People Leave South Africa After Violence
南非發生暴力事件導致民眾撤離
Introduction
Many countries are taking their people home from South Africa. This is because some people in South Africa are attacking foreigners.
許多國家正將其國民接回國，因為南非部分人士正在攻擊外國人。
Main Body
In one city, two people from Mozambique died. Now, many people want to go home. Malawi helped 150 people leave by car. Zimbabwe helped 74 people. Ghana helped 1,000 people leave by plane.
在其中一座城市，有兩名來自莫三比克的民眾死亡。現在許多人都想回國。馬拉威協助150人乘車離開，津巴布韋協助了74人，而加納則協助1,000人搭機離開。
Nigeria also helped its people. At first, 300 people wanted to leave. Then, more than 1,000 people asked for help. President Bola Tinubu paid for five planes to take them home for free.
尼日利亞也協助了其國民。起初有300人想離開，隨後有超過1,000人請求協助。總統 Bola Tinubu 出資派遣五架飛機，免費將他們接回國。
Leaders from South Africa and Ghana are angry. They do not agree about the number of dead people. Ghana wants money for lost things. South Africa says this information is wrong. President Ramaphosa says people must follow the law.
南非與加納的領導人感到憤怒。他們對死亡人數的說法不一致。加納要求對損失的財物進行賠償，南非則稱這些資訊有誤。總統 Ramaphosa 表示人們必須遵守法律。
Conclusion
People are still leaving South Africa. The leaders of these countries are still arguing.
民眾仍持續離開南非。這些國家的領導人依然在爭論。
Vocabulary Learning
✈️ Travel & Movement Words
When people move from one country to another, we use specific simple verbs. Look at these patterns from the text:
- Leave To go away from a place. (Example: People leave South Africa.)
- Go home To return to your own country. (Example: Many people want to go home.)
- Take [someone] home To carry or move someone to their country. (Example: Planes take them home.)
🔢 Counting People (Numbers)
In A2 English, we describe groups. Notice how the text uses numbers to show scale:
- Small groups: 74 people, 150 people.
- Large groups: 1,000 people.
- Growing numbers: "At first, 300... then, more than 1,000."
Quick Tip: Use "more than" when the number is higher than a specific limit.