House Prices in Australia and the USA
澳洲與美國的房價
Introduction
House prices in Australia and the USA are changing. Prices are not growing fast now.
澳洲與美國的房價正在發生變化，目前價格增長已放緩。
Main Body
In Australia, house prices were very high for a long time. Now, the government changed the tax rules. Interest rates are also high. Banks say house prices will go down soon.
在澳洲，房價長期以來都非常高。現在政府修改了稅務規則，且利率也處於高位。銀行表示房價很快將會下跌。
In the USA, fewer people are buying houses. There are fewer babies and fewer new people moving to the country. Older people will sell their homes slowly.
在美國，買房的人數減少了。出生率下降，且移入該國的人數也減少了。年長者將會緩慢地出售他們的房屋。
Some places in the USA, like Texas, will have lower prices. Other places, like the Northeast, will still have high prices because there are not many houses.
美國部分地區，如德州，價格將會較低。而其他地區，如東北部，由於房屋供應不足，房價將維持高位。
Conclusion
Both countries are changing. Australia has new laws and the USA has fewer people.
兩國都在發生變化。澳洲出台了新法律，而美國的人口則在減少。
Vocabulary Learning
📉 Comparing Amounts
In this text, we see a very useful pattern for A2 students: Fewer.
We use fewer when we talk about things we can count (like people, babies, or houses).
- Fewer people → Not as many people.
- Fewer babies → Not as many babies.
🕒 The 'Now' vs 'Then' Shift
Look at how the text moves from the past to the present:
Past "House prices were very high" Present "Prices are not growing fast now"
Tip: Use were for the old situation and are for the current situation to show a change.