Rahul Gandhi Starts New School Campaign

Rahul Gandhi 展開新校園運動


Introduction

Rahul Gandhi started a campaign called 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' in Kota. He wants to help students with big exams in India.

Rahul Gandhi 在 Kota 啟動了一場名為「Chhatron Ki Goonj」的運動。他希望幫助印度參加大型考試的學生。

Main Body

Rahul Gandhi says the exam system is bad. He says students feel too much stress. Families spend a lot of money on five big exams. This money is too high.

Rahul Gandhi 表示考試制度很糟糕。他說學生承受了太多壓力。家庭在五場大型考試上花費了大量金錢。這些費用太高了。

He says some students kill themselves because of stress and leaked exam papers. Private classes cost too much money. Many students finish college but do not find jobs.

他說有些學生因為壓力以及試卷洩漏而自殺。私人補習班費用過高。許多學生大學畢業後卻找不到工作。

Rahul Gandhi and his party want to go to other cities. They want the Education Minister to leave his job. The BJP party does not agree with him. The Railway Ministry also said one story about a student's death was not true.

Rahul Gandhi 及其政黨希望前往其他城市。他們要求教育部長辭職。BJP 黨並不認同他的看法。鐵路部也表示關於一名學生死亡的報導並非事實。

Conclusion

The campaign will now travel to many cities. Rahul Gandhi wants to change the education system.

這場運動接下來將前往多個城市。Rahul Gandhi 希望改變教育制度。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The Power of "Too Much"

In this story, we see a pattern that is very useful for A2 learners: Too + Adjective.

We use this when something is more than we want or more than is good.

From the text:

  • "too much stress" \rightarrow (The stress is bad/heavy)
  • "too high" \rightarrow (The price is not okay)
  • "too much money" \rightarrow (The cost is too expensive)

Quick Rule: TOO + DESCRIBING WORD = Problem!\text{Problem!}

Common Examples for You:

  • This tea is \rightarrow too hot (I cannot drink it).
  • The bus is \rightarrow too slow (I will be late).
  • The room is \rightarrow too small (I cannot fit).

Vocabulary Note: Notice how "too much" is used with things we can't count (stress, money), while "too" is used with words that describe things (high, hot, small).

Vocabulary Learning

campaign (n.)
A planned group of activities to reach a goal
Example:The school started a campaign to plant more trees.
stress (n.)
A feeling of worry or pressure
Example:I feel a lot of stress before a big test.
leaked (adj.)
Information that is given out secretly or by mistake
Example:The leaked exam papers made the test unfair.
private (adj.)
Not owned by the government; for a specific person or group
Example:He goes to a private school in the city.
agree (v.)
To have the same opinion as someone else
Example:I agree with you that the food is delicious.
Practice A2 words in a crossword