Blue Origin Wants More Money for Space Projects
Blue Origin 尋求更多資金支持太空計畫
Introduction
Blue Origin wants 10 billion dollars from other companies. They want to build better rockets.
Blue Origin 希望從其他公司籌得 100 億美元，用以製造更優秀的火箭。
Main Body
Before now, Jeff Bezos paid for everything. Now, other companies will give money. One company will give 4 billion dollars. Jeff Bezos will give 2 billion dollars. Blue Origin wants to be as big as SpaceX.
在此之前，所有費用均由 Jeff Bezos 支付。現在將由其他公司出資。其中一家公司將提供 40 億美元，Jeff Bezos 則將提供 20 億美元。Blue Origin 希望能達到與 SpaceX 相當的規模。
The company needs money to fix a launch site in Florida. A rocket broke during a test in May. They want to fix the rocket and fly again this year.
該公司需要資金來修復位於佛羅里達州的發射場。今年 5 月的一次測試中有一枚火箭損壞。他們希望修復該火箭並在今年內再次飛行。
Blue Origin also wants to help NASA go to the moon. They want to build computers in space. They might also build a new internet system for the government.
Blue Origin 還希望協助 NASA 前往月球。他們計畫在太空建立電腦系統，且可能會為政府構建一套新的網路系統。
Conclusion
Blue Origin is taking money from others to grow faster and reach the moon.
Blue Origin 透過引入外部資金以加快成長速度並實現登月目標。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 THE 'WANT' PATTERN
In this story, we see a simple way to talk about goals.
The Rule:
Person/Company + want(s) + to + action
Examples from text:
- Blue Origin wants to build better rockets.
- They want to fix the rocket.
- They want to be as big as SpaceX.
💡 Quick Tip for A2: If you are talking about one company (it), add an -s:
- Blue Origin wants → ✅
- They want → ✅
Common words to use with this pattern:
- Want to build → Create something new
- Want to fix → Make something work again
- Want to be → Become something
Summary:
Subject → want/wants → to → verb