Report on Royal Family Houses
關於皇室住宅的報告
Introduction
A government office wrote a report about the houses of the British royal family. It looks at how they pay for their homes.
政府部門撰寫了一份關於英國皇室住宅的報告，探討他們如何支付房屋費用。
Main Body
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lived in a big house. He paid very little rent. He rented three small houses to other people for twenty years. He made his own money from this.
安德魯·蒙巴頓-溫莎居住在一座大房子裡。他支付的租金非常低。他將三間小房子出租給他人，持續了二十年。他以此賺取自己的收入。
King Charles III pays the rent for some other royal family members. He pays for Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. He also pays for Prince Michael of Kent.
國王查理三世為其他一些皇室成員支付租金。他為貝亞特麗絲公主和尤金妮公主支付租金。他還為肯特的邁克爾王子支付租金。
The Prince and Princess of Wales have a different deal. They pay 307,200 pounds every year for their house. The government paid for some repairs to the house.
威爾斯親王與王妃的協議則不同。他們每年為其住宅支付 307,200 英鎊。政府則支付了部分房屋維修費用。
Conclusion
Now, a group of politicians will study these facts. They want to see if the royal family uses public money in a fair way.
現在一群政治家將研究這些事實，以確定皇室使用公共資金的方式是否公平。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Money Verbs
In this text, we see three ways to talk about money. If you want to reach A2, you must know these differences:
- Pay Give money for a service. (Example: He pays the rent.)
- Rent Pay to live in a house you do not own. (Example: He rented three small houses.)
- Make Get money by working or business. (Example: He made his own money.)
🏠 Describing Homes
Look at how the text describes the houses using simple adjectives:
- Big house Small houses
To make a sentence, put the describing word before the thing:
Adjective Noun
Big House