The 2026 World Cup is Too Expensive
2026年世界盃太貴了
Introduction
Many people are worried about the cost of the 2026 World Cup. Tickets, food, and travel cost too much money.
許多人擔心2026年世界盃的費用。門票、食物和交通花費太高了。
Main Body
FIFA wants to make 13 billion dollars. They raised ticket prices by 34 percent. Some tickets cost almost 11,000 dollars. FIFA says this is normal for North America.
FIFA希望賺取130億美元。他們將票價調漲了34%。有些門票價格幾乎達到11,000美元。FIFA表示這在北美是正常的。
Food and drink prices are different in each country. In the USA, a meal and a drink cost more than 32 dollars. In Mexico, the same things cost less than 10 dollars. Many people say this is too expensive.
飲食價格在各國有所不同。在美國，一份餐點和一杯飲料的價格超過32美元。在墨西哥，同樣的內容則少於10美元。許多人表示這太貴了。
Travel to the stadiums is also hard. At MetLife Stadium, trains and buses cost a lot of money. Some people had to fight to make the train prices lower.
前往球場的交通同樣困難。在MetLife球場，火車和公車的費用很高。有些人必須努力爭取才能降低火車票價。
FIFA says everyone wants tickets. But some games had empty seats. Now, lawyers in New York and New Jersey are checking if FIFA lied about the prices.
FIFA聲稱每個人都想要門票。但某些比賽卻有空位。現在紐約和紐澤西的律師正在調查FIFA是否在價格上撒謊。
Conclusion
FIFA is making a lot of money, but normal people cannot afford the games.
FIFA賺了很多錢，但一般民眾無法負擔比賽的費用。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Talking about Money
In this text, we see how to describe things that cost too much. To reach A2, you need to use comparisons.
The Simple Pattern:
More than→ Higher numberLess than→ Lower number
Examples from the story:
- USA meal more than 32 dollars.
- Mexico meal less than 10 dollars.
Key Word: "Afford" If you have no money for a ticket, you cannot afford it.
- I have 10. I cannot afford the ticket.