Do People Trust the United States?
人們信任美國嗎？
Introduction
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that many people in the world do not trust President Donald Trump or the United States.
皮尤研究中心的一項新研究顯示，世界上許多人並不信任川普總統或美國。
Main Body
Only 23 percent of people trust President Trump. Some people in the Philippines, Israel, and Nigeria like him. But people in Turkey and Palestine do not like him.
只有 23% 的人信任川普總統。菲律賓、以色列和尼日利亞的部分人士很喜歡他。但土耳其和巴勒斯坦的人則不喜歡他。
Many people think the United States is not a good partner. In Canada, trust went down from 83 percent to 35 percent. People do not like the U.S. rules about Iran, Gaza, and taxes.
許多人認為美國並不是一個好的合作夥伴。在加拿大，信任度從 83% 下降到 35%。人們不喜歡美國關於伊朗、加薩和稅務的規定。
Olivia Wales works for the White House. She says the U.S. is strong again. She says the U.S. stopped nine wars and helped its citizens.
Olivia Wales 在白宮工作。她表示美國再次強大。她說美國停止了九場戰爭並幫助了其公民。
Conclusion
The world is divided. Many countries do not trust the United States now.
世界分歧了。許多國家現在並不信任美國。
Vocabulary Learning
🌍 Speaking about 'Likes' and 'Dislikes'
In this text, we see a simple way to talk about opinions. To reach A2, you need to move between positive and negative ideas quickly.
The Pattern: [Person/Group] → [Feeling] → [Object]
- Positive: "Some people... like him."
- Negative: "People... do not like him."
💡 Simple Rule for Beginners: When you want to say 'no' to an action (like like, trust, work), just put do not (or does not) before the action word.
Comparison Table:
| Positive (+) | Negative (-) |
|---|---|
| Trust Trust | Trust do not trust |
| Like Like | Like do not like |
| Is Is | Is is not |
⚠️ Watch Out! Notice how the text uses "is not a good partner." We don't use "do not" with the word is. We just add not after it.