Canada Wants More Countries to Work Together

加拿大希望更多國家共同合作


Introduction

Prime Minister Mark Carney wants medium-sized countries to help each other. He thinks this is better than following only big countries.

總理 Mark Carney 希望中型國家能互相幫助。他認為這比僅僅追隨大國更好。

Main Body

Mr. Carney spoke in Dublin. He said the old world rules are breaking. He wants Canada and Europe to work together. Together, they have more money and people than the US or China.

Carney 先生在都柏林發表講話。他表示舊世界的規則正在崩潰。他希望加拿大與歐洲能共同合作。兩者結合,他們擁有的資金與人口比美國或中國更多。

Canada and the US have problems now. President Trump uses taxes to pressure Canada. Because of this, Canada is making new friends in Europe. They want to trade more and buy military tools together.

加拿大與美國目前存在問題。川普總統利用關稅向加拿大施壓。因此,加拿大正與歐洲建立新關係。他們希望增加貿易並共同採購軍事設備。

Now, the G7 leaders will meet. They will talk about AI and internet safety. Canada also made a new law for AI and children on social media. They will also talk about trade with China.

現在 G7 領袖將舉行會議。他們將討論人工智慧(AI)與網路安全。加拿大還制定了一項關於 AI 與社交媒體兒童的新法律。他們也將討論與中國的貿易問題。

Conclusion

Mr. Carney wants many countries to work as a team at the G7 meeting.

Carney 先生希望在 G7 會議中,許多國家能像團隊一樣合作。

Vocabulary Learning

🧩 The 'Helping' Pattern

Look at how we describe people working together in this story:

  • Help each other \rightarrow Giving support.
  • Work together \rightarrow Doing a job as a team.
  • Make new friends \rightarrow Starting a relationship.

The Simple Rule: When two or more people do something as a group, we often use Together or Each Other.

Examples from the text:

  • "Canada and Europe to work together."
  • "...medium-sized countries to help each other."

💰 Money & Trade Words

These are basic words for A2 learners to describe business:

  1. Taxes \rightarrow Money you pay to the government.
  2. Trade \rightarrow Buying and selling things between countries.
  3. Pressure \rightarrow Trying to make someone do something.

Vocabulary Learning

medium-sized (adj.)
Not too big and not too small
Example:I live in a medium-sized city.
pressure (v.)
To try to make someone do something they do not want to do
Example:My friends pressure me to go to the party.
trade (v.)
To buy and sell things with other people or countries
Example:Canada and Mexico trade many products.
military (adj.)
Related to the army, navy, or air force
Example:The soldiers wear military uniforms.
safety (n.)
The state of being safe from danger
Example:The school cares about student safety.
Practice A2 words in a crossword