Prosus Company Makes More Money

Prosus 公司獲利增加


Introduction

The company Prosus says it made a lot more money this year. Now, the company wants to manage its businesses more actively.

Prosus 公司表示今年獲利大幅增加。目前,該公司希望更積極地管理其業務。

Main Body

Prosus made $1.3 billion in profit. This is 84 per cent more than last year. The company owns businesses for food, travel, and money in India, Europe, and Latin America.

Prosus 獲利 13 億美元。這比去年增加了 84%。該公司在印度、歐洲和拉丁美洲擁有食品、旅遊和金融業務。

Prosus bought a company called Just Eat Takeaway for €4.1 billion. They want to use this company to grow in Europe. Other companies like iFood and OLX also made more money.

Prosus 以 41 億歐元收購了一家名為 Just Eat Takeaway 的公司。他們希望利用該公司在歐洲成長。其他公司如 iFood 和 OLX 的獲利也有所增加。

Prosus is using AI to help people shop. The company uses a cheap type of AI. This helps them save money but still work well.

Prosus 正利用 AI 協助消費者購物。該公司使用一種低成本的 AI。這有助於他們節省成本,同時仍能高效運作。

Conclusion

All the company's platforms now make money. Prosus will stop buying new companies and focus on making its current businesses better.

公司所有平台目前均已獲利。Prosus 將停止收購新公司,並專注於改善現有業務。

Vocabulary Learning

📈 Money Words

Look at how we talk about money in this story. We use simple words to show things are increasing:

  • Made more money → Earned a profit.
  • Grow → To become bigger or more successful.
  • Save money → To spend less.

🌍 Where and What?

Notice how the text lists things. In A2 English, we use commas to group ideas together.

Example: "food, travel, and money" Example: "India, Europe, and Latin America"

Tip: When you list three or more things, put a comma after each one and use "and" before the last item.


🛠️ Action Words (Verbs)

These are the most important 'doing' words from the text for a beginner:

  1. Wants to (Desire) \rightarrow "The company wants to manage..."
  2. Bought (Past action) \rightarrow "Prosus bought a company..."
  3. Stop (Ending an action) \rightarrow "Prosus will stop buying..."

Vocabulary Learning

manage (v.)
To control or organize a business or a group of people
Example:She knows how to manage her small business well.
actively (adv.)
In a way that shows a lot of energy or action
Example:The company is actively looking for new workers.
profit (n.)
The money a company makes after paying all its costs
Example:The shop made a large profit this month.
platforms (n.)
Online services or websites used for business
Example:Many people use social media platforms to share photos.
focus (v.)
To give all your attention to one thing
Example:I need to focus on my homework now.
Practice A2 words in a crossword