Big Pay for Bosses and Very Rich People
公司主管與超級富豪的高薪
Introduction
Company bosses are getting more money. Some people are now richer than ever before.
公司主管獲得的報酬正在增加，有些人現在比以往任何時候都更富有。
Main Body
Many bosses now get a lot of money if the company does well in the future. In 2025, the average boss in the S&P 500 made almost $18 million. Some bosses get millions of dollars, but the company owners do not always make more money.
許多主管現在如果公司未來表現良好，就能獲得高額報酬。2025年，S&P 500 的平均主管賺了近 1,800 萬美元。有些主管能獲得數百萬美元，但公司所有者並不總是賺得更多。
Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world. He has $1.08 trillion. This is more money than the next four richest people together.
Elon Musk 現在是世界上最富有的人。他擁有 1.08 兆美元。這比接下來四位最富有的人總和還要多。
His money can change quickly. One day, he lost $152 billion because his company stock went down. This loss is more than all the money Warren Buffett has.
他的財富變動很快。有一天，因為公司股價下跌，他一天內就損失了 1,520 億美元。這次損失比 Warren Buffett 擁有的所有財富還要多。
Conclusion
Bosses are making more money through company stocks. One man is now the richest person in history.
主管們透過公司股票賺到更多錢。現在有一個人成為了歷史上最富有的人。
Vocabulary Learning
💸 The Power of 'More Than'
In this text, we see a pattern used to compare things. When one thing is bigger or larger, we use: More than.
Examples from the text:
- \rightarrow$ more than the next four people.
- \rightarrow$ more than all of Warren Buffett's money.
How to use it simply:
[Thing A] + more than + [Thing B]
Easy practice patterns:
- I have more than five dollars.
- He is more than 20 years old.
- This cake is more than enough for us.
Quick Tip: Use this when you want to show that something is extra or larger in size, number, or amount.