New US Taxes on Brazilian Goods
美國對巴西商品徵收新稅
Introduction
The US government wants to put new taxes on things from Brazil. Many companies in Brazil and the US do not like this idea.
美國政府打算對來自巴西的商品徵收新稅。許多巴西和美國的公司並不認同這個想法。
Main Body
The US wants a 25% tax on some Brazilian products. Brazil sells a lot of instant coffee to the US. The US cannot find other countries to sell this much coffee for a low price.
美國希望對部分巴西產品徵收 25% 的稅。巴西向美國出口大量即溶咖啡。美國找不到其他國家能以如此低廉的價格供應這麼多咖啡。
Big US companies are worried. Coca-Cola wants cheap oranges and lemons. Tesla needs parts from Brazil for its cars. eBay says taxes on old goods are too high for small sellers.
美國大公司感到擔憂。可口可樂需要廉價的橙與檸檬。特斯拉的汽車需要來自巴西的零件。eBay 表示，對二手商品的課稅對小賣家而言過高。
Many companies wrote letters to the US government. They say these taxes will make things cost more money. This is bad for business and for people.
許多公司致信給美國政府。他們表示這些稅金將導致物價上漲。這對商業發展以及消費者都非常不利。
Conclusion
The US government is now reading these letters to decide about the taxes.
美國政府目前正在閱讀這些信件，以決定是否徵稅。
Vocabulary Learning
📦 The 'Thing' Words
In this text, we see words that describe stuff or objects. To get to A2, you need to move from general words to specific ones.
General Specific
- Things Products
- Things Parts
- Things Goods
💰 Money Words
Look at how we talk about costs in the story:
- Low price (Cheap / Not much money)
- Cost more money (Expensive / High price)
- Tax (Extra money for the government)
✍️ Quick Grammar: 'Want' + 'To'
When a person or a government has a goal, we use: Want + to + action.
- The US government wants to put taxes...
- Coca-Cola wants cheap oranges... (Here, 'wants' is used with a thing, not an action).
Remember: If there is an action after 'want', always use 'to'.