Italian Town Sells Homes for 1 Euro

Hey kids! Let's talk about money. Do you know what a euro is? A euro is money that people use in many countries in Europe. One euro is equal to about 32 NT dollars. 一歐元等於32塊台幣左右。 You can't buy much with a euro. I guess you can buy some candy or gum at 7-Eleven. But in Italy, there is a town where you can buy a house for just 1 euro, or 32 NT! 義大利有個地方，你用一歐元就可以買一棟房子。 The town is called Maenza, and it is close to Rome. The houses are very old. They were built hundreds of years ago. No one has lived in them for a long, long time. 這個靠近羅馬的小鎮叫做Maenza, 那裡的房子非常古老，有好幾百年的歷史，而且很久很久沒有人住了。 But there is one thing people must do. They must agree to repair the houses. It might cost a lot of money to fix them up. After people fix up the buildings, they can live in them. Or, they can use them for a business, like a restaurant or a store. 想住在那裡的話要先整修房子，整修費用有可能是天價喔。不過修理好了之後可以住在那裡或者開店開餐廳。 What do you think? Would you like to buy a home for 32 NT in Italy? Why not? I think Italian food is great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 義大利的古老房屋只要一歐元就可以擁有。 1. Old 老的。This house looks so old! 這個房子看起來好古老! It's more than one hundred years old. 它已經超過一百歲了。One hundred years! That's really old. 一百歲，那真的很老。 2. House 房屋。But it's still a beautiful house.不過它仍然是很美的房子。Yeah, it's the kind of house you'd like to live in. 沒錯，它就是你想住的那種房子。 3. Fix 修理。Just fixing it will cost a lot of money. 光是整修它就要花好多錢。And it'll be hard to find the right people to fix it. 而且要找到恰當的人來修也很難。 4. Restaurant 餐廳。I'm hungry. Let's find a restaurant and eat. 我餓了。我們找一家餐館吃飯吧。That's always a great idea! 很棒的主意! I just saw a restaurant over there. 我剛剛就看到那裏有一家餐館。 這些字你記住了嗎？ old 古老的 house 房屋 fix 修理 restaurant 餐廳 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a euro? A: A type of money B: A city in Europe C: An old building 2. What country are the cheap houses in? A: Germany B: Turkey C: Italy 3. What must people do with the cheap houses? A: Repair them B: Live in them C: Use them for a business Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn