Fireworks News in San Francisco and Washington
舊金山與華盛頓的煙火新聞
Introduction
This report talks about two different events with fireworks in California and Washington.
本報告討論加州與華盛頓發生的兩起不同煙火事件。
Main Body
On June 26, people in San Francisco heard loud noises. They saw smoke in Chinatown and North Beach. People wrote about it on the internet. They thought it was fireworks. The city leaders did not say if this was true.
6月26日，舊金山居民聽到巨大的聲響。他們在中國城與北灘看到了煙霧。有人在網路上描述此事，認為那是煙火。但市政府領導尚未確認這是否屬實。
In Washington, a big explosion happened in Whidbey Island. Many fireworks exploded in a house. One house burned down completely. Two other houses had damage.
在華盛頓的惠德比島發生了一場大爆炸。一棟房屋內的大量煙火爆炸。其中一棟房屋被完全燒毀，另有兩棟房屋受損。
Five people were hurt. Three of them were firefighters. A fire chief said a person was smoking near the fireworks. This started the fire.
共有五人受傷，其中三人為消防員。消防局長表示，有人在煙火附近抽菸，導致起火。
Now, the police are looking at the house. They want to see if someone broke the law.
目前警方正在調查該房屋，以確認是否有人違法。
Conclusion
One event was just a story on the internet. The other event was a big accident with police reports.
其中一起事件僅為網路傳聞，另一起則是警方有記錄的嚴重意外。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Action' Pattern
In this story, we see how to describe things that already happened. We use a simple rule: Change the action word to show it is in the past.
Look at these changes:
- Hear Heard
- See Saw
- Write Wrote
- Think Thought
- Say Did not say
Why this helps you: To reach A2, you must stop talking only about now. You need to tell stories about yesterday.
The Pattern in the Text: "People wrote about it on the internet. They thought it was fireworks."
Notice how the words wrote and thought tell us the event is finished. If we used write and think, it would sound like it is happening right this second.