Ebola Sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
剛果民主共和國的伊波拉疫情
Introduction
People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have a dangerous virus called Ebola. It is hard to stop the sickness because there is war and people are very poor.
剛果民主共和國東部的人民感染了一種危險的病毒，稱為伊波拉。由於戰爭以及極度貧困，很難阻止這種疾病蔓延。
Main Body
Ebola is a very bad sickness. Many people die from it. The virus is in many different areas now.
伊波拉是一種非常嚴重的疾病。許多人因此死亡。目前該病毒已傳播到許多不同地區。
There is war in the country. Two million people left their homes. Doctors cannot reach these people. Some people do not trust the doctors because they need food and water more than medicine.
該國正處於戰爭狀態。兩百萬人被迫離開家園。醫生無法接觸到這些人。有些人並不信任醫生，因為他們對食物和水的需求比藥物更緊迫。
The World Health Organization has a new leader to help. They need a lot of money. They need 1.4 billion dollars for food and homes. They need 200 million dollars for medicine. The World Food Programme gives food to many people because they are very hungry.
世界衛生組織已指派一名新領導者提供協助。他們需要大量資金。他們需要 14 億美元用於食物和住房，以及 2 億美元用於醫藥。世界糧食計劃署向許多飢餓的人民提供食物。
Conclusion
Doctors cannot stop Ebola if the war continues and people stay hungry.
如果戰爭持續且人民依然飢餓，醫生將無法阻止伊波拉疫情。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of "NEED"
In this text, we see the word need used many times. For A2 learners, this is the best way to talk about things that are necessary.
How it works:
Person/Group + need(s) + Thing
Examples from the story:
- They need money. → (They = many people)
- They need food. → (They = many people)
- Some people... need food and water. → (Some people = many people)
Quick Rule: If you talk about one person (He/She), add an -s:
- He needs medicine.
- She needs help.
🛠️ Useful Word Pairs (Adjectives)
Notice how the text describes things simply. You can copy these patterns:
- Dangerous virus (Something that can hurt you)
- Bad sickness (Something that makes you feel very ill)
- Very poor (Use 'very' to make the word stronger)