Ukraine and Neighbors Argue About History
烏克蘭與鄰國就歷史問題產生爭議
Introduction
Ukraine wants to honor some old soldiers. Now, Poland and the Czech Republic are angry.
烏克蘭希望表揚部分前士兵，但現在波蘭與捷克對此感到憤怒。
Main Body
President Zelensky said some old soldiers are heroes. Poland and the Czech Republic do not agree. They say these soldiers worked with Nazis and killed many Polish people in the past.
澤倫斯基總統表示部分前士兵是英雄，但波蘭與捷克並不認同。他們稱這些士兵過去與納粹合作，並殺害了許多波蘭人。
Poland is now very angry. Poland took away a special medal from President Zelensky. Poland also says Ukraine cannot join the European Union if they keep honoring these people. Poland will not send some planes to Ukraine now.
波蘭目前非常憤怒。波蘭撤回了授予澤倫斯基總統的特別勳章。波蘭還表示，如果烏克蘭繼續表揚這些人，將無法加入歐盟。波蘭目前不會向烏克蘭派遣飛機。
In the Czech Republic, some people want to take away a medal from Zelensky too. Russia sees this and says Ukraine has Nazi ideas. Russia uses this news to make Ukraine look bad.
在捷克，有些人也希望撤回授予澤倫斯基的勳章。俄羅斯見狀便聲稱烏克蘭具有納粹思想，並利用這則新聞來抹黑烏克蘭。
Conclusion
Ukraine has fewer friends now. It may be hard for Ukraine to join the European Union.
烏克蘭現在朋友減少了，加入歐盟可能會很困難。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Want' Connection
In this story, we see people trying to change things or get things. We use want to + action to show a goal.
Examples from the text:
- Ukraine wants to honor soldiers.
- Some people want to take away a medal.
How to use it: [Person] wants to [Action]
Quick Shift: If the person is 'I', 'You', 'We', or 'They', remove the 's'.
- He wants to... They want to...
Simple Contrast: 'Now' vs 'Past'
Notice how the story jumps between times. This is key for A2 level speaking.
The Past (Then):
- "Soldiers... killed many people in the past."
The Present (Now):
- "Poland is now very angry."
- "Ukraine has fewer friends now."
Tip: Place now at the end of your sentence to make it clear you are talking about today.