South Korea Remembers Its History
韓國銘記歷史
Introduction
South Korea is remembering its past. Students visit old buildings and the government holds special events for brave people.
韓國正在銘記過去。學生參觀舊建築，政府則為勇敢的人舉辦特別活動。
Main Body
Students from Youngsung Middle School visited a museum in Yongsan-gu. This place was once a police office. Police hurt people there in 1987. The students looked at the small rooms and stairs to learn about this sad time.
Youngsung 中學的學生參觀了龍山區的一間博物館。這裡曾經是一個警察局，1987 年時警察在此傷害過人們。學生們查看那些小房間與樓梯，以了解這段悲痛的時期。
Some teachers say it is hard to take students to these places. They do not have enough money or time. Also, middle school students learn about old history, but not enough about new history. The government will now give more money to help schools.
有些老師表示，要帶學生去這些地方很困難，因為缺乏足夠的資金或時間。此外，中學生雖然學習古代史，但對近代史的了解不足。政府現在將撥款更多資金來幫助學校。
The government is also remembering the June 10 movement from 1926. Many students fought for freedom from Japan back then. The government will have a big party at Gwanghwamun Square. They will give medals to thirteen people who helped.
政府也在銘記 1926 年的六一〇運動。當時許多學生為脫離日本統治而奮鬥爭取自由。政府將在光化門廣場舉辦大型慶典，並將向十三位有貢獻的人士頒發勳章。
Conclusion
South Korea wants to teach students about freedom and the fight against bad leaders.
韓國希望教育學生關於自由以及對抗糟糕領導者的鬥爭。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
To reach A2, you need to move from talking about now to talking about then. This story uses two simple ways to do this:
1. The 'Was/Were' Switch When we talk about how a place or person looked before, we change the word 'is'.
- Now: This place is a museum.
- Then: This place was a police office.
2. Simple Action Words (Past) To tell a story, we often add -ed to the end of the action.
- Visit Visited
- Look Looked
- Hurt Hurt (This one is special; it doesn't change!)
Quick Map for Your Brain:
Present (Now) Past (Then)
Is Was
Are Were
Walk Walked