Problems with the British Ship HMS Prince of Wales
英國 HMS 威爾斯親王號航空母艦的問題
Introduction
A big British ship called HMS Prince of Wales has a problem. It must stop in Norway for repairs.
一艘名為 HMS 威爾斯親王號的英國大型軍艦出了問題，必須在挪威停靠進行維修。
Main Body
The ship costs a lot of money. It had a problem with its propeller. Now the ship cannot go to a big party in the USA. The sailors are sad and the USA is unhappy.
這艘船造價非常昂貴。它的螺旋槳出現了問題。現在這艘船無法前往美國參加大型活動。水手們感到很悲傷，美國方面也不太高興。
This ship has many problems. In 2020, water went inside the ship. In 2022, it broke again. The government spent over 1 billion pounds to fix these ships.
這艘船問題很多。2020年時，船體內部進水。到了2022年，它再次損壞。政府花費了超過10億英鎊來維修這些船隻。
The UK military has other problems too. They do not have enough money. Russia is a danger. The UK wants to be strong, but it does not have enough working ships.
英國軍方也面臨其他問題。他們資金不足。俄羅斯是一個威脅。英國希望保持強大，但卻沒有足夠可運作的船隻。
Conclusion
The ship is in Norway now. It will leave in a few days.
這艘船目前在挪威，將在幾天後離開。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of "NOT"
In this story, we see how to say something is missing or wrong using do not or cannot.
1. Action Blocks (The "Do Not" pattern) When people or groups lack something, we use: Subject + do not + have.
- They do not have enough money.
- It does not have enough working ships.
2. Ability Blocks (The "Cannot" pattern) When something is impossible, we use: Subject + cannot + action.
- The ship cannot go to a big party.
Quick Change Guide: Positive Negative
- I have I do not have
- The ship can go The ship cannot go
Key Words for A2:
- Enough: Use this when you need more of something (e.g., enough money).