Samsung Makes More Money Because of AI

三星因 AI 獲利增加

Jul 7, 2026, 09:30

Introduction

Samsung says it made a lot more money in the second part of this year.

三星表示今年下半年獲利大幅增加。

Main Body

Many people want AI technology. AI needs special computer chips. Samsung sells these chips. Now, Samsung sells them for more money because there are not enough chips for everyone.

許多人需要 AI 技術。AI 需要特殊的電腦晶片。三星銷售這些晶片。現在三星將其以更高價格出售，因為晶片供應不足以滿足所有人需求。

The South Korean government wants to help. They will spend a lot of money to build more chip factories. Other countries like China and Japan are also building more factories.

韓國政府希望提供協助。他們將投入大量資金興建更多晶片工廠。其他國家如中國和日本也在興建更多工廠。

Samsung's stock price went down a little bit on Tuesday. Some people are worried about other companies. But in general, Samsung and other chip companies are doing very well this year.

三星的股價在週二小幅下跌。有些人擔心其他公司。但總體而言，三星和其他晶片公司今年的表現都非常好。

Conclusion

Samsung is very rich now because of AI. South Korea is building more factories to make more chips.

三星現在因 AI 而變得非常富有。韓國正在興建更多工廠以生產更多晶片。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'More' Pattern

In this story, we see the word more used in three different ways. This is a key trick for A2 English to describe growth.

1. Adding to a Quantity (Amount)

*"...made a lot more money..."
*"...build more chip factories..."
Meaning: Simply adding extra items or cash.

2. Changing a Price (Value)

*"...sells them for more money..."
Meaning: The cost is higher than before.

3. Comparing (Higher Level)

*"Samsung Makes More Money..."
Meaning: Samsung $\rightarrow$ AI $\rightarrow$ Higher Profit.

Quick Word Swap Instead of saying "a lot of," you can use "more" when something is increasing:

Old: I have a lot of chips. $\rightarrow$ New: I have more chips now.

Vocabulary Learning

technology (n.)

New machines and ways of doing things using science

Example:Modern technology makes our lives easier.

chips (n.)

Small pieces of silicon used in computers to process information

Example:My new phone has very fast computer chips.

government (n.)

The group of people who rule a country

Example:The government makes new laws for the city.

factories (n.)

Large buildings where things are made by machines

Example:The car factories produce many vehicles every day.

stock price (n.)

The amount of money one share of a company costs

Example:The stock price of the company went up today.

general (adj.)

Happening in most situations; not specific

Example:In general, the weather is warm in July.

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