USA Helps Ukraine and Punishes Russia
美國援助烏克蘭並制裁俄羅斯
Introduction
The US government has a new plan. They want to take money away from Russia and help Ukraine make its own weapons.
美國政府有一個新計劃。他們希望切斷俄羅斯的資金，並幫助烏克蘭自行製造武器。
Main Body
The US has a new law. This law stops other countries from buying oil and gas from Russia. Russia needs this money for the war. The US wants to stop this money.
美國通過了一項新法律。這項法律禁止其他國家購買俄羅斯的石油和天然氣。俄羅斯將這筆資金用於戰爭，而美國希望切斷這筆資金。
President Trump and President Zelenskyy met in Turkey. They are now friends. The US says Ukraine can now make Patriot missiles in its own factories. They also agreed to make drones together.
川普總統與澤倫斯基總統在土耳其會面，兩人現在成為了朋友。美國表示烏克蘭現在可以在自己的工廠中製造「愛國者」飛彈，他們還同意共同研發無人機。
Ukraine needs these missiles, but making them is hard. It takes a long time to find the right parts. It may take one or two years to start making them.
烏克蘭需要這些飛彈，但製造過程十分困難。尋找合適的零件需要很長時間，可能需要一到兩年才能開始生產。
Conclusion
The US is putting more pressure on Russia. At the same time, the US is helping Ukraine build its own army.
美國正向俄羅斯施加更多壓力，同時幫助烏克蘭建立自己的軍隊。
Vocabulary Learning
🛠️ Action Words for Power
In this text, the US does things to change a situation. Look at these simple verbs:
- Stop Stop buying oil. (End an action)
- Take away Take money away. (Remove something)
- Help Help Ukraine. (Give support)
- Make Make missiles. (Create something)
⏱️ The "Time to Wait" Pattern
When something is not fast, we use "It takes..."
"It takes a long time to find the right parts."
How to use it:
Example: It takes 2 years to start making them. It takes 10 minutes to walk to school.