North Korea Builds Walls Near the Border
北韓在邊境附近築牆
Introduction
South Korea is worried. North Korea is building military walls. South Korea says this breaks an old peace agreement from 1953.
南韓感到擔憂。北韓正在興建軍用圍牆。南韓表示這違反了1953年的舊和平協議。
Main Body
North Korea is now friends with Russia and China. These countries give North Korea money and help. Now, North Korea says South Korea is an enemy.
北韓現在與俄羅斯和中國是朋友。這些國家提供資金與援助給北韓。現在，北韓稱南韓為敵人。
Since April 2024, North Korea built fences and holes in the ground. They also put mines in the earth. Some of these are very close to the border line.
自2024年4月起，北韓建造了圍欄並在地面挖掘深坑。他們還在地下埋設地雷。其中一些地雷非常接近邊境線。
The United Nations (UN) says building fences is okay. But the fences must stay on the North Korean side. The UN is checking if some mines are on the South Korean side.
聯合國（UN）表示建造圍欄是可以接受的。但圍欄必須留在北韓境內。聯合國目前正在檢查是否有地雷被埋在南韓境內。
Conclusion
The UN is watching the border. They want to see if North Korea broke the peace rules.
聯合國正密切關注邊境，以確認北韓是否違反了和平規則。
Vocabulary Learning
🚩 The 'ING' Action
In the story, we see words like building, checking, and watching. These are used to describe things happening right now or these days.
How to use it:
Person + am/is/are + Action-ing
- North Korea is building walls. → (Happening now)
- The UN is watching the border. → (Happening now)
🗺️ Where things are (Prepositions)
Notice how the text tells us where things are. This is a key part of A2 English.
- Near the border (Close by)
- In the ground (Inside)
- On the side (On the surface/position)
Quick Comparison:
In (Inside) On (Top/Surface) Near (Close distance)