GWD8-Q19

forrestgan

应该是说老人收入来源一是政府补贴，二是孩子资助作为补充。当政府给的多了，孩子补充部分就少了。所以整体没有什么改变。

greenhandcomes

GWD-8-Q19: GWD-2-12
Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Concerned about 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
孩子对老人的赡养费是一个（对政府津贴的）补充，结果只是使老人过上舒适的日子。孩子赡养和政府津贴是此消彼长的关系，因此即使政府津贴增加了也没有明显改变老人的经济条件

luopite

GWD-8-Q19: GWD-2-12
Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Concerned about 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
孩子对老人的赡养费是一个（对政府津贴的）补充，结果只是使老人过上舒适的日子。孩子赡养和政府津贴是此消彼长的关系，因此即使政府津贴增加了也没有明显改变老人的经济条件

-- by 会员 greenhandcomes (2010/7/26 21:25:38)

不知道这个此消彼长的关系是怎么看出来的，我是没有看出来。难道政府的补贴多了孩子给的钱就一定会少？

澹泓幽客

我是来问一下为什么不能选D？
政府说给所有老年人的补助增长20%，D里面说老年人人数增长了很多，那平均给每个老年人的就少了啊。。。所以他们的经济条件没什么改变。

mayy

个人认为
C：他们所购买的物品在通货膨胀时会涨的很厉害。原文说通货膨胀可忽略，因此无关。
D：政府增加补助的时候是低于贫困线的老人人数最多的时候。无论老人是否低于贫困线，增加补助都应该使经济条件好转。
E：孩子通常给老人补贴，但只足以提供老人舒适的生活。即孩子的目的是使老人达到“舒适的生活”，因此如果政府补贴增加，那么要孩子给的补贴就会减少，所以老人经济条件没有变好。

懒小猫爽爽

这个此消彼长的关系是从 “supplement ”这个词得出来的吧。老人总收入不变，政府给得多，孩子就给的少。整体保证老人有个基本conformtable living就好了

逆水潜龙

老人的收入等于孩子的收入加上政府补贴，孩子的收入只补够老人温饱用，所以即使补贴多了，孩子给的就少了，总量还是一样的