23 Since the war broke out, the whole world has been suffering from ____; hence, the prices for goods and services have been continuously rising.
(A) inflation
(B) expansion
(C) concession
(D) reflection

 Since the war broke out, the whole world has been suffering from inflation ; hence, the prices for goods and services have been continuously rising.

自從戰爭爆發以來，整個世界一直在遭受通貨膨脹之苦；因此，商品和服務的價格一直在不斷上漲。

(A) inflation [ɪnˈfleɪʃən] (n.) 通貨膨脹
(B) expansion [ɪkˈspænʃən] (n.) 擴展
(C) concession [kənˈsɛʃən] (n.) 讓步
(D) reflection [rɪˈflɛkʃən] (n.) 反思

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單字和片語標注
Since [sɪns] (conj.) 自從
the [ðə] (art.) 這個
war [wɔr] (n.) 戰爭
broke out [broʊk aʊt] (phrasal verb) 爆發
the [ðə] (art.) 這個
whole [hoʊl] (adj.) 整個
world [wɜrld] (n.) 世界
has been [hæz bɪn] (v.) 已經
suffering [ˈsʌfərɪŋ] (v.) 受苦
from [frʌm] (prep.) 從
inflation [ɪnˈfleɪʃən] (n.) 通貨膨脹
hence [hɛns] (adv.) 因此
the [ðə] (art.) 這個
prices [ˈpraɪsɪz] (n.) 價格
for [fɔr] (prep.) 為了
goods [gʊdz] (n.) 商品
and [ænd] (conj.) 和
services [ˈsɜrvɪsɪz] (n.) 服務
have been [hæv bɪn] (v.) 已經
continuously [kənˈtɪnjuəsli] (adv.) 持續地
rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ] (v.) 上漲

has been suffering from 是現在完成進行時，表示持續的動作。 have been continuously rising 是現在完成進行時，表示持續的上漲。

(B) expansion n. 拓展; 擴大

(C) concession n. 妥協; 讓步

(D) reflection n. 反射; 反映; 反省; 深思