Volkswagen Wants to Change Its Business
福斯汽車希望改變其經營模式
Introduction
Volkswagen wants to change how it works. The company may close some factories in Germany and cut many jobs.
福斯汽車希望改變其運作方式。公司可能會關閉部分位於德國的工廠，並削減大量職位。
Main Body
The company may cut 100,000 jobs. This is a lot of people. They may close four factories in Germany. They also want to spend less money on new things.
公司可能會削減 10 萬個職位。這是一個非常龐大的數量。他們可能會關閉四座德國工廠。他們還希望減少在創新項目上的支出。
Volkswagen is losing money. They sell fewer cars in the USA and China. In China, other companies like BYD make better electric cars. Now, Volkswagen wants to make fewer cars in total.
福斯汽車目前正處於虧損狀態。他們在美國和中國的汽車銷量下降。在中國，像比亞迪這樣的公司製造的電動車更出色。因此，福斯汽車現在希望減少總產量。
Workers and the government are not happy. They do not want people to lose their jobs. But the bosses say the company must change to survive. The board will talk about this on July 9.
員工與政府對此並不滿意。他們不希望有人失去工作。但管理層表示，公司必須做出改變才能生存。董事會將於 7 月 9 日討論此事。
Conclusion
Volkswagen is in a difficult time. They must save money and fight other car companies.
福斯汽車正處於困難時期。他們必須節省開支並與其他汽車公司競爭。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'May' Pattern
In this story, we see the word may used many times. At an A2 level, you need to know that may is for things that are possible, but not 100% certain.
How it works in the text:
- "The company may close some factories" → Maybe they close them, maybe they don't.
- "The company may cut 100,000 jobs" → This is a possibility.
The Simple Rule:
Subject + may + action Possible Future
📉 Opposites: More vs. Fewer
Look at how the article describes numbers. Beginners often use "less" for everything, but A2 students use fewer for things you can count (like cars or jobs).
- More A larger number (e.g., more money)
- Fewer A smaller number (e.g., fewer cars)
Quick Check: