New Homes and Parks for South Brisbane
南布里斯本將興建新住宅與公園
Introduction
The Queensland government chose a company called Lendlease. This company will build new homes and parks on an old glass factory site.
昆士蘭政府選擇了一家名為 Lendlease 的公司，該公司將在舊玻璃廠遺址上興建新住宅與公園。
Main Body
The government bought the land in 2022. First, they wanted a TV center for the Olympics. Now, they want to build houses and places for people to relax.
政府於 2022 年購買了該地塊。起初，他們希望興建一座奧運電視中心。現在，他們希望興建住宅以及供民眾放鬆的場所。
Lendlease will build 4,000 homes. Some people will buy them and some will rent them. There will also be a big park, a walk by the river, and a place for shows.
Lendlease 將興建 4,000 戶住宅。部分將供出售，部分則供出租。此外還將設有一座大公園、一條河濱散步道以及一個表演場地。
The glass factory will stop work in April 2027. Then, the government will break the old buildings. New buildings will start after that.
玻璃廠將於 2027 年 4 月停工。隨後，政府將拆除舊建築。新建築將在之後開始動工。
The government and Lendlease do not want to say the price of the land. They say this is a secret for business. The government says this is a good deal for the people.
政府與 Lendlease 不願透露地價。他們表示這是商業機密。政府稱這對民眾來說是一次很好的交易。
Conclusion
The company will finish 800 apartments and the park before the 2032 Olympic Games.
該公司將在 2032 年奧運會前完工 800 戶公寓與公園。
Vocabulary Learning
⏳ Talking about the Future
In this story, we see one simple way to talk about things that will happen later. We use will + action.
Examples from the text:
- "Lendlease will build 4,000 homes"
- "The glass factory will stop work"
- "The company will finish 800 apartments"
How to use it: Subject → will → Action (Verb)
I will go → They will build → We will finish
🏠 Useful Word Pairs
Notice how the text groups words to give more detail:
- New homes (What kind of homes? New)
- Old glass factory (What kind of factory? Old glass)
- Big park (What kind of park? Big)
Tip: Put the describing word first!