A：Did you read the news that 'China's property prices rose at the fastest pace in 18 months in December, ending the year with rising fears of bubbles in the property market'?

你读那条新闻了吗，新闻说中国12月份房价的增长率是过去的18个月最高的,引起了对房地产泡沫市场的恐慌。

B：No. Does the newspaper say what has caused that?

没看。报纸说什么导致房价这么快上涨了吗?

A：Yes. It says the hike was a result of purchase rush in the fourth quarter on expectations of tightening politics.

说了。是第四季度买房热引起的人们认为政策会收紧。

B：I think the government should make a serves of moves to cool the market.

我认为政府要采取手段控制一下市场了。

A：Right. The climbing property prices has become a headache for Chinese residents.

是啊，迅速上升的房价是中国老百姓头痛的事。