Money and Medicine Companies
金錢與製藥公司
Introduction
Medicine companies are doing well. Their prices are going up.
製藥公司表現良好，價格正在上漲。
Main Body
The XBI group of companies grew 30% this year. This is a good sign for the market.
XBI 企業集團今年增長了 30%。這是市場的一個良好跡象。
Some companies are risky. For example, Sarepta lost 20% of its value because a medical test failed.
有些公司具有風險。例如，Sarepta 因為一次醫療測試失敗，價值下跌了 20%。
Biogen is a different company. Its price is going up now. It may reach 240 dollars or 300 dollars soon.
Biogen 則是一家不同的公司。其價格目前正在上漲，很快可能會達到 240 美元或 300 美元。
Conclusion
The medicine market is growing. XBI is safe and Biogen is a good chance to make money.
製藥市場正在成長。XBI 較為安全，而 Biogen 是賺錢的好機會。
Vocabulary Learning
📈 Up or Down?
In this text, we see how to talk about things changing. This is very important for A2 English.
1. Moving Up
- Going up → Prices are increasing.
- Grew → It became bigger (Past of grow).
2. Moving Down
- Lost → It became smaller/less (Past of lose).
- Failed → It did not work.
3. The 'Chance' Word
- May → Use this when you are not 100% sure.
- Example: "It may reach 300 dollars" (Maybe it will, maybe it won't).
Quick Vocabulary Map Safe ↔ Risky Growing ↔ Failing