South Sudan After Fifteen Years
南蘇丹十五年後
Introduction
South Sudan is fifteen years old. The country has many problems with money and peace.
南蘇丹成立十五年了。這個國家在財政與和平方面面臨許多問題。
Main Body
South Sudan became a new country in 2011. Then, two leaders fought a war from 2013 to 2018. They signed a peace paper in 2018, but they did not finish the work. The leaders did not make a new army.
南蘇丹於2011年成為一個新國家。隨後，兩位領導人在2013年至2018年間爆發戰爭。他們在2018年簽署了和平協議，但尚未完成相關工作。領導人們沒有組建新軍隊。
Many people are sad. They say the government is not honest. There are no elections. The government says elections will happen in December 2026. Women also do not have enough jobs in government.
許多民眾感到悲傷。他們表示政府不誠實。目前沒有選舉。政府稱選舉將於2026年12月舉行。女性在政府部門中也缺乏足夠的職位。
South Sudan sells a lot of oil. But 82 percent of people are very poor. Many people have no food. Also, 1.2 million people from Sudan moved here. This makes life very hard for everyone.
南蘇丹出口大量石油。但有82%的人口非常貧窮。許多人面臨飢荒。此外，有120萬名來自蘇丹的人遷移至此。這讓每個人的生活都變得非常艱難。
Conclusion
South Sudan needs to finish the peace plan. It needs fair elections to be stable.
南蘇丹需要完成和平計劃。它需要公平的選舉才能穩定。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Time & History
Look at how we talk about the past. We use simple words to show something is finished.
- Became (from become) "South Sudan became a new country."
- Fought (from fight) "Two leaders fought a war."
- Signed (from sign) "They signed a peace paper."
Quick Tip: When we talk about a specific year (like 2011 or 2018), we usually change the action word to its "past form."
🚫 Saying 'No'
To make a sentence negative in the past, we use did not + the normal action word.
did not finisheddid not finishdid not madedid not make
Example: "They did not finish the work."
👥 People & Numbers
We use Many and A lot of for big groups:
- Many people are sad.
- A lot of oil (Oil is a mass, we don't count it 1, 2, 3).
Vocabulary for A2:
Stable Strong and not changing.
Honest Telling the truth.