Problems at the Australian National University
澳洲国立大學的問題
Introduction
The Australian National University (ANU) has big problems. The school lost money and people are unhappy.
澳洲国立大學 (ANU) 面臨嚴重問題。學校虧損資金，且人們感到不滿。
Main Body
The university lost 100 million dollars. Fewer students from other countries come to the school. People do not want to give money to the university now.
大學虧損了一億美元。來自其他國家的學生就讀人數減少。現在人們不想捐款給這所大學。
Some leaders tried to save money with a plan. But a government report says the school did not need to save money. The school still had a lot of money in 2024 and 2025.
一些領導者試圖通過一項計劃來省錢。但政府報告指出，學校並沒有省錢的必要。在 2024 年和 2025 年，學校仍擁有大量資金。
Many workers lost their jobs. Some workers felt very sad and sick. Some people say the bosses were mean to the staff.
許多員工失去了工作。部分員工感到非常悲傷且身體不適。有人表示老闆對員工非常刻薄。
Many top leaders left the university. Now, a government group is helping the school find a new leader. A woman named Lynelle Briggs is checking the school's rules.
許多高層領導離開了大學。目前，一個政府小組正協助學校尋找新領導。一位名叫 Lynelle Briggs 的女性正在審查學校的規章制度。
Conclusion
The ANU is trying to fix these problems. They want people to trust them again.
ANU 正試圖解決這些問題。他們希望重新贏得人們的信任。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Past' Pattern
In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened. We just add -ed to the end of the action word.
Look at these changes:
- lose lost (Special change!)
- try tried
- want wanted
- feel felt (Special change!)
🚩 'People' vs 'Person'
When the story says "People are unhappy," it means many individuals.
- 1 Person is
- Many People are
📦 Simple Word Groups
Use these pairs to describe the situation:
- Lost money (Negative)
- Save money (Positive)
- New leader (Change)
- Big problems (Size)