News About Russia, Ukraine, and Other Countries

關於俄羅斯、烏克蘭及其他國家的新聞


Introduction

Russia and Ukraine do not agree. Russia is making new friends in other countries. The United States and India have problems with trade.

俄羅斯與烏克蘭未能達成共識。俄羅斯正在其他國家建立新關係。美國與印度在貿易方面存在問題。

Main Body

President Zelenskyy asked President Putin for a meeting. He wanted to stop the fighting. President Putin said no. He says Ukraine must give Russia some land first.

澤倫斯基總統要求普丁總統會面。他希望停止戰鬥。普丁總統拒絕了。他表示烏克蘭必須先將部分土地交給俄羅斯。

Russia is now working with China and India. Russia and Uzbekistan are building a nuclear power plant together. Russia wants to trade with more countries.

俄羅斯目前正與中國和印度合作。俄羅斯與烏茲別克正共同建設一座核電廠。俄羅斯希望與更多國家進行貿易。

The United States and India want to trade. But the US put taxes on Indian goods. The US is also worried about Iran. The US House of Representatives wants to give more help to Ukraine.

美國與印度希望進行貿易。但美國對印度商品課徵關稅。美國也對伊朗感到擔憂。美國眾議院希望向烏克蘭提供更多援助。

Conclusion

The world is not peaceful. Russia is still fighting in Ukraine. The United States has many different problems to solve.

世界並不和平。俄羅斯仍在烏克蘭進行戰鬥。美國有許多不同的問題需要解決。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Power' of Wants

In this text, we see a pattern: Someone + wants + something.

  • Russia wants to trade.
  • He wanted to stop the fighting.

The Rule: Use WANT for things you desire. If it happened in the past, change it to WANTED.

Quick Guide:

  • Present \rightarrow I want / He wants
  • Past \rightarrow I wanted / He wanted

🌍 Word Connectors

Look at how the writer joins ideas using BUT and ALSO.

  1. BUT (shows a problem/change) \rightarrow The US and India want to trade. But the US put taxes...
  2. ALSO (adds more information) \rightarrow The US is also worried about Iran.

Try this logic: [Idea A] \rightarrow BUT \rightarrow [Opposite Idea] [Idea A] \rightarrow ALSO \rightarrow [Extra Idea]

Vocabulary Learning

agree (v.)
To have the same opinion as someone else
Example:I agree with you that this book is great.
trade (n.)
The activity of buying and selling goods between countries
Example:Trade between the two countries is growing.
nuclear power plant (n.)
A factory that makes electricity using nuclear energy
Example:The city gets electricity from a nuclear power plant.
taxes (n.)
Money that you must pay to the government
Example:The government put higher taxes on cigarettes.
goods (n.)
Things that are produced to be sold
Example:The ship carries goods like clothes and electronics.
peaceful (adj.)
Quiet and calm; without war or fighting
Example:The small village is very peaceful.
solve (v.)
To find an answer to a problem
Example:We need to solve this problem quickly.
Practice A2 words in a crossword