French President Visits Syria
法國總統訪問敘利亞
Introduction
President Emmanuel Macron went to Damascus. He is the first leader from the European Union to visit since President Ahmed al-Sharaa took power in 2024.
總統馬克龍前往大馬士革。自從 2024 年總統阿哈邁德·沙拉掌權以來,他是首位訪問該地的歐盟領導人。
Main Body
France and Syria signed new deals. They will work together on planes, health, banks, and buildings. France also gave back 23 old art objects to a museum in Damascus.
法國與敘利亞簽署了新協議。他們將在飛機、醫療、銀行和建築方面展開合作。法國還將 23 件古董藝術品歸還給大馬士革的一家博物館。
Two bombs exploded near a hotel on July 7. Eighteen people were hurt. The Syrian government said the bombs were not near President Macron. He did not know about the bombs and continued his trip.
7 月 7 日在一家酒店附近發生兩起爆炸。共有 18 人受傷。敘利亞政府表示炸彈並非在馬克龍總統附近。他對爆炸事件不知情,並繼續行程。
Syria has other bombs in the city too. President al-Sharaa wants the world to see that Syria is safe. He wants other countries to give money to Syria. But some dangerous groups are still in the country.
敘利亞在市區其他地方也存在炸彈。沙拉總統希望世界看到敘利亞是安全的。他希望其他國家向敘利亞提供資金。但國內仍有一些危險組織。
Conclusion
President Macron finished his meetings. He said he supports Syria and then he flew to a meeting in Turkey.
馬克龍總統結束了會議。他表示支持敘利亞,隨後飛往土耳其參加會議。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Time & Action
Look at how we talk about things that already happened. We add -ed to the action word.
- visit → visited
- finish → finished
- explode → exploded
Wait! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You must memorize these:
- go → went
- give → gave
- say → said
🤝 Working Together
When two people or countries do something, we use "together".
France and Syria will work together.
If you see "together", it means: .
🌍 Simple Place Words
- In (inside a country/city) In the country / In the city
- To (moving toward a place) Went to Damascus / Flew to Turkey
- Near (close to, but not touching) Near a hotel