Michele Kang Wants to Buy Eagle Football Group

Michele Kang 想要收購 Eagle Football Group


Introduction

Michele Kang wants to buy most of the Eagle Football Group. She wants to help the company pay its debts.

Michele Kang 想要收購 Eagle Football Group 的大部分股份,她希望能協助公司償還債務。

Main Body

Eagle Football Group owes a lot of money. It owes over 600 million euros. Michele Kang owns the women's team. She wants to pay 30 million dollars to own 88 percent of the company. She also wants to give 71 million euros to pay the debts.

Eagle Football Group 欠債嚴重,金額超過 6 億歐元。Michele Kang 目前擁有女子隊,她打算支付 3,000 萬美元以持有該公司 88% 的股份。此外,她還希望提供 7,100 萬歐元用於償債。

In the past, the club had big money problems. A group called the DNCG almost moved the club to a lower league. Now, the club is better. Michele Kang helped the club save money.

過去,該俱樂部面臨巨大的財務問題。一個名為 DNCG 的組織幾乎將俱樂部降級到低級聯賽。現在,俱樂部的狀況有所改善,Michele Kang 幫助俱樂部節省了資金。

If the board says yes, the company will change its name. The new name will be Olympique Lyonnais Groupe S.A.

如果董事會同意,公司將更改名稱。新名稱將為 Olympique Lyonnais Groupe S.A.

Conclusion

The board is thinking about the offer. The club's money situation is getting better.

董事會正在考慮該項提議。俱樂部的財務狀況正在好轉。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Money Words

In this story, we see words for owning and owing. This is a great way to understand the difference between having something and needing to pay something.

  • Own \rightarrow It is mine. (Example: Michele Kang owns the team.)
  • Owe \rightarrow I must pay this money to someone else. (Example: The group owes 600 million euros.)

🕒 Now vs. Then

Look at how the story changes time:

Before: "The club had big money problems." Now: "The club is better."

When we talk about the past, we often change the action word (verb) to show the time is finished.

  • Have \rightarrow Had
  • Is \rightarrow Was

Vocabulary Learning

debts (n.)
Money that you owe to someone else
Example:He paid all his debts to the bank.
owes (v.)
To need to pay money to someone
Example:She owes me ten dollars for the coffee.
league (n.)
A group of sports teams that play against each other
Example:Our team is the best in the football league.
board (n.)
A group of people who manage a company
Example:The board will meet tomorrow to discuss the new plan.
offer (n.)
An amount of money that someone says they will pay
Example:The company accepted his offer to buy the shop.
Practice A2 words in a crossword