New Luxury Hotels in Albania
阿爾巴尼亞的新豪華酒店
Introduction
The government of Albania wants to build expensive hotels in nature areas. Many people are unhappy about this.
阿爾巴尼亞政府想要在自然區域興建昂貴的酒店，許多人對此感到不滿。
Main Body
The government changed the law in 2024. Now, a company with Jared Kushner can build big hotels in protected places. Many citizens are angry. They are protesting in the streets.
政府在2024年修改了法律。現在，一家由賈里德·庫什納參與的公司可以在保護區興建大型酒店。許多公民感到憤怒，他們正在街頭抗議。
Some people in the USA are worried. They want to know if Mr. Kushner used his government job to make money. In Albania, police are checking if the land was bought legally.
美國的一些人感到擔心。他們想知道庫什納先生是否利用其政府職位來牟利。在阿爾巴尼亞，警方正在檢查土地是否合法購得。
The European Union (EU) is also unhappy. The EU wants Albania to stop the building. Albania wants to join the EU, but this project makes it difficult.
歐盟同樣感到不滿。歐盟希望阿爾巴尼亞停止興建。阿爾巴尼亞希望加入歐盟，但這個項目讓過程變得困難。
Conclusion
The government says the project is okay. However, the EU and the police are still checking the project.
政府表示該項目沒有問題。然而，歐盟和警方仍在對該項目進行調查。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Want' Pattern
In this text, we see how to express a desire or a goal using the word want. It is a very useful tool for A2 students to describe needs and plans.
The Rule:
Person + want(s) + to + action
From the text:
- Albania wants to join the EU. (A goal for a country)
- The EU wants Albania to stop. (A wish for someone else to change)
- People want to know. (A desire for information)
🛠 Word Swap: 'Expensive' vs 'Luxury'
Notice how the text uses two different words for the same idea:
- Luxury (The fancy feeling) Luxury Hotels
- Expensive (The high cost) Expensive hotels
Quick Tip: Use Luxury when you talk about quality and Expensive when you talk about money.