New Technology and Big Companies
新科技與大公司
Introduction
AI and medicine are changing fast. Big companies are making a lot of money.
AI 與醫學發展迅速，大公司正賺取大量利潤。
Main Body
Jeff Bezos started a company called Prometheus. It has 41 billion dollars. This company wants to make a smart robot engineer. This robot will build machines and medicine.
Jeff Bezos 創立了一家名為 Prometheus 的公司，擁有 410 億美元。這家公司想要打造一名智能機械工程師，用來製造機器與研發藥物。
Doctors are testing new medicine. One company helps people see better. They want to fix old bodies and stop pain.
醫生們正在測試新藥。有一家公司幫助人們改善視力，他們希望修復受損的身體並止痛。
SpaceX is now a very big company. Elon Musk has a lot of money. In China, the government is stopping some tech companies. Also, some countries use AI for war.
SpaceX 現在是一家非常巨大的公司，Elon Musk 擁有大量財富。在中國，政府正限制部分科技公司。此外，有些國家將 AI 用於戰爭。
Conclusion
AI is helping us build things faster. New medicine is helping sick people.
AI 幫助我們更快地製造物品，新藥則在幫助病人。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Power' Verb: MAKE
In this text, we see one word used for many different things. At A2 level, you need to know that 'make' is not just for cooking or building. It is a 'power' word.
1. Making Money (Wealth)
- "Big companies are making a lot of money."
- Pattern: Make + money → To earn profit.
2. Making Objects (Creation)
- "...make a smart robot engineer."
- Pattern: Make + thing → To build or create.
🧩 Simple Sentence Building
Look at how the text describes people and their money. It uses a very simple pattern:
[Person] + has + [Amount/Thing]
- Elon Musk has a lot of money.
- It (the company) has 41 billion dollars.
→ Try this: To talk about your own life, use this same pattern: "I have a phone" or "I have a car."