Ukraine Attacks Russian Fuel and Russia Attacks Ukraine

烏克蘭攻擊俄羅斯燃料,俄羅斯攻擊烏克蘭


Introduction

Ukraine is attacking Russian oil factories and ships. At the same time, Russia is bombing Ukrainian cities.

烏克蘭正在攻擊俄羅斯的石油工廠與船隻。與此同時,俄羅斯正在轟炸烏克蘭的城市。

Main Body

Ukraine hit oil factories and fuel stores in Russia. They also hit 18 ships in the sea. They want to stop Russia from moving military supplies.

烏克蘭擊中了俄羅斯的石油工廠與燃料儲存庫。他們還擊中了海上的 18 隻船隻。他們希望阻止俄羅斯運送軍事物資。

Russia now has less fuel. Some gas stations have problems. Russia stopped selling fuel to other countries. Now, Russia buys more fuel from Belarus and India.

俄羅斯目前的燃料減少了。部分加油站出現問題。俄羅斯停止向其他國家銷售燃料。現在,俄羅斯從白俄羅斯與印度購買更多燃料。

Russia is bombing houses and shops in Ukraine. Many people died or got hurt. Russian drones also destroyed 150 gas stations in Ukraine. The USA wants peace, but the two countries still fight.

俄羅斯正在轟炸烏克蘭的房屋與商店。許多人死亡或受傷。俄羅斯的無人機還摧毀了烏克蘭 150 座加油站。美國希望和平,但這兩個國家仍持續戰鬥。

Conclusion

Ukraine is destroying Russian fuel systems. Russia is attacking Ukrainian people and buildings.

烏克蘭正在摧毀俄羅斯的燃料系統。俄羅斯則在攻擊烏克蘭的人民與建築物。

Vocabulary Learning

Action Words (Now vs. Then)

In this text, we see two ways to talk about actions.

1. Happening Right Now We use is/are + word-ing to show a current situation.

  • Ukraine is attacking...
  • Russia is bombing...

2. Finished Actions We use a simple word to show something already happened.

  • Ukraine hit oil factories.
  • Russia stopped selling fuel.

Word Connections (Who does what?)

Look at how the text connects people to places:

  • Russian (Describes the fuel/factories) \rightarrow Russian oil factories
  • Ukrainian (Describes the cities/people) \rightarrow Ukrainian cities

Quick Tip: To describe something from a country, add -ian or -an.

  • Russia \rightarrow Russian
  • Ukraine \rightarrow Ukrainian

Useful Pairs

  • Stop \rightarrow Stop moving / Stop selling
  • Want \rightarrow Want peace
  • Get \rightarrow Got hurt

Vocabulary Learning

factory (n.)
A building where things are made using machines
Example:My father works in a car factory.
fuel (n.)
Something like gas or oil that makes a machine or car move
Example:The plane needs more fuel to fly to London.
supplies (n.)
Food, medicine, or other things that people need
Example:The school has a lot of art supplies.
destroyed (v.)
Damaged something so badly that it cannot be used
Example:The fire destroyed the old house.
drone (n.)
A small aircraft without a pilot that flies by remote control
Example:The photographer used a drone to take pictures of the beach.
Practice A2 words in a crossword