Rich People and Poor People in 2025

2025年的富人與窮人

Jul 2, 2026, 15:00
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Introduction

A new report says more people are millionaires in 2025. However, most normal people have less money than before.

一份新報告指出 2025 年有更多人成為百萬富翁。然而，大多數普通人的財富比以前減少了。

Main Body

Rich people got more money because the stock market went up. The USA had many new millionaires. Billionaires grew their money very fast.

由於股市上漲，富人賺到了更多錢。美國出現了許多新百萬富翁。億萬富翁的財富增長非常迅速。

In the USA, UK, and Germany, the middle-class people lost money. In Australia, houses became very expensive. This made some people rich, but others stayed poor.

在美國、英國和德國，中產階級失去了財富。在澳洲，房屋變得非常昂貴。這使得有些人變得富有，但有些人則依然貧困。

Some countries in Europe and the Middle East also have more millionaires. Some experts say the government should change taxes. They want to tax money that parents leave to children.

歐洲和中東的一些國家也有更多百萬富翁。一些專家表示政府應該改變稅制，他們希望對父母留給子女的遺產徵稅。

Conclusion

Rich people are getting richer from stocks and houses. Most people are getting poorer.

富人透過股票和房產變得越來越富有，而大多數人則越來越貧困。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The "Comparing People" Pattern

In this text, we see a pattern for talking about groups of people and their money. To reach A2, you need to know how to describe Who is doing What.

1. Identifying Groups

  • Rich people →\rightarrow Have a lot of money.
  • Poor people →\rightarrow Have very little money.
  • Middle-class people →\rightarrow Are in the center (not rich, not poor).

2. Action Words (Money Verbs) Look at how the money moves in the story:

  • Got (Past of get): "Rich people got more money." →\rightarrow They received it.
  • Lost (Past of lose): "Middle-class people lost money." →\rightarrow It went away.
  • Grew (Past of grow): "Billionaires grew their money." →\rightarrow It became bigger.

3. Simple Contrast Notice the use of But and However to show two different sides:

  • Rich people get richer BUT\textbf{BUT} others stay poor.
  • More millionaires HOWEVER\textbf{HOWEVER} normal people have less.

Quick Tip: Use these pairs to describe your own world: Group A→Action→Result\text{Group A} \rightarrow \text{Action} \rightarrow \text{Result}.

Vocabulary Learning

report (n.)
A document that gives information about a subject
Example:I read a report about the weather today.
millionaire (n.)
A person who has a million dollars or more
Example:He became a millionaire by starting a business.
stock market (n.)
A place where people buy and sell parts of companies
Example:Many people invest their money in the stock market.
billionaire (n.)
A person who has a billion dollars or more
Example:The billionaire bought a private island.
middle-class (adj.)
People who have a medium amount of money
Example:My parents are middle-class workers.
expensive (adj.)
Something that costs a lot of money
Example:This new phone is very expensive.
expert (n.)
A person who knows a lot about something
Example:She is an expert in computer science.
government (n.)
The group of people who lead a country
Example:The government made a new law about schools.
tax (n.)
Money that you must pay to the government
Example:We pay tax on the things we buy.
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