Cheap World Cup Shirts in New York City
在紐約市購買便宜的世界盃球衣
Introduction
Mayor Zohran Mamdani sold cheap World Cup shirts. He wants to help people save money.
市長 Zohran Mamdani 銷售便宜的世界盃球衣，他希望幫助人們省錢。
Main Body
On June 12, a store in Manhattan sold 1,500 shirts. Each shirt cost $50. Many people waited in long lines to buy them. Some people worked on their laptops while they waited.
6 月 12 日，曼哈頓的一家商店銷售了 1,500 件球衣。每件球衣價格為 50 美元。許多人排長隊購買。有些人在等待時使用筆記型電腦工作。
The Mayor wants New York to be cheaper for everyone. He wants more cheap houses. He also talked to the leader of FIFA. Now, 1,000 people can buy game tickets for $50.
市長希望紐約對每個人來說都更便宜。他希望有更多廉價住宅。他也與 FIFA 的負責人進行了洽談。現在有 1,000 人可以用 50 美元購買比賽門票。
But there were not enough shirts for everyone. Some people bought the shirts and sold them again. They put the shirts on eBay and Facebook. Now, some shirts cost $900.
但球衣數量不足以供應所有人。有些人買入球衣後再次轉售。他們將球衣放在 eBay 和 Facebook 上銷售。現在有些球衣的價格高達 900 美元。
Conclusion
The city wants to help people enjoy the World Cup. However, the shirts are now very expensive on the internet.
市政府希望幫助人們享受世界盃。然而，現在網上的球衣價格非常昂貴。
Vocabulary Learning
🛒 Money Words
Look at how we describe cost in the story:
- Cheap → Low price (Easy to buy!)
- Expensive → High price (Hard to buy!)
The Switch: Something can start cheap (900).
🕒 Action in the Past
To talk about things that already happened, we often add -ed to the action word:
- Sell → Selled? ❌ (No! This is a special word)
- Sell → Sold ✅
- Wait → Waited ✅
- Work → Worked ✅
- Talk → Talked ✅
Quick Rule: Use these "Past Words" when the date is mentioned (like June 12).