Cheap Homes in Australian Cities

澳洲城市的廉價住宅


Introduction

The government wants cheap homes for people. But there are not enough cheap homes for everyone.

政府希望為人民提供廉價住宅,但廉價住宅的數量不足以供應所有人。

Main Body

Many homes are too expensive. People with low pay cannot pay the rent. The prices are too high because they follow the market.

許多房屋價格太高。低收入者無法支付租金。由於價格隨市場波動,導致價格過高。

Some cities want to build many tall apartments. They want to build on old land. But some people want parks and trees instead.

某些城市希望建造許多高層公寓。他們想在舊土地上開發。但有些人反而想要公園和樹木。

In Melbourne, the rules for building are easier. But the government still does not build enough homes. It is too slow.

在墨爾本,建築法規變得較為寬鬆。但政府建造的住宅數量仍然不足,進度太慢了。

Conclusion

The market wants money. But poor people need a place to live.

市場追求的是金錢,但窮人需要的是一個居住之處。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Too' Power-Up

In this text, we see the word too used many times. For an A2 learner, this is the best way to describe a problem.

The Rule: Too + Adjective = More than what is okay/good.

Examples from the text:

  • Too expensive \rightarrow (The price is bad/high)
  • Too high \rightarrow (The cost is bad)
  • Too slow \rightarrow (The speed is bad)

How to use it today: If you want to complain or explain a problem, use this pattern:

Something+extis+exttoo+extword\text{Something} + ext{is} + ext{too} + ext{word}.

  • The coffee is too hot.
  • The bus is too slow.
  • The room is too small.

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who control a country or city
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
expensive (adj.)
Something that costs a lot of money
Example:This new car is very expensive.
rent (n.)
Money you pay every month to live in a house you do not own
Example:I pay my rent on the first day of the month.
market (n.)
The system where things are bought and sold
Example:The housing market is changing this year.
apartments (n.)
Sets of rooms for living in, usually in a tall building
Example:Many people live in small apartments in the city.
Practice A2 words in a crossword