Alibaba Sues U.S. Government
阿里巴巴起訴美國政府
Introduction
Alibaba is a big Chinese company. It is suing the U.S. government to leave a special list of military companies.
阿里巴巴是一家大型中國公司。它正起訴美國政府，要求將其從一份軍方公司特別名單中移除。
Main Body
The U.S. government says Alibaba helps the Chinese military. Alibaba says this is not true. They say they only follow the law.
美國政府表示阿里巴巴在協助中國軍方。阿里巴巴則否認這一點，稱他們僅僅是在遵守法律。
This list is a problem for Alibaba. U.S. partners do not trust them now. Other Chinese companies also tried to leave this list in court.
這份名單對阿里巴巴來說是一個問題。美國的合作夥伴現在不再信任他們。其他中國公司也曾嘗試在法院爭取退出這份名單。
The U.S. and China are angry with each other. The U.S. has a list of 188 companies. China is also punishing ten U.S. companies.
美國與中國目前關係緊張。美國有一份包含 188 家公司的名單。中國也正在懲罰 10 家美國公司。
Conclusion
Alibaba and other companies are fighting in court. The U.S. and China still have many problems.
阿里巴巴與其他公司正在法庭上鬥爭。美國與中國之間仍存在許多問題。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Opposite' Pattern
Look at how the story shows two different sides. To reach A2, you need to show contrast (when two things are different).
The Pattern:
[Person A] says X [Person B] says Y
From the text:
- U.S. government "Alibaba helps the military"
- Alibaba "This is not true"
How to use it in real life: If you disagree with a friend, use this simple structure:
- Friend: "The movie is boring."
- You: "I think it is exciting!"
Simple Word Power
Instead of using big words, we use 'Problem Words' to describe bad situations:
- Angry (Feeling bad/mad)
- Punishing (Giving a penalty)
- Fighting (Disagreeing strongly)
Example: "The two countries are angry they are fighting in court."