New Costs for US Citizenship
申請美國公民新費用
Introduction
The US government wants to make it more expensive for people to become citizens.
美國政府希望增加人們申請成為公民的成本。
Main Body
The government will raise the price for citizenship forms. For example, the N-400 form will cost more money. People will pay more if they use paper or the internet.
政府將調高公民申請表格的價格。例如，N-400 表格的費用將增加。無論是使用紙本或網路申請，都將支付更多費用。
Poor people cannot get help with the cost now. Only people in the military still get a lower price.
目前貧困人士無法獲得費用援助。僅有軍方人員仍可享有較低的價格。
The government also wants to check people more. They will visit neighborhoods and check if people are good. They want to stop people from lying to get citizenship.
政府也希望加強對申請人的審查。他們將走訪社區，核查申請人是否品行良好。他們希望阻止人們透過謊言獲取公民身份。
Conclusion
People have 60 days to tell the government if they like these changes.
民眾有 60 天的時間向政府表達是否同意這些變更。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Talking about Money & Change
In this text, we see a very useful pattern: [Something] + [Action] + [More/Less].
Look at these examples:
- The N-400 form cost more money.
- People pay more.
How to use this for A2: When you want to say a price is going up, you don't need big words. Just use "cost more" or "pay more".
Quick Comparison:
- ❌ High price (Too simple/fragmented)
- ✅ It costs more (Full A2 sentence)
Wait! What about the opposite? If the price goes down, we use "lower price".
- Military people get a lower price.
Key Words to Remember:
- Raise (To make something go up 📈)
- Cost (The money you need to pay)
- Lower (To make something go down 📉)