Canadian Flights to Cuba Stop

加拿大飛往古巴的航班停止


Introduction

Sunwing and AirTransat stop all flights to Cuba. They do not know when flights will start again.

Sunwing 與 AirTransat 停止所有飛往古巴的航班,目前尚不清楚何時會恢復。

Main Body

Cuba has no fuel for planes and trucks. The US stopped oil from going to Cuba. Now, Cuba has no electricity and not enough food.

古巴目前沒有飛機和卡車可用的燃料。美國阻止石油運往古巴。現在古巴面臨斷電且食物不足。

President Trump put sanctions on Cuba. He threatened to use the military. This made the economy very bad.

川普總統對古巴實施制裁,並威脅使用軍隊。這使得古巴經濟狀況惡化。

Sunwing says life is hard for people in Cuba. They give customers two choices. Customers can go to a different place or get their money back.

Sunwing 表示古巴人民的生活非常艱苦。他們給予顧客兩個選擇:可以改往其他目的地,或者要求退款。

Conclusion

Canadian planes will not fly to Cuba until the energy problem ends.

在能源問題解決之前,加拿大飛機將不會飛往古巴。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 THE "NOT" PATTERN

In this story, we see how to say something is not happening. This is the most important tool for A2 students to describe problems.

How it works: Put do not or will not before the action word.

  • The planes \rightarrow do not \rightarrow fly.
  • They \rightarrow do not \rightarrow know.
  • Planes \rightarrow will not \rightarrow fly (Future/Prediction).

📦 QUICK VOCABULARY

Money & Business words from the text:

  • Money back \rightarrow You get your cash again.
  • Economy \rightarrow How a country makes and spends money.
  • Sanctions \rightarrow Rules to stop trade with a country.

🚩 CAUSE & EFFECT

The article uses simple logic to show why things happen:

NO FUEL \rightarrow NO PLANES \rightarrow NO FLIGHTS

Vocabulary Learning

fuel (n.)
Material like gas or oil used to make machines or planes move
Example:The car stopped because it had no more fuel.
electricity (n.)
The power that makes lights and computers work
Example:There is no electricity in the house during the storm.
sanctions (n.)
Official rules that stop trade between countries to punish them
Example:The government put sanctions on the country to stop the war.
threatened (v.)
Said that you will hurt or punish someone if they do not change
Example:The boss threatened to fire the worker.
military (n.)
The armed forces of a country, such as the army
Example:He joined the military to serve his country.
economy (n.)
The system of money, trade, and industry in a country
Example:The country's economy is growing quickly.
Practice A2 words in a crossword