Won’t break the bank?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exaggerating">exaggerating</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> – <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bitterest">bitterest</span> <span word="gripes">gripes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>. <span word="Total">Total</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> (<span word="including">including</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="gates">gates</span> <span word="within">within</span> – <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="displaying">displaying</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exhibitions">exhibitions</span>) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="amounted">amounted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="US">US</span>300, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="overcrowded">overcrowded</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="ceramic">ceramic</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>). <span word="For">For</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dimes">dimes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nickels">nickels</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="for">for</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darn">darn</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unlock">unlock</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p>
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