King Charles III Changes His Home and Money Rules
查理三世國王更改其居住與金錢規則
Introduction
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will live at Clarence House. They will not move to Buckingham Palace.
查理三世國王與卡米拉王后將居住在克拉倫斯府，不會搬遷至白金漢宮。
Main Body
Buckingham Palace is very big. The King wants a smaller home. Now, more people can visit the palace and pay money to enter.
白金漢宮非常巨大。國王想要一個較小的住處。現在更多的人可以參觀宮殿並支付入場費。
The King also shows how much money he pays. He paid £12.9 million in taxes for 2024-25. He does not have to pay these taxes, but he chooses to do it.
國王也公開了他的納稅金額。他在 2024-25 年度繳納了 1,290 萬英鎊的稅款。他並非必須繳納這些稅款，但他選擇這樣做。
The government gives the King money for the palace. This money will go down from £137.9 million to £99.9 million in 2027. The palace repairs are now finished.
政府為宮殿提供資金給國王。這筆款項將在 2027 年從 1 億 3,790 萬英鎊降低至 9,990 萬英鎊。因為宮殿的維修工程現已完工。
Conclusion
The King is being more open about money. He now separates his work home from his private home.
國王在金錢方面變得更加透明。他現在將工作之用與私人住處分開。
Vocabulary Learning
🏠 Big vs. Small
In the text, we see two opposites used to describe homes:
- Big (Buckingham Palace)
- Smaller (Clarence House)
The 'ER' Trick When we compare two things, we often add -er to the end of the word.
- Big Bigger
- Small Smaller
💰 Money Words
Look at these three actions from the story:
- Pay Give money for a service (The King pays taxes).
- Enter Go inside (People pay to enter).
- Give Provide something (The government gives money).
Pattern Tip: These are simple action words. To make them negative, just add do not or does not before the word.
- He does not have to pay.
- They will not move.