New Fire Safety Rules in North India

北印度新的消防安全規定


Introduction

Many people died in fires in Lucknow and Delhi. Now, the government is changing the rules to keep people safe.

許多人在勒克瑙和德里的火災中喪生。現在政府正在修改規定以確保民眾安全。

Main Body

The Lucknow Development Authority wants to stop fires. They are hiring 50 new engineers. These engineers will find illegal buildings. If a building is safe, the government will open it in three days.

勒克瑙發展局希望防止火災發生。他們正在聘請 50 名新工程師。這些工程師將負責尋找違章建築。如果建築物是安全的,政府將在三天內准予啟用。

Experts are looking at a big fire in Aliganj. They want to know why it happened. In Ghaziabad, the government checked 150 schools. They closed 67 schools because they were not safe.

專家正在調查 Aliganj 的一場大火,想了解起火原因。在加濟阿巴德,政府檢查了 150 所學校,並因不符合安全標準而關閉了 67 所學校。

Some people asked the court for a new national law. They want the same safety rules for every city. They also want to punish officials who say a dangerous building is safe.

有些人向法院請求制定新的國家法律。他們希望每個城市都適用相同的安全規定。他們還希望懲罰那些將危險建築判定為安全的官員。

Conclusion

The government is now working hard to stop fires before they start.

政府目前正努力在火災發生前將其制止。

Vocabulary Learning

🛠️ Making 'Action' Sentences

To speak at an A2 level, you need to connect a Person to an Action. Look at how the text does this:

  • The government \rightarrow is changing \rightarrow the rules.
  • They \rightarrow are hiring \rightarrow engineers.
  • Experts \rightarrow are looking \rightarrow at a fire.

The Secret Pattern: When something is happening right now or these days, use: Am/Is/Are + Action word ending in -ING.

Quick Guide:

  • I \rightarrow am working
  • He/She/It \rightarrow is working
  • They/We/You \rightarrow are working

Simple Words to Learn from the Text:

  • Illegal: Not allowed by law.
  • Officials: People who work for the government.
  • Punish: To give a penalty for doing something wrong.

Vocabulary Learning

authority (n.)
A group or person with the power to make decisions
Example:The local authority decided to build a new park.
illegal (adj.)
Something that is against the law
Example:It is illegal to drive a car without a license.
expert (n.)
A person who knows a lot about a specific subject
Example:The computer expert fixed my laptop quickly.
national (adj.)
Relating to a whole country
Example:The national holiday is on Monday.
punish (v.)
To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
Example:The teacher will punish the students if they fight.
official (n.)
A person who holds a position of authority in the government
Example:The government official signed the important paper.
Practice A2 words in a crossword