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Living on Welfare

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ID: 2320 Upper Intermediate
Governments throughout the world provide welfare for its impoverished citizens, and China is no exception. But how does the system work in China? In this lesson, two friends talk about the process of applying for welfare in China.
Thu Nov 14 2013 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
调整 tiáozhěng to adjust
保障 bǎozhàng to ensure, guarantee
贫困 pínkùn poor, impoverished
申请 shēnqǐng to apply
下面请听本地新闻：本市将调整各类社会救助标准的数额。城镇居民最低生活保障标准将从每人每月505元调整为每人每月570元；农村居民最低生活保障标准从每人每月360元调整为每人每月430元……
xiàmian qǐng tīng běndì xīnwén ：běnshì jiāng tiáozhěng gèlèi shèhuì jiùzhù biāozhǔn de shùé 。chéngzhèn jūmín zuìdī shēnghuó bǎozhàng biāozhǔn jiāng cóng měirén měiyuè wǔbǎilíngwǔ yuán tiáozhěng wéi měirén měiyuè wǔbǎiqīshí yuán ；nóngcūn jūmín zuìdī shēnghuó bǎozhàng biāozhǔn cóng měirén měiyuè sānbǎiliùshí yuán tiáozhěng wéi měirén měiyuè sìbǎisānshí yuán ……
And now, the local news: The city will soon adjust the standard amounts of social assistance. Urban residents' minimum living standard will be adjusted from 505 yuan per person per month to 570 yuan per person per month; residents in the countryside will have the minimum living standard adjusted from 360 yuan per person per month to 430 yuan per person per month.
上海城市低保一个月才500多？现在物价这么高，500多够花吗？
Shànghǎi chéngshì dībǎo yī ge yuè cái wǔbǎi duō ？xiànzài wùjià zhème gāo ，wǔbǎi duō gòu huā ma ？
Shanghai city's welfare payments are only a bit more than 500 a month? Now the prices of things are so high. Is a bit more than 500 enough?
就算很少，很多贫困家庭都申请不到呢！
jiùsuàn hěnshǎo ，hěn duō pínkùn jiātíng dōu shēnqǐng bùdào ne ！
Even if it's very little, many poor families still can't apply for it successfully.
是吗？在中国申请低保很难吗？
shìma ？zài Zhōngguó shēnqǐng dībǎo hěn nán ma ？
Really? Is it difficult to apply for welfare in China?
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