New Houses in Australia
澳洲的新住宅
Introduction
The Australian government wants to build more cheap houses. Many people cannot pay for rent now.
澳洲政府希望興建更多廉價住宅。目前許多人都無法負擔房租。
Main Body
The government wants 1.2 million new homes by 2029. Some builders make tall buildings. In return, they make some apartments cheap for a short time. Some people say this only helps the builders make money.
政府希望在2029年前興建120萬個新住宅。部分開發商建造高層建築，作為回報，他們會在短時間內提供部分廉價公寓。但有人認為這僅僅是幫助開發商賺錢。
Different states have different rules. In Victoria, builders can pay money instead of making cheap homes. The national government also gives 10 billion dollars to help builders. But some experts say the homes are still too expensive.
不同州的規定有所不同。在維多利亞州，開發商可以用支付費用來代替興建廉價住宅。聯邦政府也撥款100億美元資助開發商。但部分專家表示，房價依然過高。
Some cities have old rules about building. In Brisbane, rules stop people from building tall houses in the city center. This makes house prices go up. The city is trying to change these rules now.
部分城市仍沿用舊的建築規定。在布里斯本，規定限制了人們在市中心興建高層住宅，導致房價上漲。市政府目前正嘗試修改這些規定。
Conclusion
Australia works with private companies to build more homes. People still argue if this is the best way.
澳洲與私人公司合作興建更多住宅。但人們對於這是否為最佳方案仍有爭議。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Too' Rule
In the story, we see: "homes are still too expensive."
Use too when something is more than what we want. It is usually a bad thing.
Examples:
- The rent is too high I cannot pay it.
- The building is too tall It blocks the sun.
- The rules are too old We need new rules.
Word Patterns: 'Make' + 'Something' + 'Adjective'
Look at how the text describes changes:
- *"make apartments cheap"
- *"make house prices go up"
When you want to change the state of something, use this simple map: [Person/Thing] make [Object] [Description]
- The government make houses cheap.
- The rules make prices expensive.