The British Royal Family and Their Money
英國王室及其財產
Introduction
The British Royal Family shared information about their taxes. They also changed how they use government money.
英國王室分享了關於其納稅的資訊，並改變了使用政府資金的方式。
Main Body
King Charles III paid £12.9 million in taxes for 2024-2025. Prince William paid £7.76 million. They want to be more open with the public.
查理三世國王在 2024-2025 年度繳納了 1,290 萬英鎊的稅款。威廉王子則繳納了 776 萬英鎊。他們希望對公眾更加透明。
The government gives the King £99.9 million for his work. This is less money than before. They used a lot of money to fix Buckingham Palace.
政府撥給國王 9,990 萬英鎊用於其工作。這比之前的金額有所減少。他們投入了大量資金來修繕白金漢宮。
King Charles and Queen Camilla live at Clarence House. Buckingham Palace is now for guests and official work. The King also sold a farm to help local people.
查理三世國王與卡米拉王后居住在克拉倫斯府。白金漢宮現在用於接待賓客和處理官方事務。國王還出售了一座農場以幫助當地居民。
Conclusion
The Royal Family now tells people about their money, but they still keep some private wealth.
王室現在會向大眾公開其財產狀況，但仍保留部分私人財富。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Talking About Money
In the text, we see how to describe giving or paying money. Let's look at these three simple patterns:
1. Paying a cost
- Pattern: [Person] + paid + [Amount]
- Example: "King Charles III paid £12.9 million."
- Use this when: You spend money on a bill or a tax.
2. Receiving money
- Pattern: [Giver] + gives + [Receiver] + [Amount]
- Example: "The government gives the King £99.9 million."
- Use this when: Someone gets money from another person or group.
3. Changing the amount
- Pattern: less money than + [Time/Person]
- Example: "This is less money than before."
- Use this when: You want to compare a small amount now to a big amount in the past.
Quick Vocab List:
- Taxes Money you pay to the government.
- Public All the people in a country.
- Wealth A lot of money and things you own.