People Protest New Luxury Hotels in Nature Park
民眾抗議在自然公園興建新豪華酒店
Introduction
People in Tirana and at the Vjosa-Narta lagoon are protesting. They do not want a new luxury resort for the Trump family.
地拉那以及 Vjosa-Narta 潟湖的民眾正在抗議。他們不希望川普家族興建新的豪華度假村。
Main Body
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump want to build expensive hotels. They want to use the Vjosa-Narta Nature Reserve and Sazan Island. This project costs four billion euros.
Jared Kushner 和 Ivanka Trump 想要興建昂貴的酒店。他們希望使用 Vjosa-Narta 自然保護區和 Sazan 島。這個項目的費用為四十億歐元。
Nature groups are worried. They say the land is important for animals. Many birds, like flamingos, live there.
自然環保團體感到擔憂。他們表示這片土地對動物至關重要。許多鳥類，例如紅 фла明戈（火烈鳥），就棲息於此。
People had meetings in the city and at the beach. They saw big machines and fences on the land. They are angry because the government did not explain the plan.
民眾在城市和海邊舉行了會議。他們看到土地上出現了大機具和圍欄。他們感到憤怒，因為政府沒有解釋該計劃。
Prime Minister Edi Rama says the project is not ready. He says experts will help. He thinks the people are not worried for a good reason.
總理 Edi Rama 表示該項目尚未準備就緒。他表示專家將會提供協助。他認為民眾的擔憂並沒有正當理由。
Conclusion
The government wants the project. However, many people and nature groups still say no.
政府想要推動該項目。然而，許多民眾和自然環保團體仍然表示反對。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Want' Pattern
In this story, we see people expressing a desire for something. This is a key building block for A2 English.
How it works:
Person want/wants thing/action
Examples from the text:
- They want a new luxury resort.
- Jared and Ivanka want to build hotels.
- The government wants the project.
The 'S' Rule: When talking about one person (He/She/The Government), add an -s to the word:
- I want He wants
- They want She wants
Pro Tip: Notice that you can want a thing (a resort) or want to do something (to build). Both are correct and very common!