Special Coins for Aardman Animations
Aardman Animations 特別紀念幣
Introduction
The Royal Mint is making new 50p coins. These coins celebrate 50 years of Aardman, a famous movie studio in Bristol.
皇家鑄幣廠正在鑄造新的 50 便士硬幣，用以慶祝布里斯托著名電影工作室 Aardman 成立 50 週年。
Main Body
Aardman makes movies with clay figures. The coins show famous characters. You can see Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and Gromit on the coins.
Aardman 使用黏土人像製作電影。硬幣上呈現了著名的角色，您可以在硬幣上看到《小羊肖恩》以及《超級格路與格洛米》。
There are different coins for different prices. Some cost £15 and some cost £2,420. The most expensive coin is made of gold.
不同價格有不同的硬幣。有些價格為 15 英鎊，有些則為 2,420 英鎊。最昂貴的硬幣是由黃金製成。
The gold coin uses old gold. The Royal Mint wants to use old gold for all coins by 2026. People can buy the coins online.
這枚金幣使用了回收金。皇家鑄幣廠希望在 2026 年前，所有硬幣都使用回收金。人們可以在網上購買這些硬幣。
Conclusion
You can buy these coins now. Aardman is 50 years old and they have a new movie coming soon.
您現在可以購買這些硬幣。Aardman 成立 50 週年了，而且他們很快將推出新電影。
Vocabulary Learning
🪙 The 'Cost' Pattern
Look at how we talk about money in this text:
- Some cost £15.
- Some cost £2,420.
The Rule: We use Cost + [Price] to say how much money we need to pay.
Easy Examples:
- The coffee costs £3.
- The ticket costs £10.
🕰️ Describing Age
Notice these two ways to say something is 50 years old:
- "...celebrate 50 years of Aardman"
- "Aardman is 50 years old"
Quick Tip: Use [Name/Thing] + is + [Number] + years old to describe age easily → My car is 5 years old.