Albania Wants New Luxury Hotels
亞爾巴尼亞想要興建新豪華酒店
Introduction
Prime Minister Edi Rama wants to build expensive hotels and houses. He is working with Jared Kushner on this project.
總理 Edi Rama 想要興建昂貴的酒店與住宅，他正與 Jared Kushner 合作執行此計畫。
Main Body
The project costs 4 billion dollars. It will have villas, hotels, and a place for boats. They want to build on Sazan Island and near Narta Lagoon. Many birds live there.
該計畫耗資 40 億美元。將包含別墅、酒店以及碼頭。他們希望在 Sazan 島和 Narta 潟湖附近興建，但該地有許多鳥類棲息。
Some people are angry. They say the project hurts nature. The government started to clear the land, but they did not check the environment first. Now, people are protesting in the streets.
部分民眾感到憤怒，認為該計畫會損害自然環境。政府已開始清理土地，但事先並未進行環境評估。現在民眾正走上街頭抗議。
Other groups are worried. The European Union says Albania must protect nature to join the EU. Prime Minister Rama says the protesters are wrong. He says other countries are using the internet to make people angry.
其他團體也表示擔憂。歐盟表示亞爾巴尼亞必須保護自然環境才能加入歐盟。總理 Rama 則稱抗議者是錯誤的，並指稱其他國家利用網路煽動民眾情緒。
Conclusion
The government still wants to build the hotels. The European Union is watching the project.
政府仍希望興建這些酒店，而歐盟正密切關注該計畫。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Action' Word: Want
In this story, we see the word want used many times. For an A2 student, this is a key word for talking about desires and plans.
How to use it:
Person + want/wants + to + action
Examples from the text:
- Albania wants new luxury hotels. (The country desires this)
- He wants to build expensive hotels. (The person desires to do this action)
- They want to build on Sazan Island. (The group desires to do this action)
🌏 Nature Words (Vocabulary)
If you want to talk about the environment, use these simple words found in the article:
- Land The ground/earth.
- Nature Animals, plants, and the wild.
- Environment The area around us (air, water, land).
- Protect To keep something safe.
Quick Note: When the text says "clear the land," it means removing trees or grass to make space for buildings.