一項受英國廣播公司委托開展的研究顯示，英國人在家里自制一個奶酪三明治所需的食材成本在一年內上漲了超過三分之一。英國超市出售的雞肉、雞蛋和火腿等三明治所需的配料的價格飆升 ，連面包的價格也有所上漲。

The retail research firm Assosia analysed the average price of own-brand ingredients that make up a packed lunch from several major supermarkets.

零售研究公司 Assosia 分析了幾家英國大型超市自有品牌便當食材的平均價格。

Its findings suggest that the cost of making an egg and cress sandwich has gone up the most, by nearly 41% since this time last year. A homemade cheese sandwich is now 37% more expensive, or tuna mayonnaise is up by 15% on 2022.

研究結果表明，用于制作雞蛋水芹三明治所需的食材成本漲幅最大，自去年同期以來上漲了近41%。自制奶酪三明治所需的食材成本比2022年貴了37%，而自制金槍魚蛋黃醬三明治所需的食材成本則比2022年貴了15%。

Other lunch items like crisps, fruit and cola are also pricier year on year. Official figures show food prices in the UK are rising at their fastest rate for 45 years, pushed up by extreme weather, the energy crisis and outbreaks of avian flu.

其它午餐食品，如薯片、水果和可樂的價格也逐年上漲。官方數據顯示，英國的食品價格正以45年來最快的速度上漲，推動價格上漲的因素是極端天氣、能源危機和禽流感的爆發。

詞匯表

own-brand 自有品牌的
packed lunch （上班、上學時攜帶的）自備午餐，便當
egg and cress 雞蛋和水芹
tuna mayonnaise 金槍魚蛋黃醬
pricier 更貴的，價格更高的
extreme 極端的
energy crisis 能源危機
avian flu 禽流感

閱讀理解：請在讀完上文后，回答下列問題。

1. What type of ingredients were analysed for this research?

2. The price of which type of sandwich has increased the most?

3. True or false? Crisps have become more expensive every year.

4. How long has it been since food prices have risen this quickly in the UK?

答案

1. What type of ingredients were analysed for this research?

Supermarkets' own-brand ingredients were analysed for this research.

2. The price of which type of sandwich has increased the most?

The research had found that the cost of making an egg and cress sandwich has  gone up the most.

3. True or false? Crisps have become more expensive every year.

True. Lunch items like crisps are pricier year on year.

4. How long has it been since food prices have risen this quickly in the UK?

Official figures show food prices in the UK are rising at their fastest rate for 45  years.