Colombia's Election for a New President
哥倫比亞新總統選舉
Introduction
Colombia has a big election on June 21. People will choose a new president.
哥倫比亞將在6月21日舉行一場大選，人民將選出新總統。
Main Body
Two men want to be president. Ivan Cepeda wants to help poor people. He wants to talk to armed groups to stop the war.
有兩位男性想競選總統。Ivan Cepeda 想要幫助窮人，他希望透過與武裝組織對話來停止戰爭。
Abelardo de la Espriella is different. He wants more police and soldiers. He wants to build ten big prisons and change the economy.
Abelardo de la Espriella 則截然不同。他希望增加警察和士兵數量，他想要興建十座大型監獄並改變經濟。
In the first vote, de la Espriella had 43.7% and Cepeda had 40.9%. Now, some polls say de la Espriella is winning. US President Donald Trump likes de la Espriella. He says Cepeda is too radical.
在首輪投票中，de la Espriella 獲得 43.7%，而 Cepeda 獲得 40.9%。目前部分民調顯示 de la Espriella 領先。美國總統川普很支持 de la Espriella，他認為 Cepeda 過於激進。
Conclusion
The election is very close. The final winner depends on the people who have not decided yet.
這次選舉競爭非常激烈，最終的贏家將取決於尚未決定投票對象的選民。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of "Wants"
In this text, we see a pattern for talking about goals and desires. To move to A2, you need to describe what people want in simple ways.
The Pattern:
Person → wants to → Action
Examples from the text:
- Ivan Cepeda → wants to → help poor people.
- He → wants to → talk to armed groups.
- Abelardo → wants to → build ten big prisons.
Quick Guide:
- Use wants to for one person (He/She/Ivan).
- Use want to for more than one person (They/People).
Contrast Check: Notice how the text uses this to show two different ideas:
- Cepeda wants to stop the war. $
- De la Espriella wants to change the economy.