Less Money for People in Need
需要幫助的人獲撥款減少
Introduction
Fewer people are leaving their homes now. But there is not enough money to help them. There are also bad wars in Sudan and Libya.
現在離開家園的人減少了，但援助資金不足。此外，蘇丹和利比亞的戰爭依然慘烈。
Main Body
The UN has less money. The USA and Germany gave less money in 2025. Because of this, the UN closed 185 offices. They also fired many workers.
聯合國的資金減少了。美國和德國在2025年提供的資金有所下降。因此，聯合國關閉了185個辦公室，並解僱了許多員工。
Now, the UN can only help some people. They helped only 38% of people in 2025. Rich countries want to stop refugees from moving. They pay money to keep refugees in poor countries.
現在聯合國只能幫助部分人群。2025年他們僅幫助了38%的人。富裕國家希望阻止難民遷移，因此支付資金將難民留在貧窮國家。
Wars are still bad. In Sudan, soldiers may attack a city. 500,000 people are in danger. In Libya, people tell lies about refugees. This makes people angry and violent.
戰爭依然慘烈。在蘇丹，士兵可能會攻擊一座城市，導致50萬人處於危險之中。在利比亞，有人散布關於難民的謠言，導致人們憤怒並採取暴力行為。
Conclusion
Rich countries are giving less money. They want to stop people from moving. At the same time, wars in Sudan and Libya are very bad.
富裕國家提供的資金正在減少，因為他們希望阻止人口遷移。與此同時，蘇丹和利比亞的戰爭依然慘烈。
Vocabulary Learning
📉 The "Less" Rule
In this text, we see a pattern for talking about things that are decreasing.
The Pattern:
Less + Uncountable Thing (Money/Time/Water)
- Less money (Not as much cash as before)
- Less money for people (The amount is smaller)
Wait! What about people? Notice the text says "Fewer people."
- Fewer Use this for things you can count (1 person, 2 people, 3 offices).
- Less Use this for things you cannot count (money, air, help).
Quick Guide:
- ❌ Less people (Wrong)
- ✅ Fewer people (Right)
- ✅ Less money (Right)
Example from the story: "The USA and Germany gave less money..." Money is a mass, so we use less.