Google Must Pay Big Fine to Europe
Google 必須向歐洲支付巨額罰款
Introduction
A big court in Europe says Google must pay 4.1 billion euros. Google did things that were not fair to other companies.
歐洲的一家大型法院裁定 Google 必須支付 41 億歐元。Google 採取了對其他公司不公平的行為。
Main Body
Google made a rule for phone makers. The makers had to put Google Search and Chrome on phones. If they did not, they could not use the Play Store.
Google 為手機製造商制定了規則。製造商必須在手機上預裝 Google 搜尋和 Chrome。如果他們不這樣做，就不能使用 Play 商店。
Google also paid money to some companies. They paid them to use only Google search. Google stopped other people from making different versions of Android.
Google 還向某些公司支付款項。他們支付費用以要求對方僅使用 Google 搜尋。Google 阻止他人開發不同版本的 Android。
Google said these rules are good for new ideas. They said Apple does the same things. But the court did not agree with Google.
Google 稱這些規則有助於創新。他們表示 Apple 也是這麼做的。但法院並不認同 Google 的說法。
Europe is now making new laws for big tech companies. The United States is angry. They think Europe is not fair to American companies.
歐洲目前正在為大型科技公司制定新法律。美國對此感到憤怒，認為歐洲對美國公司不公平。
Conclusion
Google must pay the money now. This shows that Europe wants fair rules for all tech companies.
Google 現在必須支付這筆款項。這顯示出歐洲希望所有科技公司都能遵循公平的規則。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Must' Rule
In this story, we see a very strong word: Must.
When we say someone must do something, it is not a choice. It is a requirement or a law.
Look at the pattern:
Person/Company must action
- Example 1: Google must pay
- Example 2: You must study
🛠️ Simple Opposites
To get to A2, you need to describe things using basic opposites. The article uses these:
- Fair (Correct/Equal) Not Fair (Wrong/Unequal)
- Agree (Yes) Did not agree (No)
Tip: To make a sentence negative in the past, just put did not before the action word.
- The court agreed. The court did not agree.