Three Workers Die Cleaning Water Tank in Delhi

德里三名工人清理水槽不幸喪生


Introduction

Three men died on Friday. They were cleaning a waste water tank at a factory in Mundka, Delhi. They breathed bad gas and died.

週五有三名男子死亡。他們當時在德里 Mundka 的一家工廠清理廢水槽,因吸入有毒氣體而死亡。

Main Body

One worker fell first. Two other men tried to help him, but they died too. Firefighters used ropes to take the bodies out. Traffic was heavy, so the help arrived late.

首先是一名工人墜落。另外兩名男子試圖救他,但也隨之死亡。消防員使用繩索將屍體移出。由於交通擁堵,救援抵達較晚。

This area has no good pipes for waste water. Two government groups do not agree on who must fix the pipes. Because of this, the area is dangerous.

該地區的廢水管道設備不佳。兩個政府部門對於誰應負責修復管道無法達成共識。因此,該地區十分危險。

Law says people must use machines to clean these tanks. But the government did not buy the machines. Now, people still clean tanks by hand and die.

法律規定清理這些水槽必須使用機器。但政府並未採購這些機器。現在人們仍用手工清理水槽,導致死亡事故發生。

Conclusion

The police are talking to the factory owner. They want to know why the men died.

警方正在與工廠老闆對談,想了解這些男子死亡的原因。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Action' Sequence

Look at how the story tells us what happened step-by-step using the Past Tense. To reach A2, you need to move from saying "I am" to "I was" or "I did."

The Pattern: Simple Past Actions

  • Breathe \rightarrow Breathed
  • Fall \rightarrow Fell
  • Try \rightarrow Tried
  • Arrive \rightarrow Arrived

🛠️ How to build these sentences

Most of the time, you just add -ed to the end of the word to talk about yesterday or last week.

Example: The help arrived late. (Arrive + ed)

Warning! Some words are "rebels" and change completely. You must memorize these: Fall \rightarrow Fell \nDo\n`Do` \rightarrow$ Did


💡 Key Vocabulary for A2

Instead of using hard words, use these simple connections found in the text:

  • Because of this \rightarrow explains the reason.
  • But \rightarrow shows a problem or change.

Vocabulary Learning

waste (adj.)
Something that is not needed or is used up
Example:The city needs a better system for waste water.
tank (n.)
A large container for holding liquid
Example:The water tank is very deep.
breathed (v.)
Took air into the lungs and sent it out again
Example:He breathed the fresh air in the morning.
firefighters (n.)
People whose job is to stop fires and help in emergencies
Example:The firefighters saved the cat from the tree.
heavy (adj.)
Used here to mean a large amount of traffic
Example:There is heavy traffic on the road today.
pipes (n.)
Tubes that carry water or gas
Example:The old pipes in the house are leaking.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you or cause problems
Example:It is dangerous to walk alone at night.
Practice A2 words in a crossword