Building Falls in Kolkata
加爾各答建築物倒塌
Introduction
A big warehouse fell down in Kolkata on Wednesday. Many people died and some were hurt.
週三加爾各答有一座大型倉庫倒塌，造成多人死亡及多人受傷。
Main Body
The building fell at 12:07 pm. The Indian Army and rescue teams helped. They used special cameras and radar to find people under the stones.
建築物於中午 12:07 倒塌。印度軍隊與救援隊隨即展開救援，他們使用特殊攝影機與雷達來搜尋石塊下方的人員。
Ten people died. Nineteen people are in the hospital now. Rescue teams found thirty people in the building.
共有十人死亡。目前有十九人在醫院治療。救援隊在建築物內救出三十人。
Police arrested five men. This includes the owner and the engineer. The government is checking why the building was not safe.
警方逮捕了五名男子，其中包括業主與工程師。政府目前正在調查建築物不安全的原因。
The Prime Minister gave money to the families. The families of dead people got 2 lakh rupees. Hurt people got 50,000 rupees.
總理向受災家庭提供援助金。死者家屬獲得 2 萬盧比，傷者則獲得 5 萬盧比。
Conclusion
Police are still looking for people. They want to know why the building fell.
警方仍在搜尋失蹤者，他們希望釐清建築物倒塌的原因。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Now' vs. 'Then' Switch
In this story, we see two ways to talk about time. To get to A2, you must know when to switch between them.
1. Things that happened and finished (Past)
- The building fell...
- Police arrested five men...
- The Prime Minister gave money...
- Rule: Use these when the action is over. Usually, we add -ed (arrested), but some words change completely (fall → fell, give → gave).
2. Things happening right now (Present)
- Nineteen people are in the hospital...
- The government is checking...
- Police are still looking...
- Rule: Use these for current situations or things that are still going on.
Quick Summary Map: Finished Action → Past Tense (e.g., found) Still Happening → Present Tense (e.g., is checking)