Australia and the USA: Trade and Security

澳洲與美國：貿易與安全

Jun 12, 2026, 20:29
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Introduction

Greg Moriarty is the new Ambassador in Washington. He talks about security and trade with the US government.

Greg Moriarty 是新任駐華盛頓大使。他與美國政府商討關於安全與貿易的事宜。

Main Body

Australia and the US have a plan for submarines. The US shipyards are slow, but they want to build more. Australia is paying 4 billion dollars to help. Australia will get used submarines, not new ones.

澳洲與美國有一個潛艇計劃。美國的造船廠速度較慢，但他們希望建造更多。澳洲將支付 40 億美元提供協助。澳洲將獲得二手潛艇，而非新潛艇。

The US wants to tax Australian goods more. The US says Australia does not stop forced labor. Australia says this is not true. They are sending data to the US to show their laws work.

美國希望對澳洲貨物課徵更多稅賦。美國稱澳洲未能阻止強迫勞工。澳洲表示這並不屬實。他們正向美國發送數據，以證明其法律確實有效。

Australia also wants peace in the Middle East. They sent a special plane to the UAE. They want to stop Iran from making nuclear weapons.

澳洲也希望中東能恢復和平。他們派遣了一架專機前往阿拉伯聯合大公國。他們希望阻止伊朗製造核武。

Conclusion

Australia wants to keep its security deals and stop new trade taxes.

澳洲希望維持其安全協議並阻止新的貿易關稅。

Vocabulary Learning

🌏 Talking about 'Who does What'

In this text, we see a pattern: Person/Country →\rightarrow Action →\rightarrow Thing.

  • Australia →\rightarrow is paying →\rightarrow 4 billion dollars.
  • The US →\rightarrow wants to tax →\rightarrow Australian goods.

💡 Word Power: "Want to"

When you have a goal or a wish, use Want to + Action. It is the simplest way to talk about the future in A2 English.

  • The US wants to build →\rightarrow (Goal: More ships)
  • Australia wants to keep →\rightarrow (Goal: Security deals)
  • Australia wants to stop →\rightarrow (Goal: Nuclear weapons)

⚠️ The 'Not' Switch

To change a sentence from 'Yes' to 'No', we add not. Look at how the text uses it to argue:

  • True →\rightarrow is not true
  • New submarines →\rightarrow not new ones
  • Stop labor →\rightarrow does not stop labor

Vocabulary Learning

Ambassador (n.)
An official person who represents their country in another country.
Example:The Ambassador lives in Washington to talk with the US government.
security (n.)
Protection from danger or attack.
Example:The two countries have a plan for their security.
trade (n.)
The activity of buying and selling goods between countries.
Example:Trade between Australia and the US is very important.
shipyards (n.)
Places where ships are built or repaired.
Example:The shipyards are slow to build new submarines.
tax (v.)
To make a person or company pay money to the government.
Example:The US wants to tax Australian goods more.
forced labor (n.)
Work that people are made to do against their will.
Example:The US says Australia does not stop forced labor.
nuclear weapons (n.)
Very powerful bombs that use energy from atoms.
Example:They want to stop Iran from making nuclear weapons.
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