Prosperity Party Wins Big in Ethiopia Election
繁榮黨在埃塞俄比亞選舉中大獲全勝
Introduction
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party won most of the seats in the June 1 elections.
總理阿比·艾哈邁德及其領導的繁榮黨在 6 月 1 日的選舉中贏得大部分席位。
Main Body
The Prosperity Party won 438 seats out of 501. The government says the election was fair. But other leaders say it was not fair. They say the government put critics in prison.
繁榮黨在 501 個席位中贏得了 438 個。政府表示這次選舉是公平的。但其他領導人則認為並不公平，他們指政府將批評者關進監獄。
In the past, Abiy Ahmed won a Nobel Peace Prize. But then a big war happened between 2020 and 2022. Many people died in this war.
過去，阿比·艾哈邁德曾獲得諾貝爾和平獎。但在 2020 年至 2022 年間發生了一場大規模戰爭，許多人在這場戰爭中喪生。
Some parts of the country are still dangerous. Some people fought in Amhara and Oromia. Because of this, 143 voting stations closed. People in Tigray did not vote at all.
該國部分地區仍然危險。在阿姆哈拉和奧羅米亞發生了衝突。因此，有 143 個投票站關閉，提格雷地區的人完全沒有投票。
The government is building a very big dam for electricity. Egypt and Sudan do not like this dam. The government also wants the economy to grow fast.
政府正在建設一座巨大的發電水壩。埃及和蘇丹對此水壩並不滿意。此外，政府希望經濟能快速增長。
Conclusion
Abiy Ahmed will likely be the leader for five more years, but some people still disagree with him.
阿比·艾哈邁德可能會繼續擔任五年領導人，但仍有些人不認同他。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Then vs. Now
Look at how the story moves from the past to the present. This is a key skill for A2 English.
1. The Past (Completed events) We use simple words to show things that are finished:
- Won (from win) "The party won seats."
- Happened "A war happened."
- Died "People died."
2. The Present (Current situations) We use these for things happening right now:
- Are "Parts of the country are dangerous."
- Is building "The government is building a dam."
- Do not like "Egypt and Sudan do not like this."
💡 Simple Tip: If the word ends in -ed, it usually means it is over. If it uses is/are, it is happening now.