Gambling Machines in New South Wales
新南威爾斯州的賭博機
Introduction
The government in New South Wales has a problem with gambling machines. People are worried about how the government helps people who lose money.
新南威爾斯州政府在處理賭博機問題上遇到了困難。人們擔心政府如何幫助那些輸錢的人。
Main Body
The government is very slow. One person asked for help. Eleven workers talked about it for twelve weeks. This is too slow for people who need help now.
政府的行動非常緩慢。有人尋求幫助，但十一名員工卻花了十二週才討論完。對於現在需要幫助的人來說，這太慢了。
The government does not want new rules. They do not want cashless machines. These machines help people stop spending too much money. The government says these machines cost too much money.
政府不希望制定新規則，也不希望使用無現金機。這些機器可以幫助人們停止過度消費。政府則表示這些機器的成本太高。
The government needs money from gambling. They want to make 2.2 billion dollars by 2030. They need this money for their budget. This means they want people to keep playing machines.
政府需要從賭博中獲利。他們希望在2030年前賺到22億美元，以用於其預算。這意味著他們希望人們繼續使用這些機器。
Conclusion
The government wants money from gambling more than they want to help people.
政府比起幫助人們，更想要從賭博中獲利。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Talking about Money & Wants
In this text, we see how to talk about wanting things and costs using very simple words. For an A2 learner, these patterns are the most useful.
1. The 'Want' Pattern
When a person or a group (like the government) desires something, we use:
Subject → want → thing/action
- They want new rules.
- They want money.
- They want to make billions. (Use to before the action word).
2. Simple Negatives To say 'no', just put do not (or does not) before the action:
- The government does not want... (Singular/One group)
- They do not want... (Plural/Many people)
3. The 'Too' Problem When something is more than it should be, use too + adjective:
- Too slow (Not fast enough)
- Too much money (More than is okay)
Quick Vocabulary List:
- Budget → A plan for money.
- Cashless → No paper money/coins.
- Spend → To give money to buy something.