Water Pipe Problems in Two Cities
兩個城市的水管問題
Introduction
Two cities had big problems with their water pipes. This caused problems on the roads.
兩個城市的水管出現了嚴重問題,導致道路受影響。
Main Body
In Mumbai, a big water pipe broke. The pipe was old and bent. People in two areas had no water for a short time. The city workers fixed the problem.
在孟買,一根大水管破裂了。水管既老舊且彎曲,導致兩個地區的居民短時間內沒有水可用。城市工人隨後修復了這個問題。
In another city, a water pipe also broke. The water washed away the dirt under the road. A big hole opened in the road. This hole was ten feet wide.
在另一個城市,也有一根水管破裂。水流沖走了道路下方的土壤,導致路面出現一個大洞,洞口寬達十英尺。
This road had a similar problem in 2012. A person died then. Now, the city leader wants to check all the pipes to stop more holes.
這條道路在2012年曾發生過類似問題,當時導致一人死亡。現在城市領導者希望檢查所有水管,以防止更多坑洞出現。
Conclusion
Workers are now fixing the pipes and the roads in both cities.
工人目前正在這兩個城市修復水管與道路。
Vocabulary Learning
🛠️ Describing Things That Changed
Look at these words from the story. They tell us what happened to the pipes and roads:
- Broke (from break): When something snaps or stops working.
- The pipe broke. The phone broke.
- Fixed (from fix): When a worker makes something work again.
- Workers fixed the problem. I fixed my bike.
- Opened (from open): When a space appears.
- A hole opened. The door opened.
💡 Simple Tip: In English, we often add -ed to the end of a word to show it happened in the past.
Examples from the text:
- Wash Washed
- Fix Fixed
- Open Opened