Toyota and Daimler Truck Sell Parts of Archion
Toyota 與 Daimler Truck 將出售 Archion 部分股份
Introduction
Toyota and Daimler Truck want to sell some of their shares in a company called Archion.
Toyota 與 Daimler Truck 打算出售他們在一家名為 Archion 的公司中所持有的部分股份。
Main Body
The companies may sell 30 percent of Archion this month. This sale is worth 200 billion to 300 billion yen. They do this to follow stock market rules.
這些公司可能會在本月出售 Archion 30% 的股份。此次出售的價值約為 2,000 億至 3,000 億日圓。他們這樣做是為了遵守股票市場的規定。
Toyota and Daimler Truck each own 41 percent of Archion. Archion manages two other companies, Hino and Mitsubishi Fuso. In the future, Hino and Mitsubishi Fuso will own 25 percent each.
Toyota 與 Daimler Truck 各持有 Archion 41% 的股份。Archion 管理另外兩家公司，分別是 Hino 與 Mitsubishi Fuso。未來，Hino 與 Mitsubishi Fuso 將各持有 25% 的股份。
Toyota says this is not an official news story. Daimler Truck says nothing. Archion says they are thinking about selling shares, but they have no final plan yet.
Toyota 表示這並非正式新聞。Daimler Truck 則未發表評論。Archion 表示他們正在考慮出售股份，但目前尚未有最終計劃。
Conclusion
The companies are checking their money plans. They may sell shares soon.
這些公司正在審視其財務計劃，可能會在短期內出售股份。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ THE 'MAY' POWER
In this story, we see the word may.
What does it do? It tells us something is possible, but not 100% certain. It is like saying "maybe."
Examples from the text:
- "The companies may sell..." (It is possible they will sell, but they aren't sure yet).
- "They may sell shares soon." (Possible in the future).
💰 MONEY WORDS
When talking about companies, we use these simple words:
- Shares: Small pieces of a company that people own.
- Worth: The price of something. (Example: This sale is worth 200 billion yen).
- Own: To have something. (Example: Toyota owns 41 percent).
📝 QUICK GUIDE: PERCENTAGES
When you see the % symbol, just say "percent".
- 30% Thirty percent
- 41% Forty-one percent