The Election in Colombia
哥倫比亞的選舉
Introduction
Colombia has a big election soon. Two men, Abelardo de la Espriella and Ivan Cepeda, want to be the president.
哥倫比亞即將舉行大選。兩位人士，Abelardo de la Espriella 與 Ivan Cepeda，皆希望出任總統。
Main Body
Abelardo de la Espriella is a lawyer. He is not a politician. Many people like him. He wants more prisons and longer time in jail for criminals. He wants to use chemicals to stop drugs.
Abelardo de la Espriella 是一名律師。他並非政治人物。許多人喜歡他。他希望增加監獄數量，並延長罪犯的服刑時間。他希望使用化學藥劑來打擊毒品。
Some people are tired of the old rules. They want more police and soldiers to stop violence. Donald Trump and Alvaro Uribe like Abelardo. But Abelardo does not like the news or some international groups.
有些人對舊有的規則感到厭倦。他們希望投入更多警察與士兵以制止暴力。川普與 Alvaro Uribe 相當欣賞 Abelardo。但 Abelardo 並不喜歡新聞媒體或某些國際組織。
Abelardo has some problems. The law courts might stop his plans. Also, the government does not have enough money for his big ideas. Ivan Cepeda wants to keep the old plan. He wants to talk and make peace.
Abelardo 面臨一些問題。法院可能會阻止他的計劃。此外，政府沒有足夠的資金來實現他的宏大構想。Ivan Cepeda 則希望維持原有的計劃，他希望透過對話來達成和平。
Conclusion
People in Colombia must choose. They want either peace through talking or peace through force.
哥倫比亞人民必須做出選擇。他們想要的是透過對話達成和平，還是透過武力達成和平。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of "WANT"
In this story, we see one word used many times to show a person's goals: Want.
How it works: Person want thing/action
- He wants more prisons. (He wants a thing)
- He wants to use chemicals. (He wants to do something)
- They want more police. (They want a thing)
- He wants to talk. (He wants to do something)
Quick Rule: When the person is He, She, or It, we add an -s:
Opposite Day: To say 'no', we use does not want:
- Abelardo does not like the news.
- The government does not have money.