New President for Colombia
哥倫比亞新總統
Introduction
Abelardo de la Espriella is the new President of Colombia. He won the election on June 21.
Abelardo de la Espriella 是哥倫比亞的新總統。他在 6 月 21 日贏得了選舉。
Main Body
De la Espriella won with 49.66% of the votes. His opponent, Ivan Cepeda, got 48.70%. The difference was very small.
De la Espriella 以 49.66% 的得票率勝出。他的對手 Ivan Cepeda 則獲得 48.70%。兩者的差距非常小。
The new President does not like the old peace plan. He tells bad groups and criminals to stop now. They have 30 days to follow the law or the army will fight them.
新總統不喜歡舊的和平計劃。他要求非法組織和罪犯立即停止活動。他們有 30 天的時間來遵守法律，否則軍隊將對他們採取行動。
He says the old government was bad and took money. He will check the money and the laws. He wants people to be peaceful but they must follow the law.
他表示前任政府表現糟糕且涉嫌貪污。他將審查資金和法律。他希望民眾保持和平，但必須遵守法律。
Conclusion
De la Espriella starts his job on August 7. He wants more security and honest government.
De la Espriella 將於 8 月 7 日就職。他希望提高安全性並建立一個誠實的政府。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Action' Words (Verbs)
In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened and things that will happen. This is the key to A2 English.
1. The Past (It is finished) Look at these words from the text:
- Won (from win)
- Got (from get)
- Was (from is)
Example: "He won the election." It happened on June 21. It is over.
2. The Future (The plan) When we talk about a promise or a plan, we use will:
- Will fight
- Will check
Example: "The army will fight them." This is a warning for the future.
3. Simple Rules (Right now) For things that are true or habits, we use the basic form:
- Does not like
- Wants
- Tells
Quick Comparison:
- Past: He won. (Done ✅)
- Present: He wants. (Now 🕒)
- Future: He will check. (Later 🔜)