Roku May Sell Its Company

Roku 可能將出售公司


Introduction

Roku is thinking about a big change. Another company might buy Roku.

Roku 正在考慮進行重大變革,另一家公司可能會收購 Roku。

Main Body

Roku is talking to a media company in the USA. They are also looking for new investors. Because of this, the price of Roku shares went up by 22 percent.

Roku 正在與美國的一家媒體公司洽談。他們也在尋找新的投資者。因此,Roku 的股價上漲了 22%。

Many people use Roku. More than 100 million homes use it. Roku makes a lot of money from ads. In the first three months of the year, they made $613 million from ads.

許多人使用 Roku,超過 1 億個家庭在使用。Roku 從廣告中賺取大量收益。在今年的前三個月,他們透過廣告賺了 6.13 億美元。

Other companies like Tubi and Pluto TV also sell free shows. Roku is now working with Amazon to help sell more ads on its channel.

其他公司如 Tubi 和 Pluto TV 也提供免費節目。Roku 目前正與 Amazon 合作,以幫助其頻道銷售更多廣告。

Conclusion

Roku is still deciding if it wants to sell the company or find new money.

Roku 仍在決定是要出售公司還是尋找新資金。

Vocabulary Learning

📈 Talking about Trends

In the text, we see: "the price of Roku shares went up by 22 percent."

The Pattern: Went up is the past version of Go up.

How to use it: When something increases (price, temperature, numbers), use Go up.

  • Today: The price goes up.
  • Yesterday: The price went up.

Quick Examples:

  • The weather is hot → Temperature went up.
  • More people use the app → The number of users went up.

💰 Money Words

Look at these three words from the story:

  1. Shares → Small pieces of a company you can buy.
  2. Investors → People who give money to a company to make more money.
  3. Ads → Short for 'advertisements' (commercials on TV or internet).

Simple Logic: Ads make money \rightarrow Investors get happy \rightarrow Shares go up.

Vocabulary Learning

investors (n.)
People or companies that put money into a business to make more money
Example:The company is looking for new investors to help it grow.
shares (n.)
Parts of a company that people can buy and sell
Example:The price of the company's shares went up today.
ads (n.)
Short for advertisements; pictures or videos that tell people to buy something
Example:Roku makes a lot of money from showing ads.
deciding (v.)
Thinking carefully to make a choice
Example:She is deciding which car to buy.
Practice A2 words in a crossword