与美国小学生一起学英文第12册 第16期:成本

 　　Cost¹ 成本

　　In our society², everything has its cost. 在我们的社会里，一切都是有成本的.

　　What is the cost? 什么是成本？

　　A cost is something you have to give up in order³ to get another thing. 成本是你为了得到另一件东西而不得不放弃的东西。

　　Usually when people talk about a cost, they mean money, time or labor⁴. 通常人们谈论成本时，指的是金钱、时间或劳动力。

　　For example, to get an education⁵, you should spend a lot of money and time. 例如，为了获得教育，你应该花很多金钱和时间。

　　If the cost is too high, people decide⁶ not to pay⁷ the cost. 如果成本太高，人们决定不去支付它。

　　You have to consider⁸ the costs⁹ before making any financial¹⁰ decisions¹¹. 在做出任何财务决定之前，你必须考虑成本。

　　If you could¹² buy a bicycle instead¹³ of one hundred comic¹⁴ books, what would¹⁵ you buy? 如果你能买一辆自行车或100本漫画书，你会买什么？

1 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

2 society   

n.社会；社团

参考例句：

• He lived a hard life in the old society.他在旧社会日子过得很苦。
• How many people are there in your society?你们社团有多少人？

3 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 education   

n.教育；培养

参考例句：

• He had a good education.他受过良好的教育。
• We mustn't cut the cost of education.我们不应该削减教育经费。

6 decide   

vi./vt.决定；下决心

参考例句：

• It's a difficult question to decide.这是个难以决定的问题。
• I can't decide which to choose.我无法决定要选哪一个。

7 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

8 consider   

v.考虑；思考；认为

参考例句：

• We should consider what to do next.我们应考虑下一步该怎么办。
• They consider it better to do it that way.他们以为那样做比较妥当。

9 costs   

n.讼费，诉讼费用；不惜任何代价；价钱( cost的名词复数 )；花费；牺牲；[用复数][法律]诉讼费（尤指判处败方偿付胜方的诉讼费用）v.价钱为，花费( cost的第三人称单数 )；估计成本；付出（代价）；估价

参考例句：

• Administration costs are passed on to the customer. 行政费用转嫁给了消费者。
• Our trips are all-inclusive—there are no hidden costs. 我们的旅行费用全包—没有任何隐含性费用。

10 financial   

adj.财政的，经济的，财务的，金融的

参考例句：

• He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
• In running a company,strict financial management means everything.经营一家公司,严格的财务管理是至关重要的。

11 decisions   

n.决定( decision的名词复数 )；果断；决议；（法院的）判决

参考例句：

• Let's not make any hasty decisions. 我们不要匆忙作决定。
• I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。

12 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

13 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

14 comic   

n.连环图画，杂耍滑稽演员；adj.滑稽的，有趣的，喜剧的

参考例句：

• He is a popular tv comic.他是受欢迎的电视喜剧演员。
• Everything have its comic side.凡事都有滑稽的一面。

15 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？