USA and Allies Change Their Plans
美國及其盟友改變計劃
Introduction
Leaders met at a NATO meeting in Turkey in 2026. The USA and Iran are fighting. The USA and its friends are changing how they work together.
領導人在 2026 年於土耳其的 NATO 會議中會面。美國與伊朗正在交戰。美國及其盟友正在改變合作方式。
Main Body
The USA and Iran are in a war. Iran attacked ships. The USA attacked Iran. President Trump says the peace is over. Now, oil prices are going up.
美國與伊朗正處於戰爭狀態。伊朗攻擊了船隻。美國則反擊伊朗。川普總統表示和平已經結束。現在油價正在上漲。
President Trump wants Europe to pay more for its own safety. He wants the USA to control Greenland. He told Spain to stop trading with the USA because Spain did not help him.
川普總統希望歐洲為自身的安全支付更多費用。他希望美國控制格陵蘭。他要求西班牙停止與美國貿易，因為西班牙沒有幫助他。
Canada and Europe want to work together more. They do not want to depend only on the USA. They are working on new computers and defense. In Asia, Australia and Fiji are also making new deals because China is testing big missiles.
加拿大與歐洲希望增加合作。他們不想僅僅依賴美國。他們正在研發新電腦與國防系統。在亞洲，澳洲與斐濟也正在達成新協議，因為中國正在測試大型飛彈。
Conclusion
Countries are making new groups for safety. They do not want to rely on one big country.
各國正建立新的安全組織，不想再依賴單一強權國家。
Vocabulary Learning
🌍 The Power of "Want"
In this text, we see a very useful word for A2 learners: Want. It tells us about a person's desires or goals.
The Pattern:
Person + want(s) + to + action
Examples from the text:
- President Trump wants Europe to pay more.
- He wants the USA to control Greenland.
- Canada and Europe want to work together.
💡 Simple Rule:
- For one person (He/She/Trump) → add an -s (wants).
- For many people (They/Canada and Europe) → no -s (want).
Quick Change:
- I want to help → He wants to help.
- They want to go → She wants to go.