Ukraine and Russia Attack Each Other
烏克蘭與俄羅斯互相攻擊
Introduction
Ukraine and Russia are fighting. Now, they both use drones and missiles to attack each other's cities and factories.
烏克蘭與俄羅斯正在交戰。現在雙方都使用無人機與飛彈攻擊對方的城市與工廠。
Main Body
Ukraine attacks Russian oil factories. They hit many factories in May and June. Now, some Russian cities do not have enough fuel for cars. The government tells people they can only buy a small amount of fuel.
烏克蘭攻擊俄羅斯的石油工廠。他們在五月和六月擊中了許多工廠。現在，一些俄羅斯城市沒有足夠的汽車燃料。政府告訴民眾，他們只能購買少量的燃料。
Russia attacks cities in Ukraine. Many people died in these attacks. Some children died too. Russia also attacks ships in the sea. This makes it hard for the world to move food.
俄羅斯攻擊烏克蘭的城市。許多人在這些攻擊中喪生，有些兒童也死於其中。俄羅斯還攻擊海上的船隻，這使得全球難以運送食物。
Ukraine also attacks bridges in Crimea. They want to stop Russian soldiers and trucks from moving. Both sides are hurting each other more and more.
烏克蘭還攻擊克里米亞的橋樑。他們希望阻止俄羅斯士兵與貨車的移動。雙方正對彼此造成越來越大的傷害。
Conclusion
The war is getting worse. Ukraine hurts Russia's economy, and Russia hurts people in Ukraine.
戰爭正愈演愈烈。烏克蘭損害俄羅斯的經濟，而俄羅斯則傷害烏克蘭的人民。
Vocabulary Learning
🎯 The 'Action' Word
Look at how we describe things happening right now in the text.
The Rule:
When something is happening at this moment, we use:
am/is/are + word ending in -ing.
Examples from the text:
- Ukraine and Russia are fighting.
- The war is getting worse.
Why this helps you reach A2: It lets you talk about your life today. Instead of just saying "I study," you can say "I am studying English!"
📦 Word Groups: Things and Places
Notice how the text groups objects. This helps you build bigger sentences.
- Oil factories → (Type of fuel + Building)
- Russian cities → (Country + Place)
Quick Tip: In English, the "description" word (Russian, Oil) always comes before the "thing" (cities, factories).
Pattern: Description Thing