Lime Sells Shares on the Stock Market
Lime 在股票市場出售股份
Introduction
The company Lime is now a public company. It got 167 million dollars from selling shares.
Lime 公司現在已成為一家上市公司，透過出售股份籌集了 1.67 億美元。
Main Body
Lime sold shares for 25 dollars each. Now the company is worth 1.66 billion dollars. Three big banks helped Lime with this sale.
Lime 每股以 25 美元出售。目前公司市值為 16.6 億美元。三家大銀行協助 Lime 進行此次出售。
Lime had a hard time in the past. Some other scooter companies closed. But Lime grew. Now it works in 230 cities in 29 countries.
Lime 過去面臨困難。一些其他電動滑板車公司倒閉了，但 Lime 卻成長了。目前它在 29 個國家的 230 個城市營運。
Lime works closely with Uber. Uber owns part of Lime. Lime also needs money to pay its debts. The CEO says the company is now more open about its money.
Lime 與 Uber 緊密合作，Uber 持有 Lime 的部分股份。Lime 同時需要資金來償還債務。執行長表示公司現在在財務方面更加透明。
Conclusion
People can now buy Lime shares on the Nasdaq. Lime will use the money to pay debts and grow in more countries.
人們現在可以在那斯達克購買 Lime 股份。Lime 將利用這筆資金償還債務並在更多國家成長。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of "NOW"
In this text, we see a pattern that helps you describe a change from the past to the present.
The Logic: Past State Current State
Examples from the text:
- Past: Lime had a hard time Now: It works in 230 cities.
- Past: Private company Now: It is a public company.
How to use it for A2: Use "Now" at the start of a sentence to show a new situation. It is the simplest way to tell a story about progress.
Key Vocabulary for Money:
- Worth: The total value (Example: The company is worth 1.66 billion).
- Debts: Money that you owe to someone else.
- Shares: Small pieces of a company that people can buy.