New Business Plans for North Queensland

北昆士蘭的新商業計劃

Jun 18, 2026, 08:03

Introduction

Gina Rinehart wants to bring big technology and space companies to Townsville.

Gina Rinehart 想要將大型科技公司和太空公司吸引到汤斯维尔。

Main Body

Ms. Rinehart wants to give free land on islands to SpaceX. SpaceX can build and send satellites from there. This helps students learn and helps the company.

Rinehart 女士想將島上的免費土地提供給 SpaceX。SpaceX 可以在那裡建設並發射衛星。這有助於學生學習，也能對公司有所幫助。

She also wants companies from Israel to build drones and defense tools on free land. She wants companies from Taiwan to make computer chips in the Prairie area.

她還希望以色列的公司在免費土地上製造無人機和國防工具。她希望台灣的公司在 Prairie 地區製造電腦晶片。

Ms. Rinehart says the government has too many offices. She wants to close some offices to save money. She also gives gifts and advice to Senator Pauline Hanson.

Rinehart 女士表示政府的辦公室太多。她希望能關閉部分辦公室以節省開支。她也向參議員 Pauline Hanson 提供禮物和建議。

Conclusion

Ms. Rinehart wants to use free land and fewer rules to bring global money to North Queensland.

Rinehart 女士希望利用免費土地和減少限制，將全球資金引入北昆士蘭。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Want' Pattern

In this story, we see one word used many times to show a goal: Wants.

How to use it: Person $\rightarrow$ wants $\rightarrow$ thing/action

Examples from the text:

Gina Rinehart $\rightarrow$ wants $\rightarrow$ to bring companies
She $\rightarrow$ wants $\rightarrow$ to give free land
She $\rightarrow$ wants $\rightarrow$ to close some offices

Simple Rule: Use want for the person (I/You/We/They) and wants for one other person (He/She/Gina).

Vocabulary Boost:

Free land = Land with no cost $\rightarrow$ $0
Save money = Keep money for later $\rightarrow$ $\text{Bank Account} \uparrow$

Vocabulary Learning

technology (n.)

Using science to make machines and tools

Example:New technology makes computers faster.

satellites (n.)

Objects that move around the earth in space

Example:Satellites help us use GPS on our phones.

defense (n.)

Protecting a country from attack

Example:The army is responsible for national defense.

government (n.)

The group of people who rule a country

Example:The government makes new laws for the city.

advice (n.)

Suggestions about what you should do

Example:My teacher gave me good advice for the test.

global (adj.)

Connecting or relating to the whole world

Example:Climate change is a global problem.

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