Problems at KPMG Australia

KPMG 澳洲分公司的問題

Jun 19, 2026, 07:25
AustraliaFinance

Introduction

A group of government leaders in Canberra talked about problems at the company KPMG Australia.

坎培拉的一群政府領導人討論了關於 KPMG 澳洲分公司的問題。

Main Body

KPMG shared secret information from two companies, Optus and Lendlease. This was wrong. One company stopped working with KPMG because of this.

KPMG 洩漏了兩家公司 Optus 和 Lendlease 的機密資訊。這是錯誤的。其中一家公司因此停止與 KPMG 合作。

KPMG also treated a worker badly. This worker told the government about the problems. The company watched the worker's computer in secret. The boss of the company left his job in May.

KPMG 還惡劣地對待一名員工。該員工向政府舉報了這些問題。公司秘密監視該員工的電腦。公司老闆於五月離職。

Now, other groups are checking the leaders of KPMG. They want to know why the bosses did not follow the rules.

現在，其他團體正在調查 KPMG 的領導層。他們想知道為什麼老闆們沒有遵守規定。

Conclusion

The government is now watching accounting companies more closely because KPMG did not follow the rules.

由於 KPMG 沒有遵守規定，政府現在會更密切地監督會計公司。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'Action' Pattern

In this story, we see how to describe things that happened in the past. To reach A2, you need to move from simple words to action words.

Look at these changes:

  • Share →\rightarrow Shared (They gave secret info)
  • Stop →\rightarrow Stopped (The work ended)
  • Watch →\rightarrow Watched (They looked at the computer)

🛠️ Simple Word Power

Instead of using hard words, use these common A2 pairs found in the text:

  • Wrong ↔\leftrightarrow Right (KPMG was wrong)
  • Secret ↔\leftrightarrow Public (The info was secret)
  • Follow ↔\leftrightarrow Break (They did not follow rules)

🚩 Sentence Build

Notice how the text connects a person to an action: The boss →\rightarrow left his job The government →\rightarrow is watching

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who control a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
secret (adj.)
Something that is hidden from other people
Example:I have a secret plan for the party.
information (n.)
Facts or details about something
Example:I need more information about the hotel.
treated (v.)
To behave toward someone in a particular way
Example:The manager treated all the workers with respect.
follow (v.)
To do what a rule or law says
Example:You must follow the rules of the school.
accounting (n.)
The work of recording money and costs for a business
Example:She is studying accounting to become a professional.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→