Three Companies Look for Gold
三家公司尋找金礦
Introduction
Three companies are looking for gold in Victoria and Western Australia. They want to find more gold in the ground.
有三家公司在維多利亞州和西澳大利亞州尋找金礦。他們希望在地下發現更多黃金。
Main Body
Kaiser Reef is drilling for gold in Victoria. They have a lot of money from their other mine. They are working more hours at their plant to save money.
Kaiser Reef 正在維多利亞州鑽探金礦。他們從另一座礦場獲得了大量資金。他們增加工廠的工作時間以節省成本。
Golden Dragon Mining is drilling in Western Australia. They found some gold at Behring Bore. They want to buy more land near another gold mine.
Golden Dragon Mining 正在西澳大利亞州鑽探。他們在 Behring Bore 發現了一些黃金。他們希望在另一座金礦附近購買更多土地。
Great Southern Mining started a big drilling project. They are looking for gold at Mon Ami and Duketon. They got new money in June to pay for this work.
Great Southern Mining 啟動了一項大型鑽探計劃。他們在 Mon Ami 和 Duketon 尋找黃金。他們在六月獲得了新資金來支付這項工作。
Conclusion
These three companies use their money and maps to find more gold.
這三家公司利用他們的資金和地圖來尋找更多黃金。
Vocabulary Learning
🟢 The 'Doing' Word
Look at these sentences from the text:
- Kaiser Reef is drilling...
- They are working...
When we use am/is/are + [word]ing, it means the action is happening right now or these days.
Simple Map:
- I am drilling
- He/She/It is drilling
- They/We are drilling
💰 Money Words
In this story, the companies talk about money in different ways. Notice these patterns:
- Have money (They possess it)
- Save money (They keep it/don't spend it)
- Pay for work (They give money to get something)
A2 Tip: Use these three verbs to talk about your own wallet!