Sonam Wangchuk Stops Eating to Help Students

Sonam Wangchuk 絕食以幫助學生


Introduction

Sonam Wangchuk is a man who helps the earth. He is in New Delhi. He is not eating food now. He wants the Education Minister to leave his job.

Sonam Wangchuk 是一位致力於保護地球的人。他目前在新德里,且正在絕食。他希望教育部長辭職。

Main Body

Sonam says school tests are not fair. Some people stole the test papers. He wants better schools for India. He also wants more power for the people in Ladakh.

Sonam 表示學校考試並不公平。有人偷走了試卷。他希望印度能有更好的學校。他也希望拉達克的人民能擁有更多權力。

Many people help Sonam. Some political groups and a famous actor support him. But the police are not helpful. The police took away water and toilets from the protest area.

許多人支持 Sonam。一些政治團體和一名著名演員支持他。但警方並沒有提供幫助。警方甚至撤走了抗議區域的水源和廁所。

The Education Minister says the protesters are bad people. But the Cockroach Janta Party says the Minister is wrong. They say some students died because the tests were not fair.

教育部長表示抗議者是壞人。但 Cockroach Janta Party 則認為部長是錯的。他們表示,由於考試不公平,導致部分學生死亡。

Conclusion

Sonam is still at Jantar Mantar. He is healthy. He still wants the Minister to leave.

Sonam 仍留在 Jantar Mantar。他的健康狀況良好,但依然要求部長辭職。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 THE 'WANT' PATTERN

In this story, we see a very useful word for A2 students: Want.

When you want someone else to do something, follow this simple map:

[Person] \rightarrow want(s) \rightarrow [Another Person] \rightarrow to [Action]


Examples from the text:

  • He wants the Minister to leave.
  • He wants better schools.

Why this matters: It is the easiest way to describe a goal or a wish.

Quick Swap:

  • He wants \rightarrow I want
  • He wants \rightarrow They want

Note: Use 'wants' for one person (he/she/it). Use 'want' for many people or 'I/you'.

Vocabulary Learning

minister (n.)
An important person in the government
Example:The Education Minister makes rules for schools.
fair (adj.)
Treating people in a right and equal way
Example:The teacher is fair to all the students.
stole (v.)
Took something without permission (past tense of steal)
Example:Someone stole my pen from the desk.
support (v.)
To help or agree with someone
Example:My friends support me when I am sad.
protest (n.)
An event where people show they disagree with something
Example:The people are at a protest to ask for better roads.
Practice A2 words in a crossword