Children at Work and Early Marriage
童工與早婚問題
Introduction
Fewer children work and marry young now. But some places are still doing poorly.
現在較少兒童需要工作或早婚，但某些地區的情況依然不理想。
Main Body
In India, fewer girls marry young. More girls go to school and move to cities. Some states like Kerala have very few child marriages. But in Rajasthan, the number went up.
在印度，早婚的女孩減少了。更多女孩前往學校並遷往城市。像喀拉拉等州，童婚非常少。但在拉賈斯坦，童婚人數反而上升了。
In Uttar Pradesh, the police helped many children. They saved 5,000 children from work. They stopped 17,000 child marriages.
在北方邦，警方幫助了許多兒童。他們解救了 5,000 名童工，並阻止了 17,000 起童婚。
Around the world, 138 million children work. Many work on farms. Africa has the most child workers because people are poor.
在全球範圍內，有 1.38 億名兒童在工作。許多人在農場工作。由於貧困，非洲是童工最多的地區。
Tanzania and Brazil are now talking. They want to use machines on farms. This helps children stop working and go to school.
坦尚尼亞與巴西目前正在洽談。他們希望在農場使用機械化設備，這有助於讓兒童停止工作並重返校園。
Conclusion
Schools and laws help children. But poor families still need more help to stop these problems.
學校與法律能幫助兒童。但貧困家庭仍需要更多援助，才能解決這些問題。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'More/Fewer' Contrast
To move from A1 to A2, you need to describe changes. This text uses two powerful words to show if something is increasing or decreasing:
1. More (Increase) 📈
- More girls go to school.
- (Meaning: The number of girls in school is bigger than before.)
2. Fewer (Decrease) 📉
- Fewer children work.
- (Meaning: The number of children working is smaller than before.)
Quick Guide for You:
- Use More for a bigger amount.
- Use Fewer for a smaller amount (for things you can count, like children, girls, or books).
🌍 Simple Place Words
Look at how the text connects places to facts:
- In India... (Inside a country)
- Around the world... (Everywhere)
- To cities... (Movement towards a place)
Pattern: [Preposition] + [Place] [Fact]