Before the National Day holiday, the government handed out the last part of this year’s money for a popular trade-in programme. The final amount was 62.5 billion yuan, bringing the full budget of 250 billion yuan for 2026 to local governments. The rule is simple: if you throw away an old product and buy a new one, the state pays part of the bill.
The programme covers many kinds of goods. Families can trade in old cars, fridges and air conditioners, or buy new phones, tablets and smart watches. In Tianjin, digital products get up to 500 yuan back, while large home appliances can receive as much as 1,500 yuan. Some cities have also added easy-to-use products for older people to their local lists.
The numbers show how quickly people responded. In the first three days of the holiday alone, the programme drove 19.63 billion yuan of sales and helped 3.48 million people. Across the country, 46,000 old cars were traded in, along with 1.51 million home appliances and 1.71 million digital devices. In walking streets and shopping areas, both visitor numbers and spending rose.
The plan was written with more than shopping in mind. Trading in an old air conditioner or car means a newer model that uses less power or fuel, which is good for the environment. It also gives factories steady orders when the economy needs support. For a family, the appeal is simpler: a new machine works better and costs less to run.
Some questions remain. If a person trades in a device only months after buying it, only the delivery company gains. Yet most economists agree that the programme has done its main job: it moved money into shops when many families were watching their spending, and left them with better products.
For now, the money for this year is all used up. Whether a similar plan returns next year will depend on the economy. But the idea itself is likely to stay, because it solves two problems at once: it helps people buy what they already want, and it keeps factory lines busy.
Words to know:
- trade in (phr. 以旧换新，折价置换)
- appliance (n. 家用电器)
- subsidy (n. 补贴，补助金)
- budget (n. 预算)
- fuel (n. 燃料；v. 加燃料)
- economist (n. 经济学家)
- household (n. 家庭，一家人)
- steady (adj. 稳定的，持续的)
长难句拆解 · if 条件句 + which 非限制性定语从句指代整句
原文：Trading in an old air conditioner or car means a newer model that uses less power or fuel, which is good for the environment.
拆解：主干是 Trading in an old air conditioner or car means a newer model（把旧空调或旧车拿去换新，意味着得到一台更新的机器）。句首动名词短语 Trading in an old air conditioner or car 作主语，谓语用第三人称单数 means。a newer model 后面跟 that 引导的定语从句，说明是什么样的新机器：用更少的电或油。句末 which 引导非限制性定语从句，which 指代的不只是 a newer model，而是前面「换新意味着更省电省油」这整件事，所以译为「这对环境有利」。
直译：把旧空调或旧车换成新的，意味着用电或耗油更少，这对环境有利。
同义替换 · 雅思阅读利器
雅思阅读最爱把原文的词换成另一个说法来出题，认出这些替换，定位就能快一半。
- finished handing out → gave out the last part（finish doing ＝ 把某事做完）
- the full budget of 250 billion yuan → all of the planned money（full budget ＝ 全部预算）
- the state pays part of the bill → the government covers part of the cost（pay the bill ＝ cover the cost）
- a wide range of goods → many different kinds of products（a wide range of ＝ 种类繁多）
- drove 19.63 billion yuan of sales → led to / brought in that much in sales（drive sales ＝ 带动销售）
- uses less power or fuel → consumes less energy or petrol（use 与 consume 同义）
- the old machine may still run → it may still work（run 在此指机器运转，＝ work）
阅读自测 · 3 题
- T / F / NG：今年消费品以旧换新资金共 2500 亿元，现已全部下达到地方。（判断正误并说明依据）
- 简答：国庆假期前三天，消费品以旧换新带动了多少销售额？
- 选词填空：In the first three days of the holiday ____, the programme drove 19.63 billion yuan of sales.（供选：alone / lonely / along）
参考答案与解析
- TRUE。原文说第四批 625 亿元下达后，全年 2500 亿元资金已全部下达，与题目表述一致。注意题目没有加「部分」「预计」这类偷换词。
- 196.3 亿元（19.63 billion yuan）。原文给出假期前三天带动销售额 196.3 亿元、惠及 348.3 万人次；题目只问销售额，不要答成人数或其他日期的数据。
- alone。alone 在此表示「仅、单是」，in the first three days alone 意为「仅假期前三天」。lonely 意为「孤独的」，along 意为「沿着」，都不能表达这个意思。
中文译文
国庆假期之前，政府把今年用于一项广受欢迎政策——以旧换新——的最后一笔钱发放完毕。最后一批金额为 625 亿元，至此 2026 年全年 2500 亿元的预算已经全部到达地方。规则很简单：你扔掉一件旧产品、买回一件新产品，国家替你付掉一部分账单。
政策的覆盖范围很广。家庭可以把旧汽车、冰箱和空调拿去换新，也可以购买新手机、平板和智能手表。在天津，数码产品最高补贴 500 元，大型家电最高可补 1500 元。一些城市还把便于老人使用的产品列入了本地补贴清单。
数据说明了人们响应得有多快。仅在假期前三天，这项政策就带动了 196.3 亿元的销售额，惠及 348 万人。全国范围内，4.6 万辆旧汽车完成置换，另有 151 万台家电和 170.9 万件数码产品购新。在步行街和商圈，客流量与营业额都比去年有所增长。
这项规划在设计时考虑的并不只是购物。把旧空调或旧车换成新的，意味着用电或耗油更少，这对环境有利。在经济需要支撑的时候，它也能给工厂带来稳定的订单。对一个家庭来说，吸引力更简单：新机器更好用，用起来也更省钱。
当然也还有一些疑问。如果一个人买了没多久就把设备换掉，真正获益的其实只有物流公司。不过多数经济学家都同意，这项政策的主要任务已经完成：在不少家庭捂紧钱包的时候，它把钱推进了商店，也让这些家庭换到了更好的产品。
就目前而言，今年的这笔钱已经全部用完。明年是否还会有类似的安排，要看届时的经济状况。但这套思路很可能会保留下来，因为它一次解决了两个问题：帮人们买下本来就想买的东西，也让工厂的生产线保持忙碌。