Protests in Jammu and Kashmir
查謨和克什米爾的抗議活動
Introduction
Many people in Jammu and Kashmir are protesting. The shops and offices are closed.
許多查謨和克什米爾的人正在抗議，商店和辦公室均已關閉。
Main Body
People are angry about the elections. They do not like some special seats for refugees. They say the army uses these seats to control the vote.
人們對選舉感到憤怒。他們不喜歡為難民設立的某些特別席位。他們表示軍方利用這些席位來控制投票。
The government sent soldiers to the streets. The internet does not work. A leader says the army killed more than 200 people.
政府派遣士兵上街。網路無法正常運作。一名領導人表示軍方殺害了 200 多人。
A group called JAAC wants the government to free prisoners. They want the bodies of dead people back. The government says the JAAC is a bad group, but Amnesty International says this is not true.
一個名為 JAAC 的團體要求政府釋放囚犯。他們要求拿回死者的遺體。政府稱 JAAC 是個不良團體，但國際特赦組織表示這並非事實。
Conclusion
The area is still closed. The government and the protesters do not agree.
該地區仍處於封鎖狀態。政府與抗議者未能達成共識。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of "Do Not"
In this text, we see a pattern used to say something is not happening or someone disagrees. This is the simplest way to make a negative sentence in English.
The Pattern:
Person/Thing do not action
From the text:
- The shops and offices are closed. (State)
- They do not like. (Action/Feeling)
- The internet does not work. (Action)
Wait! Why "does not"? We use do not for many people (They/We/You). We use does not for one thing (The internet/He/She).
Quick Example for A2:
- I do not like the rain.
- The phone does not work.