Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Concerned about the financial well-being of its elderly citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension paid to all Runagians over 65.Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible, and the increase has been duly received by all eligible Runagians.Nevertheless, many of them are no better off financially 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 a pension 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 the poverty level reached an all-time high
E. in Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living
为啥选E呢？ 作者: kevingod 时间: 2011-7-30 23:02
E选项是说老人的收入（生活费）由孩子提供，仅提供到这样一种程度，即“only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living”，虽然老人从政府那里得到了养老金补贴，但由于生活满足度不变，相应的孩子提供给老人的钱就变少了，这样一平衡下来，老人们的经济状况其实没有发生变化。作者: canallaker 时间: 2011-8-10 11:44
这题好奇怪 难道政府给老人的抚恤金都给孩子领走了？ 俄罗斯是孩子赡养老人的社会么 太奇怪了作者: huanggeyi1990 时间: 2012-3-24 15:22
这题坑爹作者: bobdog159 时间: 2012-3-24 17:33