Shows Cancelled in Australia
澳洲演出取消
Introduction
Many big shows in Australia stopped their tours. They did not sell enough tickets and the costs were too high.
澳洲許多大型演出停止了巡演。原因在於門票銷售不足，且成本過高。
Main Body
The show 'Waitress' will not play in Sydney. John Frost says things are too expensive now. People have less money for tickets because food and rent cost more.
劇目《Waitress》將不會在雪梨演出。John Frost 表示現在成本太高。由於食物與租金價格上漲，人們購買門票的預算減少了。
Other shows stopped too. 'Beetlejuice' and 'Aida' cancelled their tours. It is too expensive to move big shows to different cities. People now wait until the last minute to buy tickets.
其他演出也同樣停止了。《Beetlejuice》與《Aida》取消了巡演。將大型演出搬遷至不同城市成本過高。現在人們傾向於在最後一刻才購買門票。
Theatre leaders met in Canberra. They want the government to help with money and taxes. Workers are also sad because their jobs are not safe.
劇院負責人在坎培拉舉行了會議。他們希望政府在資金與稅務方面提供協助。員工們也感到憂心，因為他們的職位並不穩定。
Conclusion
Australian theatres are in a hard time. People spend less money and shows cost too much to run.
澳洲劇院正處於艱難時期。人們消費減少，且演出運行成本過高。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Too' Trick
In the text, we see "too expensive" and "too high."
When we use too, it means something is a problem. It is more than we want.
- Expensive (Price is high) Too expensive (I cannot pay for it!)
- High (Cost is up) Too high (It is a problem!)
Words for 'Money' in the Story
Notice how the story talks about money using different words:
- Sell Giving a ticket for money.
- Cost The amount of money you need to pay.
- Spend Using your money to buy things.
Negative Patterns
Look at how the story says things are not happening:
- Did not sell (Past)
- Will not play (Future)
Both use NOT to change the meaning to a 'No'.