Two Companies Look for Gold
兩家公司尋找金礦
Introduction
Great Southern Mining and Dalaroo Metals are looking for gold. They are starting new work in Australia and Africa.
Great Southern Mining 和 Dalaroo Metals 正在尋找金礦。他們正開始在澳洲與非洲開展新工作。
Main Body
Great Southern Mining is drilling holes in the ground in Australia. They think gold is deep in the earth. They have money from investors and the government to do this work.
Great Southern Mining 正在澳洲鑽探地底。他們認為金礦深埋在地下。他們擁有投資者與政府的資金來進行這項工作。
Dalaroo Metals is working in Côte d’Ivoire. They found gold in the soil. This gold is in a long line for 7 kilometers.
Dalaroo Metals 正在象牙海岸工作。他們在土壤中發現了金礦。這些金礦分佈在一個長達 7 公里的線狀區域內。
Now, Dalaroo Metals is drilling more holes. They want to find more gold under the ground in July.
現在，Dalaroo Metals 正在鑽探更多孔洞。他們希望在七月能發現更多地底金礦。
Conclusion
Both companies are now testing the ground to see how much gold they have.
兩家公司目前都在測試地面，以確認金礦儲量。
Vocabulary Learning
📍 WHERE is the gold?
In this text, we see a pattern for talking about location. To reach A2, you need to describe where things are using simple words.
The Pattern:
Thing + is/are + Location Word + the Place
Examples from the text:
- Gold → is deep in → the earth
- Gold → is in → a long line
- Gold → is under → the ground
💡 Quick Guide for You:
| Word | Use it when... | Example |
|---|---|---|
| In | It is inside something | In Australia |
| Under | It is below something | Under the ground |
| Deep in | It is very far down | Deep in the earth |
Note: Use "is" for one thing (gold) and "are" for many things (companies).