New Money Accounts for Children
兒童新資金帳戶
Introduction
The US government started a new program. It is called Trump Accounts. It gives money to children to help them in the future.
美國政府啟動了一項新計劃，稱為「川普帳戶」，旨在提供資金以幫助兒童的未來。
Main Body
The program comes from a new law. Children born between 2025 and 2028 get $1,000. Some poor children under ten years old get $250. Rich people give this money, not the government.
該計劃源於一項新法律。2025年至2028年之間出生的兒童可獲得 1,000 美元。部分十歲以下貧困兒童可獲得 250 美元。這些資金由富豪捐贈，而非由政府提供。
Rich people have most of the money in the US. This program helps poor children get money too. Michael and Susan Dell gave a lot of money to help.
美國的大部分財富掌握在富豪手中。此計劃幫助貧困兒童也能獲得資金。Michael 與 Susan Dell 捐贈了大量資金提供協助。
The money goes into the stock market. Children cannot touch the money until they are 18. Then, they can use it for school or a house. Six million children have accounts now.
資金將投入股市。兒童在 18 歲之前不得動用該資金。屆時，他們可用於就學或購屋。目前已有 600 萬名兒童開立了帳戶。
Conclusion
The Trump Accounts program is now open for children.
「川普帳戶」計劃現已對兒童開放。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Tracking the Money
Look at how we describe who has or gives things in the text. At A2 level, you need to master these basic 'action' words for ownership.
The Pattern: [Person] → [Action] → [Object]
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Give (To move money from you to someone else)
- Rich people give this money.
- Michael and Susan Dell gave a lot of money.
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Have (To own something right now)
- Rich people have most of the money.
- Six million children have accounts.
Quick Tip: The Time Jump Notice the difference between Give (happens generally) and Gave (already happened).
Vocabulary Bridge:
- Poor Not much money
- Rich A lot of money