A Very Late Magazine
一本遲到很久的雜誌
Introduction
A man in Chester got a baby magazine 19 years after he ordered it.
切斯特的一名男子在訂購 19 年後才收到一本嬰兒雜誌。
Main Body
Paul Edwards bought a magazine called 'Mother & Baby' in 2007. He had small children then. Now his children are adults and go to university. He finally got the magazine now.
Paul Edwards 在 2007 年購買了一本名為 ''Mother & Baby'' 的雜誌。當時他的孩子還很小。現在他的孩子已經成年並就讀大學。他現在終於收到了這本雜誌。
Royal Mail said sorry for the mistake. They think someone else found the magazine and put it back in the post. It did not stay in the post office for 19 years.
英國皇家郵政(Royal Mail)為此錯誤道歉。他們認為是其他人發現了這本雜誌並將其重新寄回。這本雜誌並非在郵局停留了 19 年。
Many people saw this story on the internet. They are angry because the post is often slow. A group called Ofcom is checking Royal Mail. Royal Mail did not deliver many letters on time last year.
許多人在網上看到了這個故事。他們感到憤怒,因為郵寄速度經常緩慢。一個名為 Ofcom 的機構正在對皇家郵政進行調查。皇家郵政去年有許多信件未能準時送達。
Royal Mail paid 37 million pounds in fines. Now they will spend 500 million pounds to make the service better.
皇家郵政支付了 3,700 萬英鎊的罰款。現在他們將投入 5 億英鎊來改善服務。
Conclusion
Paul got his magazine, but Royal Mail still has many problems with its service.
Paul 收到了他的雜誌,但皇家郵政的服務仍然存在許多問題。
Vocabulary Learning
Time Travel with Words
Look at these two sentences from the story:
- "He had small children then."
- "Now his children are adults."
The Secret: We use HAD for things that finished in the past. We use ARE for things that are true right now.
Simple Comparison:
- Past Had (Example: I had a toy car.)
- Present Are/Is (Example: I am a student.)
Money Words
In the text, we see: "Paid 37 million pounds" and "Spend 500 million pounds."
Pay Giving money for something you bought. Spend Using money to buy or improve things.
Quick Guide:
- If the money leaves your wallet Spend
- If you give money to a shop/person Pay