The Election in Colombia
哥倫比亞的選舉
Introduction
Colombia has a big election. People want to choose a new president after Gustavo Petro.
哥倫比亞有一場大選。人們希望在古斯塔沃·佩特羅之後選擇一位新任總統。
Main Body
Abelardo de la Espriella is one candidate. He wants more police and more prisons. He wants to stop crime with force. Donald Trump likes him, but some people do not like his past.
Abelardo de la Espriella 是其中一名候選人。他希望增加警察人數並興建更多監獄。他想以強硬手段制止犯罪。川普很欣賞他，但有些人並不認同他的過去。
Ivan Cepeda is the other candidate. He wants to help poor people and farmers. He wants peace. Some people say his peace plan did not work, so he changed his ideas to get more votes.
Ivan Cepeda 是另一名候選人。他希望幫助窮人與農民。他追求和平。有些人認為他的和平計劃未能奏效，因此他改變了想法以獲取更多選票。
Many people in Colombia are unhappy. They say the old government had problems with money and corruption. Now, many people in Latin America want right-wing leaders.
許多哥倫比亞人感到不滿。他們表示前任政府在財務與貪腐方面存在問題。目前，許多拉丁美洲的人希望能由右翼領導人執政。
Conclusion
The people must choose between more security or more social help. The new president starts work on August 7.
人民必須在加強治安或增加社會援助之間做出選擇。新任總統將於 8 月 7 日就職。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Wants' Pattern
In this text, we see a very useful way to describe a person's goals. We use Want + [Thing] or Want + [Action].
1. Wanting a thing (Noun)
- He wants more police
- He wants peace
2. Wanting to do something (Action)
- He wants to stop crime
- He wants to help poor people
Quick Look: Opposites in the Story
| Person A (Security) | Person B (Social Help) |
|---|---|
| More prisons | Help farmers |
| Use force | Peace plan |