India and Pakistan Fight Over Water
印度與巴基斯坦為水權爭執
Introduction
India and Pakistan are angry. They are fighting about water. Pakistan says it might use its army if India stops the water.
印度與巴基斯坦目前關係緊張，雙方正就水權問題發生爭執。巴基斯坦表示，若印度截斷水源，可能會動用軍隊。
Main Body
India stopped a water agreement from 1960. India did this because of a terror attack in April 2025. India says it will start the agreement again only if Pakistan stops terrorism.
印度停止執行一份1960年的水權協議。印度之所以這麼做，是因為2025年4月發生了一起恐怖襲擊。印度表示，除非巴基斯坦停止恐怖主義活動，否則不會恢復該協議。
Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, says water is very important. He says Pakistan will fight if India takes the water away. He says India is using water to hurt Pakistan.
巴基斯坦國防部長 Khawaja Asif 表示水資源至關重要。他聲稱若印度奪走水源，巴基斯坦將會反擊。他認為印度正利用水資源來傷害巴基斯坦。
Pakistan also has problems inside the country. Some areas have very little water. People in Sindh and Balochistan do not have enough water. Different parts of Pakistan are fighting over who gets the water.
巴基斯坦內部也面臨問題。部分地區的水資源極其匱乏。信德省與俾路支省的居民面臨缺水問題。巴基斯坦的不同地區之間也正為水權分配而爭執。
Conclusion
The two countries do not talk. Pakistan has bad water systems. This may lead to a war.
兩國目前缺乏溝通。巴基斯坦的水務系統不完善，這可能會導致戰爭。
Vocabulary Learning
💧 The 'Action' Word Trick
Look at how the text tells us what is happening right now and what happened before.
The Simple Present (Current Facts) Use this for things that are true today:
- India and Pakistan are angry.
- Pakistan has problems.
- Water is important.
The Simple Past (Finished Actions) Use this for things that happened in the past (like in 1960 or April 2025):
- India stopped the agreement.
- India did this.
The Magic Change Stop → Stopped
Quick Guide for A2 Learners: If you see a date (like 1960), the verb usually changes its ending to -ed (like stopped). If it is a general fact, keep it simple (like is or has).