Blue Origin Wants More Money
Blue Origin 尋求更多資金
Introduction
Blue Origin wants 10 billion dollars from other people. They want to grow their space company.
Blue Origin 想要從他人處獲得 100 億美元，以擴大其太空公司。
Main Body
Blue Origin needs money for its work. Jeff Bezos and a company called Coatue will give some money. Before, only Jeff Bezos paid for the company. Now, other people will help.
Blue Origin 的運作需要資金。Jeff Bezos 和一家名為 Coatue 的公司將提供部分資金。此前，僅由 Jeff Bezos 為公司出資，現在則將有其他人協助。
Another company called SpaceX is very big and has a lot of money. Blue Origin wants to be as big as SpaceX. Blue Origin works with the US government, but it does not fly rockets as often as SpaceX.
另一家名為 SpaceX 的公司規模龐大且資金雄厚。Blue Origin 希望能達到與 SpaceX 相當的規模。Blue Origin 與美國政府合作，但其火箭發射頻率不如 SpaceX。
Blue Origin has a new plan called Project Sunrise. They want to put many satellites in space for computers. One rocket had a problem in May, but the company will try to fly again this year.
Blue Origin 有一項名為 Project Sunrise 的新計劃。他們希望在太空部署許多用於電腦運算的衛星。儘管 5 月份的一枚火箭出現了問題，但公司將嘗試在今年再次發射。
Conclusion
Blue Origin is getting money from new partners. They want to beat SpaceX in space.
Blue Origin 正從新夥伴處獲取資金，希望在太空競爭中擊敗 SpaceX。
Vocabulary Learning
🚀 Comparison Logic
In this text, we see how to compare two things using as [word] as. This is a great way to say two things are equal.
The Pattern:
Subject + is + as + adjective + as + Target
Example from text: Blue Origin wants to be as big as SpaceX.
How it works:
- Big As big as (Equal size)
- Fast As fast as (Equal speed)
- Cheap As cheap as (Equal price)
🛠️ The 'Want' Flow
Notice how the text uses want to describe goals. For A2, remember that after "want," we use to before an action word.
- Want to grow
- Want to be
- Want to put
- Want to beat
Simple Rule:
Person/Company want(s) to action