Australia Sues Amazon Over Prime Rules
澳洲政府就 Prime 會員條款起訴亞馬遜
Introduction
The Australian government is taking Amazon to court. They say Amazon has unfair rules for Prime members.
澳洲政府正將亞馬遜告上法庭，指其對 Prime 會員的規定並不公平。
Main Body
Amazon changed its Prime Video service. Now, more than one million people see ads. These people already paid 79 Australian dollars for the year.
亞馬遜更改了其 Prime Video 服務。現在有超過一百萬人必須觀看廣告，而這些人此前已支付了每年 79 澳幣的費用。
Amazon told users to pay more money. Users must pay 2.99 dollars every month to stop the ads. The government says this is not fair.
亞馬遜要求用戶支付更多費用。用戶每月必須支付 2.99 澳幣才能取消廣告。政府表示這樣做並不公平。
Amazon did this in many countries like the US and UK. The government says Amazon's main office in the US planned this. Amazon says they are looking at the court papers now.
亞馬遜在美國和英國等許多國家都採取了同樣做法。政府表示這是由亞馬遜位於美國的總部所規劃的。亞馬遜則表示他們目前正在審閱法院文件。
Conclusion
The government wants Amazon to pay money to the people.
政府希望亞馬遜向用戶支付賠償。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Money Words
In this text, we see how to talk about paying for things. A2 students need to know these simple patterns:
- Pay [Amount] → pay 79 Australian dollars
- Pay [Amount] every [Time] → pay 2.99 dollars every month
🔍 Action Words (Present Tense)
Look at how we describe things happening now:
| Word | Meaning | Example from text |
|---|---|---|
| Sues | To go to court | Australia sues Amazon |
| Told | Said something | Amazon told users |
| Wants | Desires/Needs | The government wants |
💡 Quick Tip: 'More than'
When you see "more than", it means a higher number.
More than one million people 1,000,001 or more.