Russia and Ukraine Fight with Missiles and Drones

俄羅斯與烏克蘭以飛彈與無人機交戰


Introduction

Russia and Ukraine are fighting. Both countries use missiles and drones to hit each other.

俄羅斯與烏克蘭正在交戰。兩國均使用飛彈與無人機互相攻擊。

Main Body

Russia hits cities in Ukraine. They hit Kyiv and Odesa. Many people died and buildings broke. Ukraine needs more missiles from the USA to stop these attacks.

俄羅斯攻擊烏克蘭的城市。他們擊中了基輔與敖德薩。許多人喪生,建築物遭到破壞。烏克蘭需要美國提供更多飛彈以阻止這些攻擊。

Ukraine hits Russian oil factories. They also hit ships in the sea. Now, Crimea has no fuel. There is no electricity and no internet there.

烏克蘭攻擊俄羅斯的石油工廠。他們也擊中了海上的船隻。現在克里米亞沒有燃料,當地也沒有電力與網路。

The USA wants to stop Russia from selling oil. In Ukraine, some leaders stole money. Also, fire destroyed wheat farms in Kherson.

美國希望阻止俄羅斯出售石油。在烏克蘭,部分領導人涉嫌貪污。此外,赫爾松的小麥農場被火災摧毀。

Conclusion

Russia hits cities, but Ukraine hits oil and fuel. Neither side is winning easily.

俄羅斯攻擊城市,而烏克蘭則攻擊石油與燃料。雙方都無法輕易獲勝。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ Action Words (Verbs)

In this text, we see a pattern of Who does What. This is the heart of A2 English.

The Pattern: Person/Country \rightarrow Action \rightarrow Object

Examples from text:

  • Russia \rightarrow hits \rightarrow cities
  • Ukraine \rightarrow needs \rightarrow missiles
  • Fire \rightarrow destroyed \rightarrow farms

💡 Quick Tips

  1. Present vs. Past:

    • Hits/Needs = happening now or generally.
    • Died/Broke/Destroyed = already happened.
  2. Simple Words for Big Things:

    • Instead of saying "The infrastructure was compromised," the text says "buildings broke." This is a great way to speak clearly at an A2 level.

Vocabulary Learning

missile (n.)
A weapon that flies through the air and hits a target.
Example:The army used a missile to hit the target.
drone (n.)
A small aircraft without a pilot that can be controlled from far away.
Example:The drone took photos of the city from the sky.
attack (n.)
An act of fighting or trying to hurt someone.
Example:The city was safe after the attack stopped.
factory (n.)
A large building where things are made using machines.
Example:My father works in a car factory.
fuel (n.)
Material like oil or gas that is burned to produce heat or power.
Example:The car stopped because it had no fuel.
destroyed (v.)
Damaged something so badly that it cannot be used.
Example:The fire destroyed the old house.
Practice A2 words in a crossword