India Gives More Gas to Businesses
印度增加對企業的瓦斯供應
Introduction
The Indian government is now giving more cooking gas (LPG) to businesses again.
印度政府現在重新增加供應給企業的家用瓦斯 (LPG)。
Main Body
There was a war in West Asia. This war made gas hard to find. The government gave all the gas to homes. Hotels and bakeries had no gas. They used coal and oil instead. Gas prices also went up.
西亞發生了戰爭。這場戰爭導致瓦斯變得難以獲取。政府將所有瓦斯都供應給住家。飯店和麵包店沒有瓦斯可用，因此改用煤炭和石油。瓦斯價格也隨之攀升。
Now the war is calmer. The government says businesses can have their gas again. Some businesses get half of their old amount. Other factories can also get special gas for their work.
現在戰爭趨於平靜。政府表示企業可以重新獲得瓦斯供應。部分企業可獲得原先一半的量。其他工廠也可以獲得專用於生產的瓦斯。
The government wants a new system. They are making a list of all gas users. They want businesses to use gas pipes (PNG) instead of tanks. If a business uses pipes now, they cannot go back to tanks.
政府想要一套新系統。他們正在建立一份所有瓦斯用戶的名單。他們希望企業使用天然氣管線 (PNG) 而非瓦斯桶。如果企業現在開始使用管線，就不能再換回瓦斯桶。
Conclusion
Businesses can get gas again, but the government wants them to use gas pipes in the future.
企業可以重新獲得瓦斯，但政府希望他們未來能使用瓦斯管線。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The "Now vs. Then" Logic
This story shows how we talk about changes in a simple way. To reach A2, you must be able to describe a situation that changed.
The Past (Then)
- War → Gas was hard to find.
- Government → Gave gas to homes only.
- Businesses → Used coal and oil.
The Present (Now)
- War → Calmer.
- Government → Gives gas to businesses again.
- Businesses → Get gas (some get half).
Key Word: "Instead" When you cannot have one thing, you use another.
- Example: They had no gas, so they used coal instead.
Future Change
- Tanks Pipes
- (The government wants a new system).
Quick Guide for You:
- Use "Now" to start a sentence about a current change.
- Use "Instead" when you replace one thing with another.