Colombia Chooses a New President
哥倫比亞選擇新任總統
Introduction
Colombia has a big election. Two men, Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda, want to be the president.
哥倫比亞舉行一場重大選舉。Abelardo de la Espriella 與 Iván Cepeda 兩位男性均希望出任總統。
Main Body
Abelardo de la Espriella wants more police and soldiers. He wants to build ten big prisons. He wants to use planes to fight drug groups.
Abelardo de la Espriella 想要更多警察與士兵。他希望建造十座大型監獄。他想利用飛機來打擊販毒集團。
Iván Cepeda wants peace. He wants to talk to the fighters. He wants to help them leave the war and live in society.
Iván Cepeda 追求和平。他希望與戰鬥人員進行對話。他想幫助他們脫離戰爭並回歸社會。
President Donald Trump likes De la Espriella. He thinks this man can stop drugs. Other countries in South America also have new right-wing leaders.
川普總統很欣賞 De la Espriella。他認為這個人能阻止毒品問題。南美洲的其他國家目前也出現了新的右翼領導人。
Colombia has many problems now. More people are dying and stealing. The new president must also pay a lot of money to other countries.
哥倫比亞目前面臨許多問題。死亡與盜竊事件增加。新任總統還必須向其他國家支付大量資金。
Conclusion
The election decides if Colombia wants a strong military or a plan for peace.
這次選舉將決定哥倫比亞是要強大的軍隊，還是和平計劃。
Vocabulary Learning
The Magic of "Wants"
Look at how we describe what people desire in this story:
- Abelardo wants more police.
- He wants to build prisons.
- Iván wants peace.
- He wants to talk.
The Rule: When talking about one person (He/She), we add an -s to the word want.
The Pattern: Person → wants → thing/action
Examples from the text:
- He → wants → soldiers
- He → wants → to help
Quick Tip: Use "wants to" when a second action (verb) follows.
- Wants peace (Thing) Wants to talk (Action)