英语翻译
It is true itcostsa lot to feed your family but you spend a much smaller part of your moneyonfood than you did some years ago.In the United States people spend on foodonly about one dollar out of every five they earn.This is a smaller part thanfamilies spend today in other countries.In Europe,for example,a familyspends a little more than half of its money on food.
Your money goesfirst on food.You spend the part that is left on your home,clothes and otherthings.If it is a large part,you are well off.Any country whose people spendthe smaller part of their earnings on food has a high standard of living.Butin every country,prices and costs change all the time.Have you heard about the“good old days” in the United States when beef was 15 cents a pound and breadwas two loaves for five cents?You may wish prices were like that today.But in1920 ,the average American family earne only 11 dollars a week and spent almost 5 of that
On food.