India Stops Sale of Stolen Chairs in France
印度阻止在法國出售失竊椅子
Introduction
The Indian government stopped a sale of two special chairs in Paris. These chairs belong to India. Now, India wants the chairs back.
印度政府阻止了在巴黎出售兩張特殊椅子。這些椅子屬於印度。現在印度希望追回這些椅子。
Main Body
A man in France tried to sell two chairs. The chairs had special codes. These codes showed the chairs belonged to universities in Chandigarh. The Indian government told France that the sale was illegal.
一名法國男子試圖出售兩張椅子。這些椅子有特殊編號。這些編號顯示椅子屬於昌迪加爾的大學。印度政府告知法國這次出售是非法的。
Police in Chandigarh wrote official reports about the theft. This helped the Indian government talk to France. France stopped the sale because of these laws.
昌迪加爾的警察撰寫了關於此次盜竊的正式報告。這有助於印度政府與法國交涉。法國因為這些法律而停止了出售。
Many expensive things from Chandigarh were lost before. Since 2009, many items went to other countries. The government wants to stop this problem now.
先前有許多來自昌迪加爾的昂貴物品遺失。自2009年以來，許多物品流向其他國家。政府現在希望解決這個問題。
Conclusion
The chairs are not for sale in Paris anymore. India is working to bring the chairs home.
這些椅子不再於巴黎出售。印度正努力將椅子接回國。
Vocabulary Learning
📦 Ownership words
In this story, we see how to say something belongs to a person or a place. This is a key part of A2 English.
The Pattern:
Something + belongs to + Someone
From the text:
- "These chairs belong to India."
- "The chairs belonged to universities."
💡 Simple Rule: Use belong to when you want to show who the owner is.
Change the time:
- Now belong to
- Before belonged to
Quick examples for you:
- This phone belongs to me.
- That car belongs to my father.
- The book belonged to the library.