Protest by the Cockroach Janta Party

蟑螂人民黨抗議


Introduction

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has a protest. It started twelve days ago. Sonam Wangchuk and some students are not eating food.

蟑螂人民黨(CJP)正在進行抗議。這項活動始於十二天前。Sonam Wangchuk 和一些學生目前在禁食。

Main Body

The protest started on June 20. People are angry because some exam papers were stolen. They want the Education Minister to leave his job. They say this problem caused twenty students to die.

抗議始於6月20日。由於部分試卷被盜,民眾感到非常憤怒。他們要求教育部長辭職。他們表示此問題導致二十名學生死亡。

Sonam Wangchuk did not eat for four days. He lost two kilograms. His blood pressure is low. Doctors told him to drink more water and eat salt.

Sonam Wangchuk 已經禁食四天。他體重減輕了兩公斤。他的血壓偏低。醫生建議他多喝水並攝取鹽分。

Other students are also sick. Their blood sugar is very low. Some students went to the hospital. One student, Inesh, is now better.

其他學生也生病了。他們的血糖非常低。部分學生被送往醫院。一名叫 Inesh 的學生目前狀況已有所好轉。

Conclusion

The people are still at Jantar Mantar. They are sick, but they still want the Minister to leave.

民眾仍留在 Jantar Mantar。儘管他們生病了,但仍要求部長辭職。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Ago' Rule

When we talk about time in the past, we use ago at the end of the phrase.

  • Twelve days ago → (12 days back from now)

📉 Talking about 'Low' and 'High'

We use these words to describe levels of things in the body:

  • Low blood pressure (Not enough pressure) \rightarrow His blood pressure is low.
  • Low blood sugar (Not enough sugar) \rightarrow Their blood sugar is very low.

🚫 Saying 'No' in the Past

To say someone did not do something, use did not + [action word].

  • Sonam did not eat.
  • (Correct: did not eat \rightarrow Wrong: did not ate)

🏥 Health Words to Know

  • Sick \rightarrow Not feeling well.
  • Better \rightarrow Feeling more healthy now.

Vocabulary Learning

protest (n.)
An event where people show they do not agree with something
Example:The students organized a protest to ask for better schools.
stolen (adj./v.)
Taken by someone without permission
Example:My bicycle was stolen from the park yesterday.
caused (v.)
Made something happen
Example:The heavy rain caused a big flood in the city.
blood pressure (n.)
The force of blood moving through your body
Example:The doctor checks my blood pressure every year.
Practice A2 words in a crossword