Report on Royal Family Homes and Money
關於王室成員房屋與資金的報告
Introduction
A government office looked at where the royal family lives. They found that some royals pay very little money for their homes.
政府部門調查了王室成員的居住情況，發現部分王室成員支付的房租非常低。
Main Body
Some royals paid very low rent. Prince Andrew lived in a big house for almost no money. He made money by renting other small houses to people.
部分王室成員支付的租金非常低。安德魯王子住在一個大房子裡，幾乎不需要花錢。他透過將其他小房子出租給他人來獲利。
King Charles pays rent for some of his family. He pays for Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. He also pays for Prince Michael of Kent. These people do not pay the full price.
查爾斯國王為其部分家人支付租金。他為 Beatrice 公主和 Eugenie 公主支付費用，也為肯特公爵邁克爾王子支付費用。這些人不需要支付全額租金。
The Prince and Princess of Wales pay more money for their home. However, the government spent almost 400,000 pounds to fix their house before they moved in.
威爾斯親王與王妃為他們的住宅支付了更多費用。然而，在他們搬入之前，政府花費了近 40 萬英鎊來修繕該房屋。
Conclusion
The royal family is changing their homes. People want to know more about their money.
王室成員正在變更他們的住所，民眾希望了解更多關於他們的資金狀況。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 The 'Money' Words
In this story, we see how people move money around. Here are the most useful words for your A2 level:
- Pay → To give money for something.
- Rent → Money you pay every month to live in a house you do not own.
- Spend → To use money to buy things or fix things.
💡 How to use these words
Look at how the story uses them. It is a simple pattern: Who Action What.
- King Charles pays rent.
- The government spent money.
- Royals pay very little.
Tip: Notice that spend becomes spent when it happened in the past (like the 400,000 pounds for the house)!