Old Leaders in the US Senate
美國參議院的高齡領導者
Introduction
Senator Lindsey Graham died. Senator Mitch McConnell is very sick in the hospital. Now people are talking about the old age of the leaders in the US Senate.
參議員林賽·格雷厄姆（Lindsey Graham）去世了。參議員米奇·麥康奈爾（Mitch McConnell）病得很嚴重，正在醫院就醫。現在人們開始討論美國參議院領導者高齡的問題。
Main Body
Senator Graham died from a heart problem. Senator McConnell fell and got a lung infection. Now the Republican party has fewer people in the Senate. This makes it hard to pass new laws and pick new leaders.
格雷厄姆參議員死於心臟問題。麥康奈爾參議員則是在跌倒後導致肺部感染。現在共和黨在參議院的人數減少，這使得通過新法律和選擇新領導者變得困難。
Many people in the Senate are old. The average age is 65. Some leaders are 70 or older. There is no rule to stop working at a certain age. Some people say leaders must stop working at age 75.
參議院中許多人年事已高，平均年齡為 65 歲。有些領導者年滿 70 歲或更高。目前沒有規定在特定年齡必須停止工作。有些人認為領導者在 75 歲時必須停止工作。
People are worried because the leaders do not share health information. Senator Graham also helped the Senate talk to President Trump. Now that help is gone.
人們感到擔憂，因為領導者不分享健康資訊。格雷厄姆參議員先前也協助參議院與川普總統溝通，現在這項協助已經消失了。
Conclusion
The Senate has problems because its leaders are old and sick.
由於領導者高齡且患病，參議院正面臨問題。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ THE 'STATE OF BEING' PATTERN
In this text, we see a lot of sentences that describe who someone is or how they are. We use a simple bridge word: is / are.
1. Describing People (Singular → Plural)
- Senator McConnell is sick. (One person)
- Many people are old. (Many people)
2. Describing Numbers
- The average age is 65.
- Some leaders are 70.
💡 Quick Tip for A2: If you are talking about one thing use is. If you are talking about two or more things use are.
3. Useful 'State' Words from the Text:
- Sick (Not healthy)
- Old (Not young)
- Hard (Not easy)