Money Problems for Olympic Swimmers
奧運游泳選手的財務問題
Introduction
Kyle Chalmers is a famous swimmer from Australia. He says Olympic swimmers do not get enough money to live.
Kyle Chalmers 是一位著名的澳洲游泳選手。他表示奧運游泳選手獲得的資金不足以維持生活。
Main Body
Some new games pay athletes a lot of money. One swimmer got $375,000 for two races. Kyle Chalmers has 48 medals, but he did not make that much money. The Olympic leaders say they will not pay prize money. They give money to sports groups instead.
一些新的賽事會支付運動員很多錢。一名游泳選手參加兩場比賽就獲得了 37.5 萬美元。Kyle Chalmers 擁有 48 枚獎牌，但並沒有賺到這麼多錢。奧運領導層表示他們不會支付獎金，而是將資金提供給體育團體。
Swimming is very expensive. Kyle paid $5,000 for trials and $36 for every race. This is hard for athletes with families or houses. They have no other jobs.
游泳是一項非常昂貴的運動。Kyle 參加選拔賽支付了 5,000 美元，每場比賽還要花費 36 美元。對於有家庭或房產的運動員來說，這很困難。他們沒有其他工作。
Some rich people give money to a few swimmers. But most swimmers are poor. Now, some athletes want to leave the Olympics. They want to go to new games that pay more money.
一些富人會資助少數游泳選手。但大多數游泳選手很貧窮。現在，一些運動員想要離開奧運，轉向那些提供更高獎金的新賽事。
Conclusion
Old sports rules and new money offers are fighting.
舊有的體育規則與新的金錢誘惑正陷入對抗。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Money' Words
In this text, we see how to talk about money. Notice these patterns:
- Pay (someone) money "New games pay athletes."
- Make money "He did not make that much money."
- Cost / Pay for (something) "Kyle paid $5,000 for trials."
Simple Opposite Words
To reach A2, you need to describe situations using basic opposites. Look at the article:
| Rich | Poor |
|---|---|
Tip: Use "a lot of" for big amounts and "not enough" when you are sad about the amount.