More Wars in 2025
2025年戰爭增加
Introduction
A group called PRIO studied wars in 2025. They found that many countries are fighting. This is the highest number of wars since 1946.
一個名為 PRIO 的組織研究了 2025 年的戰爭。他們發現許多國家正在交戰，這是自 1946 年以來戰爭數量最高的一次。
Main Body
There were 65 wars between states in 2025. Some wars are new. Other wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan became worse. Eight pairs of countries fought each other.
2025 年發生了 65 場國家間的戰爭。有些戰爭是新爆發的，而烏克蘭、加薩和蘇丹的戰爭則變得更加嚴重。有八對國家之間發生了衝突。
Wars happened in 35 countries. Some countries fought in many places at the same time. For example, Israel, Myanmar, and Nigeria had many fights. Africa had the most wars.
戰爭發生在 35 個國家。有些國家同時在多個地點交戰。例如，以色列、緬甸和尼日利亞發生了許多戰鬥。非洲的戰爭數量最多。
Many people died in these wars. About 245,000 people died in 2025. Since 2021, more than 930,000 people died. This is a very high number.
許多人在這些戰爭中喪生。2025 年約有 245,000 人死亡。自 2021 年以來，已有超過 930,000 人死亡。這是一個非常高的數字。
Conclusion
The world is not safe. More countries are fighting and more people are dying.
世界並不安全。交戰的國家越來越多，死亡人數也隨之增加。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past' Secret
Look at these words from the text:
- Studied
- Found
- Became
- Happened
- Died
The Pattern: Most of these words end in -ed. This is how we tell a story about things that are finished.
Simple Rule: Now Study Yesterday Studied
🌍 Talking about Places
In English, we use specific words to group things. See how the text does it:
- Countries (Small group: Israel, Myanmar, Nigeria)
- Continents (Big group: Africa)
Tip: When you move from a big place to a small place, use "in".
- In Africa (Big)
- In Nigeria (Small)
📈 Comparing Numbers
To show something is bigger or more, the text uses: "The highest number" and "More than".
- More than + [Number] = A bigger amount.
- Example: More than 930,000 people.