Whichof the following most logically completes the passage? Concernedabout the financial well-being of its elderly citizens, the government ofRunagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-providedpension paid to all Runagians over 65. Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible, and theincrease has been duly received by all eligible Runagians. Nevertheless, many of them are no better offfinancially than they were before the increase, in large part because__________. A.they rely entirely on the government pension for their income B.Runagian banks are so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks to cash apension check C.they buy goods whose prices tend to rise especially fast in times of inflation D.the pension was increased when the number of elderly Runagians below thepoverty level reached an all-time high E.in Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, butonly by enough to provide them with a comfortable living
没太明白E选项想表达啥意思，求教！！！！！！！！！！！！！！作者: xiaomimi 时间: 2010-8-2 08:57
E means the children will give part of their income to the elderly parent but not much for it is only enough to provide the elderly parents with a comfortable living. 年轻人会提供让年迈父母刚好过上舒适生活的生活补贴。
C. they buy goods whose prices tend to rise especially fast in times of inflation 违反前提 E. in Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living 老人生活的主要来源是儿女，如果儿女的态度不变，老人的生活永远是a comfortable living 不能达到better off