Alibaba Sues the US Government
阿里巴巴起訴美國政府
Introduction
Alibaba Group is taking the US Department of Defense to court in California.
阿里巴巴集團在加州起訴美國國防部。
Main Body
The US government put Alibaba on a special list. This list is for companies that help the Chinese military. Alibaba says this is not true. They say the government has no proof.
美國政府將阿里巴巴列入一份特別名單。這份名單是針對協助中國軍方的公司。阿里巴巴表示這並非事實，並稱政府沒有證據。
Alibaba sells things online and moves goods. They do not make weapons or military tools. Their leaders do not work for the army.
阿里巴巴從事線上銷售與物流貨運，並不製造武器或軍事工具。其領導層也未曾為軍方工作。
Other Chinese companies are also on this list. Now, China is angry. China put ten American companies on a bad list too.
其他中國公司也被列入這份名單。目前中國對此感到憤怒，並將十家美國公司列入黑名單。
Conclusion
Alibaba wants the court to remove them from the military list.
阿里巴巴希望法院將其從軍方名單中移除。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ The 'Doing' Words (Present Simple)
Look at how the text describes things that are always true or regular habits. We use the simplest form of the verb here.
- Alibaba sells things.
- They move goods.
- China is angry.
The Secret Pattern: When we talk about one company (Alibaba), we add an -s to the action → Sells, Wants. When we talk about many people/companies (They), we keep the verb clean → Move, Work.
🛠 Useful Word Pairs
Certain words in the text work together like magnets. Learn them as a team, not as single words:
- Take (someone) to court → Start a legal fight.
- No proof → No evidence/no truth.
- On a list → Included in a group.
💡 Simple Negatives
To say 'No', just put do not before the action:
- Do not make weapons → (They don't do it).
- Do not work for the army → (They aren't soldiers).