US Soldiers Leave Nigeria

美國士兵撤離尼日利亞


Introduction

The United States is moving most of its soldiers out of Nigeria. They will still share secret information to help Nigeria.

美國正將大部分士兵撤離尼日利亞。他們仍將分享秘密情報以提供協助。

Main Body

Bad groups like Boko Haram caused problems in Nigeria. The US and Nigeria had some arguments about these problems. In February, 200 US soldiers went to Nigeria. They did not fight. They used technology to find the bad groups.

像博科哈拉姆這樣的恐怖組織在尼日利亞製造了許多問題。美國與尼日利亞在這些問題上曾有一些分歧。二月份,有200名美國士兵前往尼日利亞。他們並未參與戰鬥,而是利用技術來追蹤這些組織。

The US and Nigeria worked together. They killed almost 200 bad fighters. They also killed a top leader of the Islamic State. This made the bad group very weak.

美國與尼日利亞共同合作。他們擊斃了近200名恐怖分子。他們還擊斃了一名伊斯蘭國的高級領導人。這使得該恐怖組織變得非常弱小。

Most of these soldiers are now gone. Some other US staff stay in Nigeria. The US still gives information to Nigeria to find more bad people.

大部分士兵目前已撤離。部分美國人員仍留在尼日利亞。美國仍向尼日利亞提供情報,以尋找更多犯罪分子。

Conclusion

The US does not send soldiers to fight now. They only help Nigeria with information.

美國目前不再派遣士兵參戰,僅以情報協助尼日利亞。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ Quick Shift: Present vs. Past

Look at how the story changes time. This is the key to A2 English.

Now (Present)

  • The US is moving soldiers.
  • They give information.
  • The US does not send soldiers.

Then (Past)

  • Groups caused problems.
  • Soldiers went to Nigeria.
  • They did not fight.
  • They worked together.

The Simple Pattern → Most words just add -ed for the past: workworked causecaused

The Tricky Words (Change completely) → gowent dodid

Vocabulary Learning

secret (adj.)
Something that is hidden and not told to other people
Example:I have a secret plan to surprise my friend.
information (n.)
Facts or details about someone or something
Example:The teacher gave us information about the test.
argument (n.)
A disagreement between people who shout or fight with words
Example:My brother and I had an argument about the TV.
technology (n.)
Scientific knowledge used to make machines and tools
Example:Modern technology makes learning English easier.
weak (adj.)
Not strong
Example:I felt weak after being sick for a week.
staff (n.)
The group of people who work for an organization
Example:The hotel staff are very friendly to the guests.
Practice A2 words in a crossword