
Mary always takes the bus to school. She likes talking with her friends on the bus. It’s four kilometres to school and it takes about ten minutes.
Sam usually walks to school. It takes about half an hour. Sometimes he rides his bike. It takes about 15 minutes by bike. He can also take the school bus, but he doesn’t like it because it’s boring.
___ Mary sometimes walks to school.
___ It is four kilometres to Mary’s school.
___ Mary sleeps on the bus.
___ It takes Sam about half an hour to walk to school.
___ Sam cannot take the school bus.
___ Sam thinks the bus ride is boring.
Choose the correct answer
1. My teacher ___________ hard every day.
A. work B. works C. do work D. working
2. Do you like playing ping-pong? Yes, I ______.
A. can B. don’t C. like D. do
3. A.I __________________ drinking tea.
A. don’t like B. doesn’t like C. not like D. am not like
4. They ___________ play basketball on Sundays.
A. not B. doesn’t C. don’t D. not to
5. Where ______________?
A. does they live B. they living C. live they D. do they live
6. How often __________________ to the movies?
A. go you B. does you go C. do you go D. you going
7. _____ your parents get up early?
A. Can B. Do C. Does D. Don’t
8. What ________ your brother usually ________ on weekends?
A. does … does B. do … do C. does … do D. do … does
9. Sometimes the students ___________________ during the lesson.
A. fall asleep B. sleeping C. are sleep D. falls asleep
Tom and Tony
Tom and Tony are brothers. Tom exercises every day. He plays football five times a week and he swims and runs every weekend. He eats fruit and vegetables every day. He doesn’t eat junk food. He sleeps eight hours every night.
Tony doesn’t like to exercise, but he sometimes plays football with his brother. He really likes to watch TV. He watches TV for four or five hours every evening. He hardly ever eats fruit and vegetables. He loves junk food. He eats junk food five or six times a week. He often plays computer games, too. He sleeps eight hours every night.
True or false T / F ?
1. ___ Tom looks after his health, but Tony doesn’t.
2. ___ Tom and Tony never exercise together.
3. ___ Tony likes fruit and vegetables.
4. ___ Tony often eats junk food.
5. ___ Tony sleeps eight hours only on Saturday nights.
6. ___ Tom plays computer games for two hours every day.
7. ___ Tom and Tony are brothers.
An interview（采訪） Read the interview and fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
very hours sometimes good exercise
Reporter: Thanks for coming in for this interview about health habits, Dave and Lisa.
Dave: Sure.
Lisa: No problem.
Reporter: Now first, Lisa, do you have __________ eating habits?
Lisa: I think so. I eat lots of fruit and vegetables. I love fruit. For example,
apples, bananas, oranges. And I hardly ever eat junk food.
Reporter: How often do you _________________?
Lisa: I exercise about four times a week. I like to swim and go running.
Reporter: How about sleep? How many _______________ do you sleep every night?
Lisa: About eight hours.
Reporter: It sounds like you have a ________________ healthy lifestyle. Now, Dave.
How about you? Do you exercise a lot?
Dave: No, I don’t. I never exercise.
Reporter: Oh, really? Do you eat fruit and vegetables?
Dave: I _____________________ eat them, but not often. I don’t like fruit and
vegetables, but I love junk food.
Reporter: How many hours a night do you sleep?
Dave: Oh, I get lots of sleep. About nine hours every night.
Answer the questions:
1. What kinds of food does Lisa like?
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. What kinds of exercise does Lisa do?
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Does Lisa have a healthy lifestyle?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Does Dave exercise a lot?
______________________________________________________________________________
5. Does Dave like junk food?
______________________________________________________________________________
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