Poland Takes Away Award from Ukraine's Leader
波蘭收回烏克蘭領導人之獎項
Introduction
The Polish government took back a special medal from President Volodymyr Zelensky. This happened because the two countries disagree about history.
波蘭政府收回了頒給總統澤倫斯基的一枚特別勳章。這是因為兩國在歷史問題上存在分歧。
Main Body
Ukraine gave a special title to a group of soldiers called the UPA. Ukraine says these soldiers were heroes. Poland says these soldiers killed many Polish people in the past. This makes Poland very angry.
烏克蘭賦予了一個名為 UPA 的士兵團體特別稱號。烏克蘭稱這些士兵為英雄。波蘭則表示這些士兵過去殺害了許多波蘭人。這讓波蘭非常憤怒。
President Nawrocki says Ukraine must be honest about these deaths. He says this is important for Ukraine to join the European Union. A Ukrainian leader says Poland is wrong. He gave back his own Polish medal.
Nawrocki 總統表示烏克蘭必須誠實面對這些死亡事件。他認為這對於烏克蘭加入歐盟至關重要。一名烏克蘭領導人則稱波蘭錯了，並交回了自己的波蘭勳章。
Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants the leaders to be calm. He does not want Russia to use this fight. Poland will still give weapons and help to Ukraine for their defense.
總理 Donald Tusk 希望領導人們能保持冷靜。他不希望俄羅斯利用這次爭執。波蘭仍將提供武器並協助烏克蘭進行防衛。
Conclusion
Poland and Ukraine will still work together at a big meeting in Gdansk soon.
波蘭與烏克蘭隨後將在格但斯克的一次大型會議中繼續合作。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ The Power of 'SAY'
In this story, we see how to report what people think using the word say. At A2 level, this is your best tool for talking about opinions.
How it works:
- Person says fact/opinion.
Examples from the text:
- "Ukraine says these soldiers were heroes."
- "Poland says these soldiers killed many Polish people."
💡 Quick Tip: 'SAY' vs 'SAYS'
Watch the person speaking!
- One person/country (He/She/It): Add an -s.
- Example: Poland says...
- Many people (They): No -s.
- Example: The leaders say...
🛠 Words to describe feelings
When countries disagree, they use these simple A2 adjectives:
- Angry (Mad/Not happy) "This makes Poland very angry."
- Honest (Telling the truth) "Ukraine must be honest."
- Calm (Peaceful/Not shouting) "Tusk wants the leaders to be calm."