UNESCO Warns Pakistan About Taxila Site
聯合國教科文組織警告巴基斯坦關於塔克西拉遺址的問題
Introduction
UNESCO told the government of Pakistan that the Taxila site has problems. The site might leave the World Heritage List.
聯合國教科文組織告知巴基斯坦政府，塔克西拉遺址存在問題，可能會被移出世界遺產名單。
Main Body
A visitor took photos of the site. The photos show new cement and new stones. Workers changed old walls and made them taller. UNESCO says this is bad because the site is not original now.
一名遊客拍攝了該遺址的照片。照片顯示有新的水泥和石頭。工人修改了舊牆並將其加高。聯合國教科文組織表示這樣做很糟糕，因為遺址現在已失去原貌。
UNESCO officials visited the site on June 12. They said a site in Germany left the list before. A leader in Pakistan says the work was only to stop the walls from falling. He says it was not a new building.
聯合國教科文組織官員於 6 月 12 日視察了該遺址。他們提到之前德國的一個遺址也被移出了名單。巴基斯坦的一位領導人則表示，工程僅是為了防止牆壁倒塌，而非興建新建築。
Pakistan wants 24 more sites on the World Heritage List. But this problem may stop that. Taxila is very important because it shows old Buddhist and Greek history.
巴基斯坦希望有另外 24 個遺址能進入世界遺產名單。但這個問題可能會阻礙該計劃。塔克西拉非常重要，因為它展現了古代佛教與希臘的歷史。
Conclusion
Taxila will be on the 'Danger List' if Pakistan does not fix the walls.
如果巴基斯坦不修復牆壁，塔克西拉將被列入「瀕危名單」。
Vocabulary Learning
🧱 Word Pairs: New vs. Old
In this story, we see a fight between things that are new and things that are old. To reach A2, you need to describe changes clearly.
The Pattern:
- New cement Old walls
- New stones Old history
⚠️ The "Danger" Word: MAY
Look at this sentence: "This problem may stop that."
We use may when we are not 100% sure. It is like saying 'maybe'.
- Fact: The site is on the list.
- Possibility: It may leave the list.
🛠 Action Words (Past Simple)
To tell a story, we change the action word by adding -ed:
- Visit Visited
- Change Changed
Quick Tip: If the word already ends in 'e', just add 'd' (Change Changed).