The Map
The Jackson family lives in Shanghai. They live in a large apartment building. Their apartment building has many apartments. Their apartment is on the 5th floor. They usually take the elevator to the 5th floor. Sometimes the elevator doesn't work. Then they take the stairs.
杰克逊一家住在上海。他们住在一幢公寓大楼里面，那幢公寓大楼里有许多公寓套房。他们的公寓是在五楼，他们通常都是坐电梯上五楼。有时候电梯坏了，他们就只好爬楼梯。
There are many trees outside their apartment building. There is also a small pond. Inside the pond are fish and frogs. Lisa and Angela like to feed the fish. There is also a family of ducks.
There are two adult ducks and five baby ducks. Lisa and Angela like to watch the ducks. The baby ducks are getting bigger each day.
他们住的公寓大楼外围有许多绿植。那里还有一个小池塘，池塘里面有小鱼和青蛙。丽莎和安吉拉就喜欢去那里喂鱼。
那里还有一窝小鸭子，鸭爸爸和鸭妈妈带领着一群鸭宝宝。丽莎和安吉拉喜欢在一旁看着鸭子戏水，她们眼看着鸭宝宝一天天长大。
Behind the building is a pond and some trees. In front of the building is a street.
If you look on the map, it's this street, 1st Avenue. 1st Avenue goes north-south. Their building is on the west side of the street.
Across the street is a small shopping center. It's on the east side of the street. You can buy food there, such as meat and vegetables. You can also buy clothes and toys for kids. There are many small shops in the shopping center.
公寓大楼后面是一个池塘围绕着许多树木。前面则是一条大街。
如果你看到地图，就知道这条大街，第一街道。第一街道呈南北走向。他们的大楼就在街道的西侧。
穿过街道就是一个小型的购物中心。商场位于街道的东侧。你可以在里面购买食物，比如鲜肉和蔬菜。你还可以购买衣服和孩子的玩具。购物中心里面有许多小商店。
On the east side of the street, there is a subway entrance. It's about 20 meters north of the shopping center.
Lisa and her sister take the subway to school. Their parents also take the subway. They take the subway to work. They don't own a car. A car is too expensive. They don't have enough money for a car.
在街道的东侧，那里还有一个地铁站入口。从购物中心往南走大概二十米左右。
丽莎和她的妹妹乘坐地铁去学校。他们的父母也乘坐地铁。他们乘坐地铁去上班。他们没有车。毕竟买部车太贵了，他们没有足够的钱去供车。
Apartment
The Jackson's apartment is fairly large. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is also a large living room. There's a piano in the living room.
The Jacksons live in a nice apartment. It's in a nice building. It's also expensive.
杰克逊一家的公寓非常大，里面有两间卧室和两个卫生间。那里还有一个大客厅，客厅里面摆放着一家钢琴。
杰克逊一家住在一个非常棒的公寓里，公寓环境也很好。不过也贵的很。
The apartment isn't theirs. They don't own it. Another person owns it. That person is the owner of the apartment.
The Jacksons rent it from the owner. That means they pay money to the owner. The Jacksons pay rent every month.
Fortunately, they both have jobs. They have two incomes. Together, their salaries are enough to live. But they don't have enough money for a car.
那套公寓并不属于他们。他们没有拥有它。另一个人拥有它。那个人就是公寓的所有者。
杰克逊夫妇从房东那租下公寓。这意味着他们需要付钱给房东。他们每个月都要付房租。
幸运的是，他们都有工作。他们有两份收入。两人合在一起，他们的薪水足以维持生活。但是他们还没有足够的钱买一部汽车。
The Jacksons have many expenses. Their largest expense is the rent. It's about 30% of their income. The second largest expense is for their children's education. Their schools are not free. They pay for their kids to go to school. Their other expenses include food and clothes. They also save some money every month. They save about 10% of their income. They put this money in the bank.
杰克逊一家有着许多花销。他们最大的开销就是就是房租，大概占到了他们收入的百分三十。他们的第二大支出是供孩子们读书。学校不能免费入学，所以他们给孩子支付学费。他们的其他花销包括食物和衣服。每个月他们还存了一部分钱。他们的积蓄大约占收入的百分之十。他们把钱放在银行里。
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