Sick People in Central Africa
中非地區的病患
Introduction
Two countries in Africa have big health problems. They have Ebola and cholera.
非洲有兩個國家面臨嚴重的健康問題，出現了伊波拉與霍亂。
Main Body
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has Ebola. Many people are sick and 321 people died. Doctors cannot help everyone because there is a war. Some people do not want to help the doctors.
剛果民主共和國爆發了伊波拉。許多人染病，共有 321 人死亡。由於正處於戰爭狀態，醫生無法幫助所有人。有些人不想協助醫生。
The Central African Republic has cholera. 197 people are sick and 24 people died. People got sick because they drank dirty water.
中非共和國爆發了霍亂。197 人染病，24 人死亡。人們是因為飲用了髒水而染病的。
Other parts of Africa also have cholera. This happened because there were big floods with too much rain.
非洲其他地區也出現了霍亂。這是因為強降雨導致嚴重洪澇而引起的。
Conclusion
Doctors and other countries are working together to stop these sicknesses.
醫生與其他國家正共同努力，以遏止這些疾病的傳播。
Vocabulary Learning
🌍 Talking about the Past
When we tell a story about things that already happened, we change the action word. Look at these changes from the text:
- get got (People got sick)
- is/are was/were (There were big floods)
- happen happened (This happened because...)
Easy Rule: To talk about yesterday or last year, we often add -ed to the end of the word. Some words are 'special' and change completely (like get becoming got).
💧 Cause and Effect
To explain why something is happening, use the word because. It connects the problem to the reason.
Problem Reason
- Sick people because dirty water
- No help because there is a war
Example: "I am tired because I walked a lot."