A Woman Moves Her Business from USA to India
一名女性將她的事業從美國移至印度
Introduction
Astha Chaturvedi worked in technology. She moved her family and her business from San Francisco to Bengaluru.
Astha Chaturvedi 從事科技產業。她將家人與事業從三藩市搬到了班加羅爾。
Main Body
Astha left the USA because the visa process was too slow. She wanted to start her own company, but the rules were difficult.
Astha 離開美國是因為簽證程序太慢。她想創立自己的公司，但規定非常困難。
She sold her house in San Francisco for $2.3 million. She bought a house in Bengaluru for $1 million. Doctors and helpers cost less money in India.
她以 230 萬美元賣掉了三藩市的房子。她在班加羅爾買了一棟房子，花費 100 萬美元。在印度，請雇醫生和幫手的費用較低。
Astha changed her business plan. She now helps a luxury home brand. Bengaluru has a lot of traffic and some paperwork is hard.
Astha 更改了她的商業計劃。她現在協助一個豪華家居品牌。班加羅爾的交通擁擠，且部分文書作業較為困難。
Conclusion
The move was a success. Astha and her family are happy in India.
這次搬遷非常成功。Astha 與她的家人在印度生活得很開心。
Vocabulary Learning
🟢 The 'Past' Pattern
Look at how we talk about things that already happened. We often just add -ed to the action word.
- Work → Worked
- Move → Moved
- Want → Wanted
- Change → Changed
Wait! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You just have to memorize these:
- Leave → Left
- Sell → Sold
- Buy → Bought
💰 Money Words
In the story, we see two ways to talk about cost:
- The Price: "$2.3 million"
- The Feeling: "cost less money"
Use 'less' when you want to say something is cheaper than another thing.