Russia and Ukraine Continue Their War
俄烏戰爭持續中
Introduction
President Putin said no to Ukraine. He does not want to stop the long missiles. He wants to keep four parts of Ukraine.
普金拒絕了烏克蘭。他不希望停止使用長程飛彈，並希望保留烏克蘭的四個地區。
Main Body
Putin thinks Ukraine is tired. He believes Ukraine has too few soldiers. He wants to keep his missiles to protect Russia. The US and NATO gave Ukraine missiles to hit Russia. Putin is angry about this.
普金認為烏克蘭累了。他相信烏克蘭的士兵太少。他希望保留飛彈以保護俄羅斯。美國和北約給了烏克蘭飛彈來攻擊俄羅斯，普金對此感到憤怒。
Ukraine hit many Russian oil factories. Now, some Russian cities have no fuel. People in Crimea have no power. The Russian government tells people to buy less fuel. They want to save fuel for farms.
烏克蘭擊中了許多俄羅斯的石油工廠。現在，一些俄羅斯城市沒有燃料。克里米亞的人們沒有電力。俄羅斯政府告知民眾減少購買燃料，他們希望將燃料留給農場。
Russia and Ukraine do not talk. Putin says Ukraine must give him more land. He does not trust European leaders. The US tried to help, but the leaders did not agree on a plan.
俄羅斯和烏克蘭沒有對話。普金表示烏克蘭必須給予他更多土地。他不信任歐洲領導人。美國嘗試提供幫助，但領導人們未能就計劃達成一致。
Conclusion
Russia wants more land. Russia also tries to fix its oil factories and stop Ukrainian drones.
俄羅斯想要更多土地。俄羅斯也試圖修復其石油工廠並阻止烏克蘭的無人機。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The Power of "DO NOT"
In this text, we see a pattern used to show things that are not happening or things people disagree with. For an A2 learner, mastering this is the key to expressing negatives.
The Pattern:
Person/Thing do not / does not Action
From the Text:
- President Putin does not want to stop
- Russia and Ukraine do not talk
The Simple Rule:
- Use DO NOT for many people (Russia and Ukraine) or "I/You/We/They".
- Use DOES NOT for one person (Putin) or "He/She/It".
📦 "TOO" for Problems
Notice the phrase: "too few soldiers".
When we use TOO before a word, it means there is a problem. It is not just "a lot"; it is "more than we want" or "not enough."
- Too few Not enough (A problem!)
- Too many More than needed (A problem!)
Quick Look:
- Few soldiers = A small number.
- Too few soldiers = A small number that causes a failure.