Amazon Workers and Company Fight Over Political Speech
亞馬遜員工與公司就政治言論展開爭端
Introduction
Three Amazon computer workers are unhappy. They told the Seattle Office for Civil Rights that Amazon treated them badly because of their political ideas.
三名亞馬遜電腦員工感到不滿。他們向西雅圖民權局反映，亞馬遜因其政治見解而對他們採取不公正待遇。
Main Body
The workers spoke at a city meeting. They said big data centers are bad for the earth. The city agreed and stopped new data centers for one year.
這些員工在一次城市會議上發言。他們表示大型數據中心對地球不利。市政府對此表示認同，並停止新建數據中心一年。
After this, Amazon called the workers to meetings. The workers say Amazon asked them many questions. They are afraid Amazon will fire them for their ideas.
隨後，亞馬遜要求這些員工參加會議。員工表示亞馬遜詢問了許多問題。他們擔心亞馬遜會因其觀點而將其解僱。
Amazon says the workers broke company rules. Amazon wants to know if the workers spoke for themselves or for the company. Amazon is spending a lot of money on AI now.
亞馬遜則稱員工違反了公司規定。亞馬遜想確認這些員工是以個人名義還是代表公司發言。亞馬遜目前在人工智慧（AI）方面投入了大量資金。
Conclusion
Now, the Seattle Office for Civil Rights must decide if Amazon broke the law.
現在，西雅圖民權局必須決定亞馬遜是否違法。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Who does what' Pattern
Look at how the story describes people and companies. In A2 English, we connect a person/group directly to an action.
The Logic:
Person/Group Action Thing
Examples from the text:
- Amazon called the workers
- Workers spoke at a meeting
- The city stopped new data centers
Why this matters: To reach A2, you don't need fancy words. You just need to show clearly who is doing the action.
Quick Tip: Notice how the text uses 'said', 'asked', and 'broke'. These are simple 'action' words. When you write, start with the person, then the action.
Example: I like English.