Texas Hospital and US Citizenship
德州醫院與美國公民權
Introduction
President Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott are angry. A hospital in Texas told people from other countries to come there to have babies.
川普總統與德州州長格雷格·艾伯特感到憤怒。德州的一家醫院邀請外國人前往該地生產。
Main Body
A hospital called MRMC put ads in Mexico. They sold 'birth packages' for money. They wanted pregnant women to come to the US. Governor Abbott says this is wrong. He is checking the hospital now.
一家名為 MRMC 的醫院在墨西哥投放廣告。他們收費銷售「生育套裝」。他們希望孕婦前往美國。州長艾伯特表示這樣做是不對的。他目前正在調查該醫院。
President Trump wants to change the law. He wants the Supreme Court to change the rule about citizenship. Now, babies born in the US are US citizens. The Court says this rule is correct.
川普總統想要修改法律。他希望最高法院更改關於公民權的規定。目前在美國出生的人是美國公民。法院認為這項規定是正確的。
Some people in Congress want new laws. They want to stop pregnant women from other countries from entering the US if they have no family here.
國會中有些人想要制定新法律。他們希望如果外國孕婦在美國沒有親屬，就禁止她們入境。
Conclusion
The leaders and the courts do not agree. The law still says babies born in the US are citizens.
領導人與法院意見分歧。法律仍然規定在美國出生的人是公民。
Vocabulary Learning
🌍 Talking about 'Wanting'
In this story, many people want things to change. When we use want, we follow a simple pattern to show a wish or a need.
The Pattern:
Person → want → something
Examples from the text:
- They want pregnant women... (They wish for this to happen)
- President Trump wants to change the law... (He wishes to do an action)
💡 Quick Tip for A2: If the person is He, She, or It, add an -s to the word:
- I want He wants
- They want She wants
Words to remember:
- Law: The official rules of a country.
- Citizen: A legal member of a country.