接下来我们说说黄金和石油。Next, let's talk about gold and oil.
黄金是一种很贵的东西。Gold is a very expensive thing.
它的颜色是黄色的。Its color is yellow.
很多人非常喜欢黄金。Many people like gold very much.
我们小的时候就知道它。We have known about it since we were little.
有的黄金是戒指。Some gold is in the form of rings.
有的黄金是项链。Some gold is in the form of necklaces.
因为黄金是很值钱的。Because gold is very valuable.
虽然时间过去很久了。Although a long time has passed.
但是黄金还是很有用。Gold is still very useful.
它比很多东西都贵。It is more expensive than many things.
做生意的人很喜欢买它。Business people like to buy it very much.
他们觉得买黄金很安全。They think buying gold is very safe.
黄金不会坏。Gold does not go bad.
下雨或者下雪都没有关系。It doesn't matter if it rains or snows.
黄金一直都在那里。Gold is always there.
这是一种很好的东西。This is a very good thing.
大家有了钱以后想做什么？What do people want to do after they have money?
大家想去买一些黄金。People want to go buy some gold.
他们把黄金放在安全的地方。They put the gold in a safe place.
另外我们来说说石油。Additionally, let's talk about oil.
石油也是非常重要的东西。Oil is also a very important thing.
它是黑色的水。It is black water.
它在很深的地下。It is deep underground.
人们把它找出来。People find it and take it out.
为什么石油很重要呢？Why is oil so important?
因为我们的汽车需要石油。Because our cars need oil.
我们每天都要坐汽车。We have to take cars every day.
如果没有石油会怎么样？What would happen if there were no oil?
汽车就不能跑了。Cars wouldn't be able to run.
汽车跑得非常快。Cars run very fast.
就是因为有石油。It is because of oil.
飞机也需要石油。Airplanes also need oil.
飞机在天上飞。Airplanes fly in the sky.
飞机也用了很多石油。Airplanes also use a lot of oil.
很多大工厂也需要石油。Many large factories also need oil.
工厂做衣服需要石油。Factories need oil to make clothes.
工厂做鞋子也需要石油。Factories also need oil to make shoes.
所以大家都在买石油。So everyone is buying oil.
石油是不能少的东西。Oil is something that cannot be lacking.
每一个国家都需要石油。Every country needs oil.
如果没有石油。If there were no oil.
大家就不能工作了。Everyone wouldn't be able to work.
所以石油和黄金一样重要。So oil is as important as gold.
现在有一个很大的问题。Now there is a big problem.
有的国家在打仗。Some countries are at war.
打仗是一件很不好的事情。War is a very bad thing.
因为那里在打仗。Because there is a war there.
很多人不能回家了。Many people cannot go home.
很多人也不能去工作了。Many people also cannot go to work.
有几个国家有很多石油。A few countries have a lot of oil.
他们以前每天都卖石油。They used to sell oil every day.
但是他们现在在打仗。But they are at war now.
因为他们在打仗。Because they are at war.
所以他们不能卖石油了。So they cannot sell oil anymore.
买石油的人觉得很担心。People who buy oil feel very worried.
他们怕以后没有石油了。They are afraid there won't be oil in the future.
如果买不到石油怎么办？What if they can't buy oil?
他们的汽车就不能跑。Their cars won't be able to run.
他们的工厂也不能做东西。Their factories won't be able to make things.
这是一个很大的问题。This is a big problem.
打仗让大家都觉得不安全。War makes everyone feel unsafe.
虽然我们不在那里。Although we are not there.
但是我们也受到影响。But we are also affected.
这就是打仗带来的不好。This is the bad thing brought by war.
接下来我们看一件事情。Next, let's look at one thing.
这就是打仗以后发生的事情。This is what happens after a war.
因为有国家在打仗。Because some countries are at war.
所以石油变少了。So oil has become scarce.
卖石油的人变少了。The people selling oil have decreased.
但是想买石油的人很多。But there are many people who want to buy oil.
大家都要买石油。Everyone wants to buy oil.
东西少了买的人多。When things are few and buyers are many.
这个时候东西就会变贵。At this time, things will become expensive.
所以今天的石油比昨天贵。So today's oil is more expensive than yesterday's.
明天的石油可能更贵。Tomorrow's oil might be even more expensive.
做生意的人都在看钱。Business people are all looking at the money.
他们发现石油真的变贵了。They found that oil has really become expensive.
以前买石油只要一点钱。In the past, buying oil only required a little money.
现在大家要多花钱买石油。Now everyone has to spend more money to buy oil.
虽然大家花了很多钱。Although everyone spent a lot of money.
买到的石油却变少了。The oil they bought has actually decreased.
做生意的人觉得很不高兴。Business people feel very unhappy.
但是他们没有别的办法。But they have no other choice.
他们必须去买石油。They must go buy oil.
还有我们要想一个问题。Also, we need to think about a question.
石油变贵了会发生什么呢？What will happen if oil becomes expensive?
我们会发现很多东西变贵了。We will find that many things have become expensive.
因为汽车需要石油来送东西。Because cars need oil to deliver things.
比如我们要吃苹果。For example, we want to eat apples.
种苹果的人在很远的地方。The people who grow apples are in a very far place.
汽车把苹果送到商店。Cars deliver apples to the store.
汽车用了很贵的石油。Cars used very expensive oil.
因为现在的石油很贵。Because current oil is very expensive.
送苹果的钱也变多了。The money for delivering apples has also increased.
所以商店里的苹果也变贵了。So the apples in the store have also become expensive.
以前买苹果只要十块钱。In the past, buying apples only cost ten yuan.
现在买苹果要十五块钱了。Now buying apples costs fifteen yuan.
不仅是买苹果这样。It's not just buying apples like this.
我们买衣服也变贵了。Buying clothes has also become expensive for us.
我们去外面吃饭也变贵了。Going out to eat has also become expensive for us.
这就是因为石油变贵了。This is because oil has become expensive.
所有的东西都比以前贵了。Everything is more expensive than before.
生活变得比以前难了。Life has become harder than before.
现在东西都变贵了。Now everything has become expensive.
大家手里的钱怎么办？What about the money in people's hands?
大家会发现一个大问题。Everyone will find a big problem.
手里的钱能买的东西少了。The things the money in hand can buy have decreased.
一百块钱以前能买很多东西。One hundred yuan could buy many things before.
现在买不到很多东西了。Now it can't buy many things anymore.
所以钱变得不值钱了。So money has become worthless.
这就是通货膨胀。This is inflation.
通货膨胀就是钱不值钱了。Inflation is when money is no longer valuable.
这时候大家想到了黄金。At this time, everyone thought of gold.
虽然现在的钱不值钱了。Although current money is not valuable.
但是黄金还是值钱的。But gold is still valuable.
黄金比纸币更加安全。Gold is safer than paper money.
所以很多人开始买黄金。So many people started buying gold.
他们买了很多放在家里。They bought a lot and kept it at home.
因为黄金不会变得不值钱。Because gold will not become worthless.
明天它还是能换很多东西。Tomorrow it can still be exchanged for many things.
他们觉得这样非常安全。They think this is very safe.
买黄金的人就越来越多了。More and more people are buying gold.
现在买黄金的人非常多。Now there are very many people buying gold.
黄金的钱怎么样了？What happened to the price of gold?
因为大家都想买黄金。Because everyone wants to buy gold.
所以黄金的钱没有变少。So the price of gold did not decrease.
它一直都很高。It has always been very high.
做生意的人每天看黄金。Business people look at gold every day.
他们发现黄金的钱很稳定。They found that the price of gold is very stable.
稳定就是没有变来变去。Stable means not changing back and forth.
它没有变得很便宜。It didn't become very cheap.
也没有突然变得非常贵。Nor did it suddenly become very expensive.
它一直都在那里。It is always there.
这是做生意的人想看到的。This is what business people want to see.
他们觉得买黄金是对的。They think buying gold is right.
因为黄金的价格很稳定。Because the price of gold is very stable.
所以他们晚上能睡得很好。So they can sleep very well at night.
他们不用担心钱变少了。They don't have to worry about their money decreasing.
虽然外面的国家在打仗。Although foreign countries are at war.
虽然石油变得非常贵。Although oil has become very expensive.
但是黄金还是很好。But gold is still very good.
这就是为什么大家看黄金。This is why everyone looks at gold.
我们刚才说的这些事情。These things we just talked about.
其实就是今天的新闻。Are actually today's news.
新闻里说中东地区在打仗。The news says there is a war in the Middle East.
中东是有很多石油的地方。The Middle East is a place with a lot of oil.
因为打仗大家怕石油不够。Because of the war, people are afraid there won't be enough oil.
石油不够用东西就会变贵。If there isn't enough oil, things will become expensive.
东西变贵了钱就不值钱了。When things become expensive, money becomes worthless.
这在新闻里叫作通货膨胀。This is called inflation in the news.
因为大家都怕通货膨胀。Because everyone is afraid of inflation.
做生意的人都在买黄金。Business people are all buying gold.
所以今天黄金一直很高。So today gold remains very high.
黄金的价格也非常稳定。The price of gold is also very stable.
这就是新闻里的重要事情。This is the important matter in the news.
做生意的人每天看这些新闻。Business people look at this news every day.
他们要看打仗什么时候结束。They want to see when the war will end.
他们也看石油什么时候便宜。They also look at when oil will be cheap.
大家都在等新的消息。Everyone is waiting for new information.
