Europe Wants More Scientists
歐洲希望吸引更多科學家
Introduction
The European Union (EU) wants to be a leader in science. It wants to bring smart people from other countries to work in Europe.
歐盟希望在科學領域成為領導者，因此希望吸引其他國家的優秀人才到歐洲工作。
Main Body
The EU has a new plan called 'Choose Europe'. They are giving 900 million euros to scientists from the USA. Many scientists in the USA lost their jobs or money. Europe wants to help them.
歐盟推出了一項名為「選擇歐洲」的新計畫。他們提供 9 億歐元給美國的科學家。許多美國科學家失去了工作或資金，歐洲希望幫助他們。
Europe is also spending more money on science. They are working with countries like Japan, Canada, and Australia. They want to build a big group of friends for research.
歐洲也增加了對科學的投入。他們正與日本、加拿大和澳洲等國家合作，旨在建立一個龐大的研究合作網絡。
However, Europe has a problem. They do not make enough money from their science. The USA and China are better at selling new products. Europe is now making new laws and funds to fix this.
然而，歐洲面臨一個問題，那就是他們無法從科學研究中獲利足夠。美國和中國在銷售新產品方面更具優勢。歐洲目前正在制定新法律並提供資金以解決此問題。
Conclusion
Europe is spending more money and making new friends. It wants to be a strong leader in science for the whole world.
歐洲正投入更多資金並拓展合作夥伴，目標是成為全球科學領域的強大領導者。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Want' Pattern
In this text, we see a word used many times: Want.
At A2 level, you need to know that want is for things you desire. It is followed by another action (verb) using 'to'.
The Formula:
Person → want → to → action
Examples from the text:
- The EU wants to be a leader.
- Europe wants to help them.
- They want to build a group.
🌍 Countries vs. Groups
Look at how the text names places. There is a difference between a single country and a group of countries.
| Single Country | Group (The EU) |
|---|---|
| Japan | The European Union |
| Canada | (A union of many states) |
| Australia |
Quick Tip: When talking about a group like the EU, we often use 'They' to talk about the people in charge.