Dangerous Water in California Parks
加州公園水域危險
Introduction
Two people died in rivers at Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks. The water is very dangerous.
在巨杉國家公園和約塞米蒂國家公園的河流中共有兩人死亡。水域非常危險。
Main Body
A 17-year-old girl died near Sequoia National Park. She fell into the river. The water moved very fast. Her friends tried to help, but they could not save her. Nine people died in this area this year.
一名17歲少女在巨杉國家公園附近死亡。她掉入了河流中，水流速度非常快。她的朋友嘗試救援，但未能將她救起。今年該地區已有九人死亡。
Police say the water looks safe, but it is not. There are trees and rocks under the water. People must be very careful.
警方表示水面看起來很安全，但實際上並非如此。水下有樹木和岩石。人們必須非常小心。
A 22-year-old man died at Yosemite National Park. The river pushed him over a big waterfall. A woman tried to save him, but the water was too strong. She almost fell too.
一名22歲男子在約塞米蒂國家公園死亡。河流將他沖下了一個巨大的瀑布。一名女子嘗試營救他，但水流太強，她也差點掉下去。
Many people died at this waterfall in the past. The park says the rocks are slippery and the water is powerful.
過去曾有許多人在這個瀑布死亡。公園方面表示岩石很濕滑且水力強大。
Conclusion
Park leaders tell all visitors to be careful near water to stay safe.
公園管理人員提醒所有遊客在水邊要小心以確保安全。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Action' Pattern
Look at these sentences from the text:
- She fell into the river.
- The water moved very fast.
- The river pushed him.
The Secret: To describe a story in the past, we often just add -ed to the action word.
- Move → Moved
- Push → Pushed
Wait! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely:
- Fall → Fell
Power Words (Adjectives)
Notice how the text describes the water:
- Dangerous
- Strong
- Powerful
- Slippery
These words tell us why the water is scary. To move to A2, stop using "bad" and start using these specific words to describe a place or a thing.