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英文原文
News Report 1
新聞報道1
Across the US, families are looking to the winter with fear, as energy costs soar. A number of factors are creating a bad situation: global energy consumption is up, but supplies have been reduced.
在全美國，隨著能源成本飆升，家庭都在擔(dān)憂即將到來的冬天。多種因素造成了這一糟糕局面：全球能源消耗量上升，但供應(yīng)量卻減少。
The Energy Department projects heating bills will jump 28% this winter for those who rely on natural gas. Natural gas is used by nearly half of US households for heat. Heating oil is projected to be 27% higher, and electricity 10% higher, that comes against inflation rates that accelerated last month with consumer prices growing 6.6%, the fastest pace in four decades. The pain will be especially acute in parts of the country that heavily rely on heating oil to keep homes warm. It's projected to cost more than $2,300 to heat a typical home with heating oil this winter.
能源部預(yù)計，今年冬天依賴天然氣的家庭的取暖費將上漲28%。近一半的美國家庭使用天然氣取暖。預(yù)計取暖油價格將上漲27%，電費將上漲10%，而這與上個月加速上漲的通脹率形成對比，當(dāng)時消費者價格增長了6.6%，是四十年來的最快增速。對于那些嚴重依賴取暖油來保暖的地區(qū)來說，這種影響尤為嚴重。預(yù)計今年冬天用取暖油為普通家庭供暖的費用將超過2300美元。
Lastmonth,the federal government added $1 billion in funding to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, bringing the total to $4.8 billion.But that represents a reduction from last year′s energy assistance package of over $8 billion.
上個月，聯(lián)邦政府向低收入家庭能源援助計劃增加了10億美元的撥款，使總額達到48億美元。但這比去年超過80億美元的能源援助方案有所減少。
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
問題1至2是基于你剛剛聽到的新聞報道。
Question 1: Why are families across the US looking to this winter with fear?
問題1：為什么美國各地的家庭都在恐懼地看待即將到來的冬天？
Question 2: What did the federal government do last month?
問題2：聯(lián)邦政府上個月做了什么？
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