Two Big Storms Hit Japan

兩場強大風暴襲擊日本


Introduction

Two storms, Mekkhala and Higos, are moving toward Japan. Many people must leave their homes now.

兩場風暴 Mekkhala 與 Higos 正向日本移動。許多人現在必須撤離家園。

Main Body

Storm Mekkhala comes from the southwest. Storm Higos comes from the east. The two storms may meet. This makes it hard for experts to know where the storms will go.

風暴 Mekkhala 來自西南方,風暴 Higos 來自東方。這兩場風暴可能會相遇,這使得專家很難判斷風暴的去向。

Government workers told two million people to leave their homes. There is a lot of rain in Nagasaki. Some land fell on houses in Kyoto. This is very dangerous.

政府人員要求兩百萬人撤離家園。長崎地區降雨量很大。京都部分地區發生山崩導致土石掩埋房屋,情況非常危險。

Airplanes stopped flying to Okinawa and Kagoshima. Toyota and Nissan stopped making cars because the roads are closed. The Japanese army also stopped a flight with the United States.

飛機停止飛往沖繩與鹿兒島。由於道路封閉,Toyota 與 Nissan 停止生產汽車。日本軍隊也停止了與美國的一次飛行演習。

Conclusion

Japan is still in danger. The government is watching the rain and the storms.

日本目前仍處於危險之中。政府正持續監控降雨與風暴情況。

Vocabulary Learning

⛈️ Action Word Patterns

Look at how things stop in this story:

  • Airplanes \rightarrow stopped flying
  • Toyota \rightarrow stopped making cars
  • Army \rightarrow stopped a flight

The Rule: When you want to say something finished or didn't happen, use STOPPED + [Doing Word].

Examples for you:

  • I stopped eating. 🍎
  • She stopped walking. 🚶‍♀️
  • They stopped talking. 🙊

📍 Where is it?

The text uses simple words to show direction:

  • From the southwest \rightarrow (Starting point A)
  • From the east \rightarrow (Starting point B)

To reach A2, stop saying "It is there" and start saying "It comes from [Place]."

Vocabulary Learning

expert (n.)
A person who knows a lot about a subject
Example:The weather expert says it will rain tomorrow.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you
Example:It is dangerous to walk alone in the dark.
flight (n.)
A journey in a plane
Example:My flight to Tokyo takes ten hours.
Practice A2 words in a crossword