White House Party for AI Student Winners

白宮為 AI 競賽獲獎學生舉辦派對


Introduction

Melania Trump had a party at the White House. She wanted to say thank you to students who won an AI contest.

梅蘭尼亞·川普在白宮舉辦了一場派對,她想向在 AI 競賽中獲獎的學生們表達感謝。

Main Body

The AI contest helped students learn about computers. Students used AI to fix problems in their towns. More than 20,000 students from many places joined the contest.

這次 AI 競賽幫助學生學習電腦知識。學生們利用 AI 來解決他們城鎮中的問題。來自許多地方的 20,000 多名學生參加了這次競賽。

Six teams won the top prizes. These teams got $10,000 and a special paper from the President. About 120 other students also did a great job.

共有六支隊伍贏得最高獎項。這些隊伍獲得了 10,000 美元以及一份總統頒發的特別證明書。另外約 120 名學生也表現得非常出色。

Melania Trump said AI can help doctors and police. But she also said AI can be dangerous. The government wants students to use AI in a safe way.

梅蘭尼亞·川普表示 AI 可以幫助醫生和警察。但她也提到 AI 可能會很危險。政府希望學生能以安全的方式使用 AI。

Conclusion

The party ended. The government said that AI is very important for the future.

派對結束了。政府表示 AI 對未來非常重要。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'HELP' PATTERN

In this story, we see a very useful word: HELP. At A2 level, you need to know how to use it in two different ways.

1. Help + Person + Action Example from text: "The AI contest helped students learn..." Meaning: Someone does something to make a task easier for another person. Your turn to think: I help my friend study \rightarrow My teacher helps me speak English.

2. Help + Person/Group Example from text: "AI can help doctors..." Meaning: A tool or person provides support. Your turn to think: This map helps me \rightarrow Money helps the school.


🔍 QUICK VOCABULARY SHIFT

Notice these opposites in the text:

  • Safe (Good/No danger) \rightarrow Dangerous (Bad/Risk)

If something is safe, you are happy. If it is dangerous, you are careful.

Vocabulary Learning

contest (n.)
A competition where people try to win a prize
Example:I entered a drawing contest to win a new tablet.
prize (n.)
Something given to a winner of a game or competition
Example:The first prize for the race is a gold medal.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you or cause a problem
Example:It is dangerous to walk alone in the dark forest.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
future (n.)
The time that will come after the present
Example:I want to be a doctor in the future.
Practice A2 words in a crossword