New Plan to Fix Roads in Victoria
維多利亞州道路維修新計劃
Introduction
A political group called the Coalition wants to spend 5 billion dollars to fix roads in Victoria.
一個名為「聯盟」的政治團體希望投入 50 億美元修復維多利亞州的道路。
Main Body
The Coalition wants to fix one million holes in the roads. They want to start a new office called 'Better Roads Victoria'. This office will check how workers fix the roads.
聯盟希望修復一百萬個路面坑洞。他們計畫成立一個名為「維多利亞更佳道路」的新部門，用以監督工人的道路修復工作。
They say people in the country do not have good roads. They want to give more money to these small towns. Farmers say the roads are very bad now.
他們表示鄉村地區的道路狀況不佳，因此希望撥更多款項給這些小鎮。農民則反映目前的道路狀況非常糟糕。
The current government spent 1 billion dollars to fix 200,000 holes. They say they want to make roads last longer. But the Coalition says the roads are still dangerous for cars.
現任政府已投入 10 億美元修復了 20 萬個坑洞。政府聲稱希望提升道路的耐用度，但聯盟認為這些道路對開車者來說依然危險。
Conclusion
The Coalition wants more money for roads before the election in November.
聯盟希望在 11 月的選舉前，能獲得更多道路建設資金。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Talking About Money & Amount
In this text, we see how to describe large numbers and money. This is very useful for A2 students to describe costs or quantities.
1. The Money Pattern
- 5 billion dollars [Number] + [Size] + [Currency]
- 1 billion dollars [Number] + [Size] + [Currency]
2. The Quantity Pattern
- One million holes [Number] + [Size] + [Object]
- 200,000 holes [Number] + [Object]
🛠️ The Word "Fix"
Notice how the word "fix" is used. In A2 English, "fix" is the simplest way to say you make something broken work again.
- Fix roads Make roads good.
- Fix holes Fill the holes in the street.
Pro Tip: Use "fix" for cars, phones, and roads!