EU May Stop Money for Venice Art Show
歐盟可能停止資助威尼斯藝術展
Introduction
The European Commission wants to stop a 2 million euro payment to the Venice Biennale. This is because the art show lets Russia have a building there again.
歐盟委員會希望停止向威尼斯雙年展支付 200 萬歐元的款項，原因是該藝術展再次允許俄羅斯設置展館。
Main Body
Henna Virkkunen from the EU says the art show must follow democratic rules. Russia does not follow these rules. The EU does not want to use tax money for this.
歐盟的 Henna Virkkunen 表示，藝術展必須遵循民主規範。俄羅斯並未遵循這些規範，因此歐盟不希望將稅金用於此項目的資助。
Russia owns the building, so Italy cannot take it away. Ukraine and 21 EU countries are angry. They think Russia should not be at the show. Five judges left the show in April.
俄羅斯擁有該建築物，因此義大利無法將其收回。烏克蘭與 21 個歐盟國家對此感到憤怒，他們認為俄羅斯不應參加展覽。五名評審已於四月退出。
The leader of the show says art is for talking. He does not like the EU's choice. Some Italian and Russian leaders also disagree with the EU.
展覽負責人表示，藝術是用於對話的，他不認同歐盟的選擇。部分義大利與俄羅斯的領導人也不同意歐盟的決定。
Conclusion
The Venice Biennale might lose a lot of money because it lets Russia join the show.
威尼斯雙年展因為允許俄羅斯參加，可能會損失大量資金。
Vocabulary Learning
🔑 The 'Must' Pattern
In this story, we see a strong word: Must.
What is it? We use must when there is a rule. It is not a choice. It is a requirement.
From the text:
- "The art show must follow democratic rules."
How to use it (The Simple Rule):
Person/Thing + must + action
Examples for your life:
- I must study English. → (It is my goal/rule).
- You must stop at the red light. → (It is the law).
- We must eat to live. → (It is a necessity).
🏗️ Building a Sentence with 'Because'
Look at how the author connects two ideas:
Idea 1: The EU wants to stop the money. Idea 2: Russia is in the show.
The Glue: "...because the art show lets Russia have a building there."
Try this pattern:
[Result] because [Reason]
- I am happy because it is sunny.
- She is tired because she worked a lot.