Darializa Avila Chevalier Wins Election in New York

Darializa Avila Chevalier 在紐約贏得選舉


Introduction

Darializa Avila Chevalier won a big election in New York. She is a Democratic socialist.

Darializa Avila Chevalier 在紐約贏得了一場重大選舉。她是一名民主社會主義者。

Main Body

Avila Chevalier got 49.4% of the votes. She beat the old leader, Adriano Espaillat. He got 45.9% of the votes.

Avila Chevalier 獲得了 49.4% 的選票。她擊敗了前任領導人 Adriano Espaillat。後者獲得了 45.9% 的選票。

She wants big changes. She wants free health care and free homes for everyone. She wants to stop ICE and stop sending people out of the country.

她希望帶來巨大的改變。她希望每個人都能享有免費醫療和免費住房。她希望停止 ICE 的運作並停止遣返人員。

Some people do not like her ideas. She says the US is on native land. She does not want to put some criminals in prison. Bill Maher says her ideas are too extreme.

有些人不喜歡她的想法。她表示美國位於原住民的土地上。她不希望將某些罪犯關入監獄。Bill Maher 認為她的想法過於極端。

Conclusion

Avila Chevalier is now the Democratic candidate. People in this area want socialist ideas.

Avila Chevalier 現在是民主黨的候選人。該地區的人們想要社會主義的想法。

Vocabulary Learning

The Power of "Wants"

In the text, we see a pattern for talking about goals and desires:

  • She wants big changes.
  • She wants free health care.

How to use it: When one person (He, She) desires something, we add an -s to the word want.

Simple Switch: I want → She wants You want → He wants


Action Words (Verbs) in the Past

Notice these words that tell us something already happened:

  • Won (from Win) → She won the election.
  • Beat (from Beat) → She beat the old leader.
  • Got (from Get) → He got 45.9%.

Quick Tip: Use these when you tell a story about yesterday or a finished event.

Win → Won \rightarrow Success!


Negative Ideas

To say "no" or "not," use do not or does not:

  • Some people do not like her.
  • She does not want to put criminals in prison.

The Rule:

  • People/They \rightarrow do not
  • She/He \rightarrow does not

Vocabulary Learning

election (n.)
The process of choosing a leader by voting
Example:I will vote in the next election.
socialist (n./adj.)
A person who believes the government should provide basic services for everyone
Example:The candidate has socialist ideas for health care.
votes (n.)
The choices people make in an election
Example:She received many votes from the people.
criminals (n.)
People who do things that are against the law
Example:The police caught the criminals.
extreme (adj.)
Very far from what is normal or average
Example:The weather in winter is extreme in some countries.
candidate (n.)
A person who is trying to be chosen for a job or position
Example:She is the best candidate for the job.
Practice A2 words in a crossword