Accident at Gas Plant in Qatar
卡塔爾天然氣廠發生事故
Introduction
A big fire and explosion happened at the Barzan gas plant on Sunday. Thirteen people died and sixty-six people were hurt.
週日 Barzan 天然氣廠發生大規模火災與爆炸。導致 13 人死亡，66 人受傷。
Main Body
The plant started working again after a long break. A machine broke and caused the accident. It was not an attack.
該廠在長期停工後重新恢復運作。事故是由一部機器故障引起，並非遭受攻擊。
Twelve people from India and one person from Pakistan died. Many other people from different countries are in the hospital. They are okay now.
死者包括 12 名印度人與 1 名巴基斯坦人。許多來自不同國家的民眾目前在醫院治療，現況穩定。
Leader Narendra Modi spoke with Leader Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the phone. They want to help the people. India and Qatar are working together to send the dead people home.
領導人莫迪與領導人塔米姆·本·哈馬德·阿勒薩尼進行了電話會議。兩人均希望協助受難者。印度與卡塔爾目前正合作將死者遺體送回故鄉。
Conclusion
Experts are looking for the cause of the accident. Doctors are helping the injured people.
專家目前正在調查事故原因。醫生則在救治受傷人員。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Quick Shift: Now vs. Before
Look at how the story tells us what happened (Past) and what is happening (Present).
The 'Finished' Action (Past) When something is over, we often add -ed to the action word.
- start → started
- break → broke (special change)
- happen → happened
The 'Right Now' Action (Present) When something is happening at this moment, we use -ing.
- look → looking
- help → helping
- work → working
🌍 Who is where? (Simple Links)
To talk about people and their countries, use from:
- People from India
- Person from Pakistan
A2 Pro Tip: Use "They are" for groups of people.
- They are okay now.
- They want to help.