The UK Spends More Money on Defense
英國增加國防開支
Introduction
The British government has a new plan. They want to spend more money on the military to keep the country safe.
英國政府有一個新計劃。他們希望增加軍事開支，以確保國家安全。
Main Body
The military leader says the world is dangerous. Russian planes are flying near the UK. There are also threats from computers and spies. The UK needs more drones and new technology for long wars.
軍事領袖表示目前的全球局勢十分危險。俄羅斯飛機在英國附近飛行。此外，還面臨來自電腦和間諜的威脅。英國需要更多無人機和新技術，以應對長期戰爭。
Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to spend more than 18 billion pounds. Some leaders in the government worried about the cost. Now, they want to share the plan before the NATO meeting on July 7.
首相基爾·斯塔默希望投入超過 180 億英鎊。政府內部部分領導者對成本表示擔憂。現在，他們希望在 7 月 7 日的 NATO 會議前分享此計劃。
Some experts are angry. They say the UK is not ready for a big war. They say the UK used too many weapons to help Ukraine. They want the government to buy more weapons now.
部分專家對此感到憤怒。他們認為英國尚未準備好應對大規模戰爭。他們表示英國使用了過多武器援助烏克蘭。他們要求政府現在立即採購更多武器。
Conclusion
The UK government wants to finish its plan by July. They want to stop Russian threats and buy new equipment.
英國政府希望在 7 月前完成其計劃。他們希望阻止俄羅斯的威脅並採購新設備。
Vocabulary Learning
🚩 Action Words (Verbs)
In this story, we see a pattern: Someone wants to do something.
- Want to + [Action]
- They want to spend money.
- They want to share the plan.
- They want to stop threats.
Simple Rule: When you have a desire, use want to then the action word.
📦 Grouping Things
Look at how the text describes objects:
New technology(New = Description | Technology = Thing)Big war(Big = Description | War = Thing)Russian planes(Russian = Description | Planes = Thing)
Tip: In English, put the description before the thing.
📅 Talking about Time
Notice the word By:
"...finish its plan by July."
By means no later than. It is a deadline.
- By July June is okay, July 1st is okay, but August is too late.