Can a $290m film studio on a former cow paddock lure Hollywood to Perth?Mampukah studio filem bernilai $290 juta di bekas padang ragut lembu memikat Hollywood ke Perth?
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EN: Present Perfect Continuous Tense (has/have been + present participle) is used to describe an action that started in the past and has continued up to the present moment, often emphasizing the ongoing nature or duration of the activity.
Bahasa Melayu: Kala kini sempurna berterusan (has/have been + partisipel kini) digunakan untuk menerangkan tindakan yang bermula pada masa lalu dan berterusan sehingga kini, biasanya menekankan tempoh atau jangka masa aktiviti tersebut.
She has been studying English for five years.
Dia telah belajar bahasa Inggeris selama lima tahun.
EN: The prepositional phrase 'in recent years' is commonly used with the present perfect or present perfect continuous tense to indicate a time period extending from the recent past up to the present.
Bahasa Melayu: Frasa sendi nama "in recent years" (dalam tahun-tahun kebelakangan ini) sering digunakan dengan kala kini sempurna atau kala kini sempurna berterusan, untuk menunjukkan tempoh masa yang berlanjutan daripada masa lalu yang tidak lama dahulu hingga kini.
EN: The term 'screen production' refers to the creation of content for both movie screens (cinema) and television/streaming screens. Australia has become a highly popular filming destination due to its diverse landscapes, skilled local crews, and attractive government tax incentives.
EN: The noun clause (appositive clause) introduced by 'that'. In this sentence, 'that its new Perth Film Studios...' is an appositive clause explaining the specific content of the noun 'a big bet' (a major decision or gamble).
Bahasa Melayu: Klausa nama (klausa apositif) yang diperkenalkan oleh "that". Dalam ayat ini, "that its new Perth Film Studios..." ialah klausa apositif yang digunakan untuk menjelaskan kandungan khusus bagi frasa nama "a big bet" (pertaruhan besar).
There is a strong belief that the new project will succeed.
Orang ramai sangat percaya bahawa projek baharu ini akan berjaya.
EN: The idiom 'make a bet' (or 'make a big bet') means to take a risk or make a major decision with the expectation of a positive result.
Bahasa Melayu: Frasa "make a bet" (atau "make a big bet") secara literal bermaksud meletakkan taruhan, dan secara kiasan bermaksud "mengambil tindakan berisiko" atau "membuat keputusan besar" dengan harapan mendapat hasil yang baik.
The company is making a big bet on artificial intelligence.
Syarikat ini sedang meletakkan pertaruhan besar pada kecerdasan buatan.
EN: Australia's film industry has traditionally been centered on the east coast (cities like Sydney and Gold Coast). Western Australia's massive investment in the Perth Film Studios represents a major strategic move to diversify its economy and challenge the eastern states' dominance in the screen sector.
EN: Present Perfect Tense (has/have + past participle) is used here to describe an action that started in the past and has a strong connection or relevance to the present (the investment has been made, and the facility now exists).
Bahasa Melayu: Kala kini sempurna (has/have + partisipel lampau) digunakan di sini untuk menerangkan tindakan yang bermula pada masa lalu dan mempunyai kaitan atau kesan yang kuat dengan masa kini (pelaburan telah selesai, dan kemudahan itu kini wujud).
The company has invested millions of dollars in renewable energy.
Syarikat itu telah melabur berjuta-juta dolar dalam tenaga boleh diperbaharui.
EN: Non-defining Relative Clause: The clause ', which is located on a former cow paddock...', introduced by 'which', provides extra, non-essential information about 'the facility'. It is separated from the main clause by a comma.
Bahasa Melayu: Klausa relatif bukan pembatas: Klausa yang diperkenalkan oleh 'which' iaitu ", which is located on a former cow paddock..." memberikan maklumat tambahan dan tidak penting tentang "the facility" (kemudahan itu). Ia dipisahkan daripada klausa utama dengan koma.
He bought a new car, which cost him a fortune.
Dia membeli kereta baru, yang menghabiskan banyak wangnya.
EN: The mention of a 'former cow paddock' (paddock is a term commonly used in Australia and New Zealand for a fenced field) highlights the dramatic transformation of rural land into a high-tech creative hub, reflecting Western Australia's economic diversification efforts beyond mining and agriculture.
EN: Apposition (同位語) is a grammatical construction where two noun phrases are placed side-by-side to identify or explain each other. In this sentence, 'Tom Avison' is in apposition to 'The studio's first chief executive', providing the specific name of the executive.
Bahasa Melayu: Aposisi (Apposition) ialah struktur tatabahasa yang meletakkan dua frasa nama bersebelahan untuk saling mengenal pasti atau menjelaskan. Dalam ayat ini, "Tom Avison" ialah aposisi bagi "ketua pegawai eksekutif pertama studio ini", memberikan pengenalan yang betul bagi pegawai eksekutif tersebut.
My English teacher, Mr. Smith, loves reading novels.
Cikgu Bahasa Inggeris saya, Encik Smith, suka membaca novel.
EN: The past simple tense is used to describe an action that was completed at a specific time in the past. The adverb 'recently' is often used with the past simple to indicate that the action happened a short time ago.
Bahasa Melayu: Kala lampau mudah digunakan untuk menerangkan tindakan yang selesai pada masa tertentu pada masa lalu. Kata adverba "recently" (baru-baru ini) sering digunakan dengan kala lampau mudah untuk menunjukkan bahawa tindakan itu baru sahaja berlaku.
She recently moved to a new apartment in the city.
Dia baru-baru ini berpindah ke sebuah apartmen baharu di pusat bandar.
EN: Los Angeles is the global hub of the entertainment industry, often referred to colloquially as 'Hollywood' or 'L.A.' A 'sales trip' to Los Angeles by a film studio executive is a standard business practice aimed at pitching local facilities, tax incentives, and production crews to major American film studios and streaming giants (like Netflix and Disney) to secure high-budget international projects.
EN: The prepositional phrase 'such as' is used to introduce specific examples that illustrate a preceding general category (in this case, 'major companies'). It is synonymous with 'like' or 'for example'.
Bahasa Melayu: Frasa sendi nama "such as" (contohnya, seperti) digunakan untuk memperkenalkan contoh-contoh khusus bagi menjelaskan kategori umum yang disebut sebelum ini (dalam ayat ini, "major companies" syarikat-syarikat besar). Maknanya sama dengan "like" atau "for example".
She enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, and camping.
Dia suka aktiviti luar, seperti mendaki, berbasikal dan berkhemah.
EN: The preposition 'during' is used to indicate that something happens within a specific period of time or throughout the duration of an event.
Bahasa Melayu: Kata sendi nama "during" (semasa, sepanjang) digunakan untuk menunjukkan bahawa sesuatu berlaku dalam tempoh masa tertentu, atau berlaku sepanjang proses sesuatu peristiwa.
During the summer vacation, we visited several historical sites.
Semasa cuti musim panas, kami melawat beberapa tapak bersejarah.
EN: The sentence mentions major Hollywood entertainment conglomerates (Netflix, Universal, Warner Brothers, and Disney). In the global film industry, securing meetings with these 'major studios' is a key milestone for any regional film commission (like Western Australia's) looking to attract high-budget international productions, often referred to as 'runaway productions' when filmed outside the US.
EN: The preposition 'before' can be followed by a gerund (verb-ing) when the subject of the main clause is the same as the implied subject of the gerund. This creates a concise adverbial clause of time.
Bahasa Melayu: Kata sendi nama "before" (sebelum) boleh diikuti oleh gerund (kata kerja + -ing) apabila subjek klausa utama sama dengan subjek logik gerund tersebut. Struktur ini memudahkan klausa adverba masa dan menjadikan ayat lebih ringkas.
Before moving to New York, she worked as a journalist in Chicago.
Sebelum berpindah ke New York, dia bekerja sebagai wartawan di Chicago.
EN: Non-defining relative clauses are introduced by a relative pronoun like 'which' preceded by a comma. They provide extra, non-essential information about a noun (in this case, 'Sky Studios Elstree') and cannot be omitted if you want to keep the extra detail, but the main sentence remains grammatically complete without them.
Bahasa Melayu: Klausa relatif bukan pembatas diperkenalkan oleh kata ganti relatif seperti "which" dan didahului oleh koma. Ia digunakan untuk memberikan maklumat tambahan tentang anteseden (di sini, "Sky Studios Elstree"), dan jika digugurkan, makna klausa utama masih lengkap.
He bought a new laptop, which cost him over a thousand dollars.
Dia membeli komputer riba baharu, yang menelan kos lebih seribu dolar.
EN: Sky Studios Elstree is a state-of-the-art film and TV studio located north of London. It represents the UK's booming creative industry. The mention of 'Wicked' and 'Jurassic World' highlights the studio's capacity to host massive, Hollywood-scale global blockbusters.
EN: Reported Speech with Omission of 'that': When reporting what someone said, the conjunction 'that' can be omitted after reporting verbs like 'said', especially in informal or spoken English. The tense in the reported clause often shifts backward (backshift) to match the past tense of the reporting verb.
Bahasa Melayu: Ucapan tak langsung dengan pengguguran "that": Apabila melaporkan apa yang seseorang katakan, kata hubung "that" yang memperkenalkan klausa nama selalunya digugurkan selepas kata kerja laporan seperti "said", yang sangat biasa dalam bahasa Inggeris lisan atau tidak formal. Selain itu, kala dalam klausa tersebut biasanya dianjak ke belakang mengikut kata kerja utama "said" (persetujuan kala).
She said she wanted to join the project.
Dia berkata dia mahu menyertai projek ini.
EN: Adverbial Clause of Reason with 'because': The conjunction 'because' introduces a subordinate clause that explains the reason or cause for the action in the main clause. It answers the question 'why?'.
Bahasa Melayu: Klausa adverba sebab dengan "because": Kata hubung "because" digunakan untuk memperkenalkan klausa subordinat bagi menjelaskan sebab atau alasan tindakan dalam klausa utama, menjawab soalan "mengapa".
They hired him because he had extensive experience.
Mereka menggajinya kerana dia mempunyai pengalaman yang luas.
EN: In professional contexts, the word 'role' is commonly used as a synonym for 'job' or 'position'. Additionally, the phrase 'shape an entire industry' reflects a high-level career motivation, where professionals seek opportunities not just for personal employment, but to make a pioneering impact on a region's economic and cultural landscape.
EN: Subject-Verb Agreement with Compound Verbs: When a single subject ('The Perth Film Studios site') performs multiple actions, the verbs ('covers' and 'includes') must both agree with the singular subject by adding the '-s' ending.
Bahasa Melayu: Persetujuan subjek-kata kerja dengan kata kerja majmuk: Apabila satu subjek tunggal ("The Perth Film Studios") melakukan beberapa tindakan, semua kata kerja ("covers" dan "includes") mesti bersetuju dengan subjek tunggal, dengan menambah "-s" pada akhir kata.
The new park features a playground and offers beautiful views of the lake.
Taman baharu ini mempunyai taman permainan dan menawarkan pemandangan tasik yang indah.
EN: Parallel Structure in Lists: When listing items, they should share the same grammatical form. Here, the coordinating conjunction 'and' connects three plural noun phrases: 'four large sound stages', 'production offices', and 'workshops'.
Bahasa Melayu: Struktur selari dalam senarai: Apabila menyenaraikan beberapa item, ia harus menggunakan bentuk tatabahasa yang sama. Di sini, kata hubung koordinat "and" menyambungkan tiga frasa nama jamak: "four large sound stages" (empat pentas bunyi besar), "production offices" (pejabat produksi) dan "workshops" (bengkel).
The resort has two swimming pools, fitness centers, and restaurants.
Resort itu mempunyai dua kolam renang, pusat kecergasan dan restoran.
EN: A 'sound stage' (often written as soundstage) is a soundproofed hangar-like structure used for theatrical filmmaking and television production. Unlike a regular warehouse, it is highly engineered to block out external noise and control acoustics, which is essential for recording high-quality dialogue on set.
EN: The structure 'There is also...' is used to introduce the existence of an additional item or fact. 'Also' is an adverb placed after the verb 'is' to mean 'in addition' or 'too'.
Bahasa Melayu: Struktur "There is also..." (Terdapat juga...) digunakan untuk memperkenalkan kewujudan sesuatu yang baharu atau fakta tambahan. Kata adverba "also" diletakkan selepas kata kerja "is", bermaksud "selain itu" atau "juga".
There is also a modern gym in the hotel.
Di hotel itu juga terdapat gimnasium yang moden.
EN: The relative clause 'that is larger than...' uses the relative pronoun 'that' as the subject to modify the noun 'backlot'. It introduces a comparison using the comparative adjective 'larger' followed by 'than'.
Bahasa Melayu: Klausa relatif "that is larger than..." menggunakan kata ganti relatif "that" sebagai subjek, untuk menerangkan frasa nama "backlot" (kawasan luar studio). Ia menggunakan adjektif perbandingan "larger" dengan "than" untuk memperkenalkan struktur perbandingan.
He bought a laptop that is faster than my computer.
Dia membeli komputer riba yang lebih pantas daripada komputer saya.
EN: Optus Stadium, located in Perth, Western Australia, is a major multi-purpose venue known for hosting Australian Rules Football (AFL), cricket, and major concerts. Referencing its 60,000-seat capacity helps readers visualize the massive scale of the new film studio's backlot.
EN: The present perfect tense ('has reached') is used to describe an action or state that started in the past and continues to have relevance or has just been completed in the present.
Bahasa Melayu: Kala kini sempurna (has reached) digunakan untuk menerangkan tindakan atau keadaan yang bermula pada masa lalu dan berterusan memberi kesan hingga kini, atau yang baru sahaja selesai pada masa kini.
The company's annual revenue has reached an all-time high this year.
Pendapatan tahunan syarikat itu telah mencapai paras tertinggi baharu tahun ini.
EN: The past participle 'committed' acts as an adjective (reduced relative clause) modifying 'the 57 million dollars'. It is short for 'which is/was committed'.
Bahasa Melayu: Partisipel lampau "committed" (yang diperuntukkan untuk) di sini bertindak sebagai adjektif yang menerangkan "the 57 million dollars", iaitu bentuk ringkas bagi klausa relatif "which is/was committed".
The funds committed to the project will be released next month.
Dana yang diperuntukkan untuk projek itu akan disalurkan pada bulan hadapan.
EN: The Present Perfect Passive Voice ('has/have been' + past participle) is used to describe an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present, focusing on the receiver of the action rather than the doer.
Bahasa Melayu: Suara pasif kala kini sempurna (has/have been + partisipel lampau) digunakan untuk menerangkan tindakan yang bermula pada masa lalu dan berkaitan dengan masa kini, dengan tumpuan kepada penerima tindakan, bukan pelaku.
The new library has been funded by local businesses.
Perpustakaan baharu itu telah dibiayai oleh perniagaan tempatan.
EN: The preposition 'by' is used in passive sentences to introduce the agent (the person or thing) that performs the action.
Bahasa Melayu: Kata sendi nama "by" digunakan dalam ayat pasif untuk memperkenalkan pelaku (orang atau benda) yang melakukan tindakan tersebut.
The project was approved by the committee.
Projek itu telah diluluskan oleh jawatankuasa.
EN: In federal countries like Australia, 'state taxpayers' refers to citizens paying taxes to the individual state government (such as Western Australia) rather than the federal government. This highlights that the project is locally funded and expected to benefit the local economy directly.
EN: The preposition 'among' is used when referring to relations or distribution involving more than two entities (in this case, 'Australian states and other countries'). It differs from 'between', which is typically used for two distinct entities.
Bahasa Melayu: Kata sendi nama "among" (di kalangan) digunakan apabila merujuk kepada hubungan atau pembahagian yang melibatkan tiga atau lebih entiti (di sini, "negeri-negeri Australia dan negara-negara lain"). Ia berbeza dengan "between" yang biasanya digunakan untuk dua entiti sahaja.
The decision was discussed among the members of the committee.
Keputusan ini telah dibincangkan di kalangan ahli-ahli jawatankuasa.
EN: The subject of the sentence is 'The competition', which is a singular noun. Therefore, it takes the singular verb 'is', despite the intervening plural noun phrase 'international film production'. This is a key rule of subject-verb agreement.
Bahasa Melayu: Subjek ayat ini ialah "The competition" (persaingan), yang merupakan kata nama tunggal. Oleh itu, walaupun terdapat penerang yang mengandungi konsep jamak di antaranya, kata kerja mesti kekal tunggal, iaitu "is". Ini ialah peraturan penting dalam persetujuan subjek-kata kerja (Subject-Verb Agreement).
The demand for organic vegetables is increasing rapidly.
Permintaan terhadap sayur-sayuran organik sedang meningkat dengan pesat.
EN: Australia consists of six states and two major mainland territories. In the creative industries, these states (such as New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia) often compete fiercely against each other using tax incentives and state-funded studio infrastructure to attract lucrative Hollywood and international film productions.
EN: The verb 'tell' is a ditransitive verb that typically takes an indirect object (the person being told) followed by a direct object. In this sentence, the direct object is a 'that-clause' (noun clause) acting as the reported speech, which explains what was said.
Bahasa Melayu: Kata kerja "tell" (memberitahu) ialah kata kerja dwitransitif yang biasanya mengambil objek tak langsung (orang yang menerima maklumat), diikuti oleh objek langsung. Dalam ayat ini, objek langsung ialah klausa yang diperkenalkan oleh "that" (klausa nama) sebagai ucapan tak langsung, untuk menjelaskan apa yang diberitahu.
She told her team that the project was approved.
Dia memberitahu pasukannya bahawa projek itu telah diluluskan.
EN: The structure 'consider A as B' is used to express how someone views or regards someone or something. 'Consider' acts as the transitive verb, 'A' is the direct object, and 'as B' is a prepositional phrase acting as an object complement.
Bahasa Melayu: Struktur "consider A as B" (menganggap A sebagai B) digunakan untuk menyatakan bagaimana seseorang melihat atau memperlakukan seseorang atau sesuatu. "Consider" ialah kata kerja transitif, "A" ialah objek langsung, dan "as B" ialah frasa sendi nama yang bertindak sebagai pelengkap objek.
We consider this challenge as a great opportunity.
Kami menganggap cabaran ini sebagai peluang yang sangat baik.
EN: Los Angeles is globally recognized as the entertainment capital of the world, home to Hollywood and major film studios. For an Australian film executive like Tom Avison, traveling to Los Angeles to pitch Perth as a filming destination is a strategic move to attract high-budget American productions to Western Australia.
EN: Non-defining relative clauses are introduced by relative pronouns like 'which' and are separated from the main clause by a comma. They provide extra, non-essential information about the preceding noun phrase or the entire preceding clause. In this sentence, 'which' refers back to the entire action of finding the job through LinkedIn.
Bahasa Melayu: Klausa relatif bukan pembatas (Non-defining relative clauses) diperkenalkan oleh kata ganti relatif seperti 'which' dan dipisahkan daripada klausa utama dengan koma. Ia memberikan maklumat tambahan yang tidak penting tentang frasa nama atau keseluruhan klausa sebelumnya. Dalam ayat ini, 'which' merujuk kepada keseluruhan perkara "mendapatkan pekerjaan itu melalui LinkedIn".
She passed her driving test on the first attempt, which surprised everyone.
Dia lulus ujian memandu pada percubaan pertama, yang mengejutkan semua orang.
EN: The verb pattern 'describe A as B' is used to state what someone or something is like, where 'A' is the object and 'B' is a noun or adjective phrase describing that object.
Bahasa Melayu: Pola kata kerja "describe A as B" (menggambarkan A sebagai B) digunakan untuk menyatakan ciri-ciri seseorang atau sesuatu, di mana "A" ialah objek dan "B" ialah frasa nama atau adjektif yang menggambarkan objek tersebut.
The critics described the new movie as a masterpiece.
Pengkritik filem menggambarkan filem baharu itu sebagai sebuah karya agung.
EN: LinkedIn is a widely used professional networking platform globally. In many Western countries, including Australia, it is extremely common for high-level executives and professionals to find job opportunities or be recruited directly through LinkedIn, rather than through traditional job boards.
EN: Passive Voice (was built / has been transformed): Used when the action is more important than the doer. It is formed with 'be' + past participle. In this sentence, we see both the Simple Past Passive ('was built') and the Present Perfect Passive ('has been transformed').
Bahasa Melayu: Suara pasif (was built / has been transformed): Digunakan apabila tindakan itu lebih penting daripada pelaku. Strukturnya ialah "kata kerja be + kata kerja lampau (past participle)". Dalam ayat ini, kita melihat kedua-dua suara pasif kala lampau mudah (was built) dan suara pasif kala kini sempurna (has been transformed).
The new library was opened last month and has been welcomed by local residents.
Perpustakaan baharu itu dibuka pada bulan lepas dan disambut baik oleh penduduk tempatan.
EN: Transformational prepositional phrase (transform from A into B): The verb 'transform' is commonly used with 'from... into...' to describe a complete change in form, appearance, or character from an initial state (A) to a final state (B).
Bahasa Melayu: Frasa sendi nama transformasi (transform from A into B): Kata kerja "transform" (mengubah) sering digunakan dengan "from... into..." untuk menerangkan bagaimana sesuatu berubah sepenuhnya dari segi rupa, bentuk atau sifat daripada keadaan awal (A) kepada keadaan akhir (B).
The old warehouse was transformed from a dusty storage space into a modern art gallery.
Gudang lama itu berubah daripada ruang simpanan berhabuk kepada sebuah galeri seni moden.
EN: The verb 'hope' is followed by a noun clause (that-clause) acting as its direct object. In this sentence, the conjunction 'that' is omitted, which is very common in informal and semi-formal English. The clause 'this major public investment will...' functions as the object of 'hopes'.
Bahasa Melayu: Kata kerja "hope" (berharap) selalunya diikuti oleh klausa nama (klausa that) yang bertindak sebagai objek langsungnya. Dalam ayat ini, kata hubung "that" digugurkan, yang sangat biasa dalam bahasa Inggeris tidak formal dan separa formal. Klausa "this major public investment will..." bertindak sebagai objek bagi "hopes".
She hopes the weather will be fine tomorrow.
Dia berharap cuaca akan baik esok.
EN: The modal verb 'will' is used here to express a future expectation or prediction. It is followed by the base form of the verbs 'create' and 'bring', which are connected by the coordinating conjunction 'and' to form a compound predicate.
Bahasa Melayu: Kata kerja bantu "will" digunakan di sini untuk menyatakan jangkaan atau ramalan masa hadapan. Ia diikuti oleh kata kerja dasar "create" dan "bring", yang disambungkan oleh kata hubung koordinat "and", membentuk predikat majmuk.
The new policy will reduce waste and save money.
Dasar baharu itu akan mengurangkan pembaziran dan menjimatkan wang.
EN: The sentence reflects the economic strategy of Australian state governments, such as Western Australia, which actively use public funding and tax incentives to attract global creative industries (like Hollywood film productions) to boost local employment and tourism.
Kosa kata utama dengan sebutan IPA, definisi, contoh ayat, dan kuiz interaktif.
Dalam konteks: menarik, menyebabkan minat atau perhatian
Dalam konteks: (dibina untuk tujuan tertentu) tempat, kemudahan
Dalam konteks: (syarikat atau organisasi) pegawai pentadbiran, pengurus
Dalam konteks: menganjurkan, menjadi tuan rumah (di sini: menyediakan tempat untuk penggambaran filem)
Dalam konteks: destinasi, tempat tujuan
Dalam konteks: sukar dipercayai, sangat baik
Dalam konteks: mengubah sepenuhnya, mengubah bentuk
Dalam konteks: pelaburan, jumlah pelaburan
Frasa dengan label jenis, definisi dwibahasa, nota penggunaan, dan contoh ayat.
The process of making content for screens, such as movies, television shows, and digital media.
Penerbitan skrin
A soundproof hangar-like structure, room, or building, used on a movie studio lot for the production of theatrical filmmaking and television productions.
Studio kalis bunyi
An area behind or adjoining a movie studio, containing permanent outdoor sets or space for temporary sets.
Kawasan penggambaran luar, set luar bangunan
To take a major risk or make a significant investment in the belief that a particular activity or project will succeed.
Membuat pertaruhan besar, menaruh harapan tinggi dan melabur dalam jumlah yang besar