People Protest New Hotels in Albania
民眾抗議在亞拉巴尼亞興建新酒店
Introduction
Many people in Albania are angry. They do not want a new, expensive hotel project by US investors Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
許多亞拉巴尼亞人感到憤怒。他們不希望美國投資者 Jared Kushner 與 Ivanka Trump 執行這項昂貴的新酒店計畫。
Main Body
The project costs billions of euros. It is on the coast. People worry about the animals. They want to protect birds, seals, and turtles.
該計畫耗資數十億歐元，位於海岸線。民眾擔心動物，希望保護鳥類、海豹與海龜。
People are also angry with Prime Minister Edi Rama. They say the government is not honest. They say there is too much corruption in the country.
民眾對總理 Edi Rama 亦感到憤怒。他們表示政府不誠實，且國家內存在過多貪腐現象。
The European Union (EU) is worried too. Albania wants to join the EU. The EU says Albania must protect nature first. Prime Minister Rama says the project is safe.
歐盟 (EU) 同樣感到擔憂。亞拉巴尼亞希望加入歐盟，但歐盟表示亞拉巴尼亞必須優先保護自然環境。總理 Rama 則稱該計畫是安全的。
Conclusion
The government wants to build the hotels. The people and the EU still say no.
政府希望興建酒店，但民眾與歐盟仍表示反對。
Vocabulary Learning
🚨 The 'Not' Rule
In this story, people are unhappy. To show this in English, we use do not or is not. This is how we make a sentence 'negative' (saying NO).
Look at these patterns:
- They do not want → Action is NO
- Government is not honest → Description is NO
Quick Guide for A2: If you have an action (like want), use do not. If you have a state (like honest), use is not.
🌍 Words for Nature
When we talk about the earth, we use these simple words from the text:
- Coast → The land next to the sea.
- Nature → Everything alive (plants, animals, forests).
- Protect → To keep something safe.
Pattern: Protect (action) → Nature (thing) Protect → Birds, seals, and turtles