Violence Against Migrants in South Africa
南非針對移民的暴力事件
Introduction
Many people in South Africa are angry. They want foreign people without papers to leave the country.
許多南非人感到憤怒，他們希望沒有合法文件的外國人離開該國。
Main Body
Some groups tell migrants to leave. There were 120 marches. Police arrested 900 people. Some people died. These groups also stop migrants from using hospitals and schools.
有些團體要求移民離開。曾發生過 120 場遊行，警方逮捕了 900 人，部分人死亡。這些團體還阻止移民使用醫院和學校。
Many people in South Africa do not have jobs. The government is also poor. Some people blame migrants for these problems. But migrants are a very small group. Experts say the real problems are old laws and bad leaders.
許多南非人失業，政府也很貧窮。有些人將這些問題歸咎於移民。但移民其實是一個非常小的群體。專家表示真正的問題在於陳舊的法律和糟糕的領導層。
President Ramaphosa says the borders have problems. He says violence is wrong. But the government still sends thousands of migrants back to their own countries. This makes other countries angry.
總統拉馬福沙表示邊境存在問題，他認為暴力是不正確的。但政府仍然將數千名移民遣返回原籍國，這引起了其他國家的不滿。
Conclusion
The situation is still dangerous. More protests are coming. Migrants do not feel safe.
情況依然危險，將會有更多抗議活動，移民感到不安全。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ The 'People' Pattern
In this text, we see how to talk about groups of people. For A2, you need to know how to use Simple Plurals.
Look at these words from the text:
- Migrant Migrants
- Person People
- Leader Leaders
💡 The 'People' Rule Most words just need an -s at the end. But Person is special. We do not say "persons" in a normal conversation; we say People.
🛠️ Building Sentences with 'Are'
When we talk about these groups, we use are.
- Migrants are a small group.
- People are angry.
Quick Tip: Use are for more than one person. Use is for one person.
- The government is poor. (One group)
- The borders have problems. (Many borders)