Money and War: The US, Israel, and Iran
金錢與戰爭：美國、以色列與伊朗
Introduction
The US and Israel are fighting with Iran. This war started 100 days ago. Now, things cost more money around the world.
美國與以色列正在與伊朗作戰。這場戰爭始於 100 天前。現在，全球許多東西的價格都上漲了。
Main Body
Ships cannot move oil and plant food through a small sea path. Because of this, oil prices are very high. Plane tickets cost more money. Some airlines stopped flying.
船隻無法透過一條狹小的海路運輸石油和糧食。因此，油價非常高。機票變得更貴。部分航空公司停止了飛行。
The US government sold more oil to help. China bought less oil. These things stopped oil prices from going too high. But some countries in the Middle East are still angry and do not work together.
美國政府出售更多石油以提供幫助。中國減少了石油購買量。這些因素阻止了油價過高。但中東部分國家仍然憤怒，且不願合作。
Some people are making money from AI computers in South Korea and Taiwan. But other people are poor. House loans are expensive. The US government wants more money for the army. They want to spend less money on schools and nature.
有些人正從韓國和台灣的 AI 電腦中獲利。但其他人則很貧窮。房屋貸款成本昂貴。美國政府希望增加軍費。他們希望減少在學校和自然環境上的支出。
Conclusion
The world economy is weak. AI helps, but the war in the Middle East is a big problem.
全球經濟疲軟。AI 雖有幫助，但中東戰爭是一個大問題。
Vocabulary Learning
💸 The 'Cost' Pattern
In this text, we see how to talk about money and prices. For A2 learners, the most important thing is knowing how to say something is expensive or cheap.
1. Basic Price Words
- Cost → The amount of money you pay.
- Expensive → Costs a lot of money.
- Poor → Has very little money.
2. How to use 'More' for prices When prices go up, we use 'More'.
- Example: "Plane tickets cost more money."
- Pattern: [Item] + cost + more + money.
3. Opposite Actions Look at how the text describes money moving:
- Sold (gave for money) Bought (paid for something)
- Spend (use money) Make (get money)
Quick Tip: If you want to say the price is high, you can say:
- "Prices are very high" (Very expensive)
- "Loans are expensive" (Hard to pay back)