Bolivia May Use Army to Stop Protests
玻利維亞可能出動軍隊阻止抗議
Introduction
President Rodrigo Paz signed a new law. This law lets him use the army to stop protests and help the economy.
總統 Rodrigo Paz 簽署了一項新法律。這項法律允許他動用軍隊來阻止抗議並協助經濟恢復。
Main Body
Prices for food and fuel are very high. Many people are angry. Farmers and workers blocked 90 roads. Now, food and medicine cannot move. Ten people died and many others are in jail.
食物和燃料的價格非常高昂。許多人感到憤怒。農民和工人封鎖了 90 條道路。現在，食物和藥品無法運送。已有 10 人死亡，許多其他人被監禁。
President Paz says bad people and the old president, Evo Morales, cause the trouble. But the protesters say the government is bad. They want President Paz to leave his job.
Paz 總統表示是壞人與前總統 Evo Morales 引起了麻煩。但抗議者則稱政府糟糕。他們希望 Paz 總統下台。
The US and other countries support President Paz. He says the protests are a danger to security. Some people in the city are hungry and want the roads to open.
美國及其他國家支持 Paz 總統。他表示抗議活動對安全構成危險。城市中有些人正處於飢餓狀態，希望道路能重新開放。
Conclusion
The government may send the army to the streets because the people are still angry.
由於民眾依然憤怒，政府可能會派遣軍隊上街。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 Stop / Go: Action Words
Look at how we describe things that stop or start in this story. This is key for A2 level storytelling.
The Pattern:
Verb Thing/Person Result
Examples from the text:
- Stop protests (The army stops the noise/fighting)
- Blocked roads (Farmers make the road closed)
- Open roads (People want the road to be free again)
Simple Logic: If you want to say someone is preventing something, use STOP or BLOCK.
- Example: The rain stops the game.
- Example: The car blocks the door.
Quick Word Swap:
- Instead of saying "The road is not open," say "The road is blocked."