Three Leaders Leave South Perth City Council
三名領導人離開南珀斯市議會
Introduction
Three council members quit their jobs in three days. This happened after the council chose a new budget.
三名議員在三天內接連辭職。這發生在議會通過新預算之後。
Main Body
The council voted for a new budget. This budget makes taxes higher for the people. Two members, Tim Houweling and Bronwyn Waugh, were angry. They said the tax is too high and the city is not working well. Then, Hayley Prendiville also quit.
議會投票通過了一份新預算。這份預算提高了市民的稅金。兩名成員 Tim Houweling 和 Bronwyn Waugh 非常憤怒，他們表示稅金過高且城市運作不佳。隨後，Hayley Prendiville 也辭職了。
Other cities in Western Australia have the same problems. Now, a woman named Gail McGowan helps the city. The people of the city pay her money. Also, the top bosses are not at work right now. The city has no main leader.
西澳的其他城市也面臨同樣的問題。目前，一名叫 Gail McGowan 的女士在協助該市，由市民支付其費用。此外，高層主管目前不在職，該市缺乏主導領導人。
Minister Hannah Beazley is not happy. She says the city is not stable. She thinks the government might join this city with another city to fix the problems.
部長 Hannah Beazley 對此感到不滿。她表示該市並不穩定，認為政府可能會將此市與另一個城市合併以解決問題。
Conclusion
The city has no leaders and the government may change how the city works.
該市目前缺乏領導人，政府可能會改變該市的運作方式。
Vocabulary Learning
🧩 The "Not" Power
In this story, we see a lot of things that are missing or wrong. To get to A2, you must master how to say "no" or "not" to describe a situation.
1. Simple Negatives (Is/Are + Not) Look at how the author describes the city:
- The city is not working well. (It has problems)
- The bosses are not at work. (They are away)
- The city is not stable. (It is messy)
2. The "No" Shortcut Instead of saying "is not," we can use no before a noun to show something is missing:
- The city has no main leader. (Zero leaders)
3. Feelings of Dislike When someone is "not happy," it often means they are angry or worried.
- Hannah Beazley is not happy She is upset.
Quick Tip for A2: Use is not for a state of being The budget is not good. Use no for a quantity There is no money.