Anyway, the townsfolk can’t understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy..

　　①Anyway, the townsfolk can’t understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy. (The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 percent occupied all year long and this year they’ll do better.)

　　②The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low.

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　　①(论点：总)不论如何，当地居民不明白为什么皇家莎士比亚公司需要补贴。 (剧院的上座率已经连续三年破纪录，在过去的整整一年中，它 1431 个坐席的上座率达到 94%，而且今年会更好。)

　　②(原因：分)当然，理由是其他费用都在迅速上升，而票价却一直较低。