World Markets Get Better
全球市場好轉
Introduction
World markets are doing well. The US and Iran have a peace plan. Also, Kevin Warsh is the new leader of the US Federal Reserve.
全球市場表現良好。美國與伊朗有一項和平計劃。此外，Kevin Warsh 成為了美國聯準會的新任領導人。
Main Body
The US and Iran will sign a peace paper in Switzerland. Now, ships can move oil and gas easily. Because of this, oil prices went down.
美國與伊朗將在瑞士簽署一份和平協議。現在船隻可以輕鬆地運輸石油與天然氣。因此，油價下跌了。
Kevin Warsh is the new boss of the Federal Reserve. He does not want to talk to the public very often. He thinks the bank should be more secret.
Kevin Warsh 是聯準會的新任負責人。他不希望經常與大眾溝通。他認為銀行應該更加保密。
Fox Corporation will buy Roku for 22 billion dollars. Fox has news and sports. Roku has a system for 100 million homes. They want to be a big TV company.
福克斯公司 (Fox Corporation) 將以 220 億美元收購 Roku。福克斯擁有新聞與體育內容，而 Roku 的系統涵蓋了 1 億個家庭。他們希望成為一家大型電視公司。
Conclusion
People are happy but careful. They want to see the peace deal and the new bank rules.
人們感到開心但仍保持謹慎。他們希望看到和平協議以及新的銀行規定。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Action' Flow
Look at how the story connects a Cause to a Result. This is how you move from A1 to A2 speaking.
The Pattern:
Something happens Result
From the text:
- Peace plan ships move easily oil prices go down.
- Fox buys Roku they become a big TV company.
🗝️ 'The Boss' Words
In business English, we use different words for the same thing. Learn these pairs:
- Leader Boss
- Paper Deal/Plan
- Public People
💡 Quick Grammar: 'Want to be'
When you talk about a goal, use: Want + to + verb.
- "They want to be a big company."
- "He does not want to talk."
Simple Rule: Don't say 'They want be'. Always keep the 'to'!