留美老师带你每日说英文 第659期:在新加坡的开销为什么这么高?

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：

So why is Singapore so expensive? The EIC points to the high cost of groceries, basic amenities, and clothing, which often have a 50% premium markup over New York prices. Additionally, Singapore is famous for their "sin tax", where "beer, wine and liquor, tobacco products, motor vehicles and petroleum products" are taxed at a much higher rate than other commodities.
所以为什么在新加坡的开销这么高呢？经济学人智库把矛头指向日常必需品、基本生活设施和服饰的高售价，新加坡的价格时常比纽约的价格还要高出百分之50，此外，新加坡还以他们的"罪恶税"闻名，举凡是啤酒、葡萄酒和酒精类饮品、烟草制品、机动车辆及石化产品都被课以比其他商品还要高很多的税率。

学习重点：

nsive 高价的
expensive (adj.) 高价的
expense (n.) 支出

ery 杂货
grocery (n.) 杂货

itiy 愉快、便利设施
amenitiy (n.) 愉快、便利设施
amend (n.) 修订、修正

罪孽
sin (n.) 罪孽

odity 日用品
commodity (n.) 日用品