New Government and Minority Rights in Hungary

匈牙利新政府與少數權益


Introduction

Peter Magyar and the Tisza Party are the new leaders of Hungary. They want to help Roma people and LGBTQ+ people.

Peter Magyar 和 Tisza 党是匈牙利的新領導層,他們希望幫助羅姆人和 LGBTQ+ 人士。

Main Body

The new government wants to be friendly. A Roma music group played at the first big meeting. Also, Krisztian Koszegi is now a leader in the government. He is the first Roma person in this job.

新政府希望表現得友好。在第一次大型會議中,有一個羅姆音樂團進行了演出。此外,Krisztian Koszegi 現在成為了政府領導人,他是首位擔任此職位的羅姆人。

For sixteen years, Viktor Orban was the leader. He was not kind to Roma people. He gave them bad jobs and separate schools. He said bad things about them.

十六年來,Viktor Orban 一直是領導人。他對羅姆人並不友善,讓他們從事低劣的工作並設立隔離學校,還對他們發表不當言論。

Now, the government looks at laws about LGBTQ+ people. Old laws stopped Pride parades and LGBTQ+ news for children. The European Court says these laws are wrong. The new government wants to change them, but they are moving slowly.

現在,政府正在審視關於 LGBTQ+ 人士的法律。舊法禁止了同志遊行以及針對兒童的 LGBTQ+ 新聞。歐洲法院認為這些法律是錯誤的。新政府希望修改這些法律,但進展緩慢。

Conclusion

The government does not use mean words now. But they still need to change the laws.

政府現在不再使用惡劣的措辭,但他們仍需修改法律。

Vocabulary Learning

🕰️ Now vs. Then

In this text, we see a big change. We can use Now and Old/Before to describe people and rules.

1. The Change in People

  • Before: Viktor Orban \rightarrow Not kind.
  • Now: Peter Magyar \rightarrow Friendly.

2. The Change in Actions

  • Was (Past) \rightarrow He was the leader for 16 years.
  • Is (Present) \rightarrow Krisztian Koszegi is now a leader.

3. Useful 'Change' Words

  • Stop: When a law ends something (e.g., stopped Pride parades).
  • Change: When a new law replaces an old one (e.g., wants to change them).

Quick Tip: To reach A2, stop using just "good" or "bad." Use words like friendly or mean to describe how people act.

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
minority (n.)
A small group of people different from the main group
Example:The school helps students from a small minority.
rights (n.)
Things that every person should be allowed to do
Example:Everyone has the right to be free.
separate (adj.)
Not together; in different places
Example:The children sleep in separate rooms.
laws (n.)
Official rules that everyone must follow
Example:You must follow the traffic laws when you drive.
Practice A2 words in a crossword