Building Falls in Kolkata
加爾各答發生建築物坍塌
Introduction
A big warehouse fell down in Kolkata on Wednesday. Many people died and the police are now investigating.
週三在加爾各答有一座大型倉庫坍塌，造成多人死亡，警方目前正在調查中。
Main Body
The roof fell at 12:07 pm. Fifteen people died. Eighteen people are in the hospital. The Army and other rescue teams used special cameras to find people under the stones.
屋頂於下午12:07坍塌。共有15人死亡，18人住院。軍方與其他救援隊使用特殊攝影機在碎石下搜尋倖存者。
Police arrested six people. This includes the owner of the building and a city official. The government says these people did a bad job. The companies that planned the building cannot work in the city again.
警方逮捕了六人，其中包括建築物業主及一名市政府官員。政府表示這些人的工作表現不合格。負責該建築規劃的公司將被禁止再次在該市執業。
Leaders are now arguing. One leader says the building plan was bad and the city gave it a permit because of money. Another leader says the workers used bad materials.
領導者們目前正爭論不休。一名領導者表示建築計劃很糟糕，且市政府是因為金錢因素才核發許可。另一名領導者則稱工人使用了劣質材料。
The government gave money to the families of the dead and the injured people. Now, a new group will check all new buildings to keep people safe.
政府已向死者及傷者的家屬提供賠償金。現在將成立一個新小組檢查所有新建築，以確保民眾安全。
Conclusion
Rescue teams are still cleaning the area. The police are continuing their work with the arrested people.
救援隊仍持續清理現場。警方則繼續對被捕人員進行調查。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ The "Happened" Words
In this story, almost everything is in the Past. To talk about things that are finished, we often add -ed to the end of the action word.
Look at these changes:
- Fall → Fell (Special change!)
- Investigate → Investigated
- Use → Used
- Arrest → Arrested
🏗️ Building a Sentence
To reach A2, you need to connect a Person to an Action.
The police (Who) arrested (Action) six people (Who/What).
Simple Rule: Who did it? What happened? To whom?
⚠️ Helpful Word Pairs
Some words in the text always work well together. Learn them as a team:
| Team | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bad job | Not done well |
| Special cameras | Not normal tools |
| City official | A person who works for the city |
| Building plan | The drawing of a house/office |