People Leave South Africa

人們離開南非


Introduction

Nigeria and other African countries are helping their people leave South Africa. This is because some people in South Africa are attacking foreigners.

尼日利亞和其他非洲國家正協助其國民離開南非,因為南非部分人士在攻擊外國人。

Main Body

Many people in South Africa do not have jobs. This makes them angry. Some people told foreigners to leave the country by June 30. The government is now using strict laws for immigrants.

許多南非人失業,這讓他們感到憤怒。有些人要求外國人在 6 月 30 日前離開該國。政府目前對移民採取嚴格法律。

Nigeria is helping more than 1,000 people go home. Ghana, Malawi, and Mozambique are also doing this. Some people from Mozambique died in the violence.

尼日利亞正協助 1,000 多人回國。迦納、馬拉威和莫三比克也在這樣做。部分莫三比克人在暴力事件中喪生。

President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to fix the problem. He is sending special workers to other countries to talk and make peace.

總統 Cyril Ramaphosa 希望解決這個問題。他正派遣特別人員前往其他國家進行協商以達成和平。

Conclusion

South Africa is still in a difficult time. Many people are leaving and the government wants to stop the fighting.

南非仍處於困難時期。許多人正在離開,而政府希望停止衝突。

Vocabulary Learning

🌍 Action Words for Change

Look at how the story describes people moving or trying to solve things. We use Present Continuous (am/is/are + word ending in -ing) to talk about things happening right now.

Examples from the text:

  • People are leaving \rightarrow (They are in the process of going away)
  • Government is using \rightarrow (They are applying laws currently)
  • He is sending \rightarrow (He is moving workers to other places now)

💡 Simple Rule: If you see -ing, the action is like a movie playing in your head. It is not finished.

Quick Compare:

  • They leave (General fact/habit)
  • They are leaving (Happening today/this week)

Vocabulary Bridge:

  • Foreigners \rightarrow People from a different country.
  • Violence \rightarrow Fighting or hurting people.
  • Strict \rightarrow Very firm; no mistakes allowed.

Vocabulary Learning

foreigners (n.)
People from a different country
Example:The city has many foreigners who speak English.
strict (adj.)
Following rules exactly
Example:My teacher is very strict about homework.
immigrants (n.)
People who move to a new country to live there
Example:Many immigrants come to the city to find work.
violence (n.)
Physical force used to hurt someone
Example:The police want to stop the violence in the streets.
peace (n.)
A time with no war or fighting
Example:The two countries finally made peace.
Practice A2 words in a crossword