Europe Stops New Plane Project
歐洲停止新飛機計畫
Introduction
France, Germany, and Spain wanted to build a new warplane together. Now, they stopped the project.
法國、德國和西班牙原本想共同研發一款新軍機。現在，他們停止了這項計畫。
Main Body
The companies Dassault and Airbus had many problems. France wanted a plane for ships and nuclear bombs. Germany wanted a light plane for long trips to help NATO.
Dassault 和 Airbus 這兩家公司遇到了許多問題。法國想要一款可用於艦載且能搭載核彈的飛機。德國則想要一款可用於長途飛行以協助 NATO 的輕型飛機。
Germany told France to stop the project. The leaders of France and Germany are now angry. France says Germany did not try hard enough. Germany says the problems were too big to fix.
德國要求法國停止該計畫。法國和德國的領導人現在感到憤怒。法國表示德國沒有盡力，而德國則表示問題太大，無法解決。
These countries wanted one big defense plan for Europe. They wanted planes, drones, and a computer network. Now, this plan is gone because the countries do not agree.
這些國家原本想要一個歐洲統一的國防計畫，包含飛機、無人機和電腦網路。但現在因為各國無法達成共識，這個計畫就此取消。
Conclusion
The project is over. These countries must now find other ways to buy planes.
計畫結束了。這些國家現在必須尋找其他方式購買飛機。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Want' Pattern
In this story, we see people wanting different things. This is a great way to learn how to express needs and desires in English.
How it works:
- Singular: He/She wants... (Add an 's')
- Plural/I/You: They/We want... (No 's')
- Past (Yesterday): They wanted... (Add 'ed')
Examples from the text:
- "France, Germany, and Spain wanted to build..." → Past action (They desired this before).
- "France wanted a plane..." → Specific need.
- "Germany wanted a light plane..." → Different need.
Quick Tip: When you use want, you can follow it with a thing or an action:
- Want + Thing → "I want a plane."
- Want + To + Action → "I want to build a plane."
Opposite Meaning: If something is no longer true, we use gone or over.
- The plan is gone.
- The project is over.