If help from the government is means-tested, you do not get the money just because you are old, sick, or out of work. First, officials look at your means — a rather formal word for the money you live on, your savings, sometimes what you own — and they decide whether you are poor enough to need the help. People with more are turned away, or given less.

If如果 help from the government政府給的幫助 is means-tested是 means-tested 的, you你 do not不會 just because只因為 you are old年老, sick生病, or out of work或失業 get the money就拿到那筆錢。 First首先, officials官員 look at your means會查看你的 means — a rather formal word這是個相當正式的字, for指 the money you live on你賴以生活的錢, your savings你的存款, sometimes what you own有時還有你名下的東西 — and they然後他們 decide whether判斷 you你 are poor enough是不是窮到 to need the help需要這份幫助。 People with more擁有比較多的人 are turned away會被拒絕, or given less或是拿得比較少。

You will hear it a lot in British news: means-tested benefits. The opposite idea is money that goes to everyone in a group, with no look at their pockets.

You你 in British news在英國新聞裡 will hear it a lot會常常聽到它: means-tested benefits。 The opposite idea相反的概念 is是 that goes to everyone in a group發給某個群體裡每一個人的 money錢, with no look at their pockets完全不看他們的口袋。

Though actually, the phrase sounds like a school test, and students often wait for a score — but nobody is marking your answers. They are weighing what you have. In Taiwan the close habit is the check for 低收入戶.

Though actually不過其實, the phrase這個詞 sounds like聽起來像 a school test學校的考試, and students often學生常常 wait for a score等著看分數 — but nobody但沒有人 is marking your answers在改你的答案。 They他們 are weighing衡量的 what you have是你擁有的東西。 In Taiwan在台灣 the close habit最接近的做法 is是 the check for 低收入戶 的資格審查。