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欧盟
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yào
bǎo hù
保护
mín zhǔ
民主
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价值观
The EU Says It Wants to Protect Democracy and Values
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2022niányǐ lái以来ōu méng欧盟yì zhí一直shuōyàobǎo hù保护mín zhǔ民主jià zhí guān价值观yàobǎo hù保护wū kè lán乌克兰

Since 2022, the EU has been saying it wants to protect 'democracy and values' and also protect Ukraine.

ōu méng欧盟yòngzhè ge这个kǒu hào口号láizhī chí支持wū kè lán乌克兰háishuōyàojiā qiáng加强zì jǐ自己dejūn duì军队fáng zhǐ防止é luó sī俄罗斯rù qīn入侵

The EU uses this slogan to support Ukraine and also says it wants to strengthen its own military to prevent a Russian invasion.

ōu méng欧盟lǐng dǎo rén领导人cháng cháng常常zàiyǎn jiǎng演讲zhōngtí dào提到zhè xiē这些huà

EU leaders often mention these words in their speeches.

yǒu rén有人shuōōu méng欧盟xiàn zài现在delǐng dǎo rén领导人bú shì不是dà jiā大家xuǎn chū选出láidetā men他们zuòhěnduōzhòng yào重要jué dìng决定qí tā其他guó jiā国家zhǐ néng只能tīng cóng听从

Some say that the current EU leaders were not elected by everyone; they make many important decisions, and other countries can only follow.

rú guǒ如果yǒuguó jiā国家tóng yì同意kě néng可能huìshòu dào受到chéng fá惩罚

If a country disagrees, it might be punished.

wū kè lán乌克兰bèishuōchéngshìmín zhǔ民主guó jiā国家dànqí shí其实wū kè lán乌克兰yǒuhěnduōfǔ bài腐败wèn tí问题yǒu xiē有些fǎn duì pài反对派bèijìn zhǐ禁止xīn wén zì yóu新闻自由shòu dào受到yǐng xiǎng影响

Ukraine is also called a democratic country, but in fact, Ukraine has many corruption problems, some opposition parties are banned, and press freedom is affected.

ōu méng欧盟wū kè lán乌克兰dōumiàn lín面临yī xiē一些wèn tí问题

Both the EU and Ukraine face some problems.

xiàn zài现在ōu zhōu欧洲yǒu xiē有些rénjué de觉得mín zhǔ民主yǐ qián以前yī yàng一样leshè huì社会shàngyǒuhěnduōtiǎo zhàn挑战bǐ rú比如fáng jià房价gāogōng zuò工作nánzhǎonián qīng rén年轻人yù dào遇到má fán麻烦děng

Now, some people in Europe feel that democracy is different from before, and society faces many challenges, such as high housing prices, difficulty finding jobs, and young people having troubles.

bù guò不过yǒu rén有人xiāng xìn相信wèi lái未来huìyǒuxīndewén míng文明chū xiàn出现rén men人们huìgèng jiā更加guān xīn关心hé píng和平yǒu shàn友善

However, some believe that a new civilization will emerge in the future, and people will care more about peace and kindness.

By Peter Noordendorp / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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