Bad Weather Stops Flights in the UK
惡劣天氣導致英國航班停飛
Introduction
Big storms in southern England caused many flight delays and cancellations at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
英格蘭南部的強大風暴導致希斯路與蓋特威克機場許多航班延遲與取消。
Main Body
Warm and wet air caused big storms. The weather office warned about heavy rain and lightning. Because of this, planes could not fly close to each other. This made the airports slow.
溫暖且潮濕的空氣導致了強大風暴。氣象局警告將有豪雨與閃電。因此，飛機無法近距離飛行。這導致機場運行緩慢。
More than 600 flights were late. Many flights at Heathrow and Gatwick airports stopped. Some people waited for six hours. British Airways and easyJet cancelled many flights.
超過 600 班航班延遲。希斯路與蓋特威克機場許多航班停飛。有些人等候了六個小時。英國航空與 easyJet 取消了許多航班。
Passengers were unhappy. They stayed on planes for a long time. The airlines said the weather was the problem and they could not stop it.
乘客感到不滿。他們在飛機上停留了很長時間。航空公司表示天氣是主因，他們無法控制。
Conclusion
Flights will return to normal soon because the weather is getting better.
由於天氣正在好轉，航班將很快恢復正常。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Quick Look: Why things happen
In the story, we see a pattern: Reason Result.
Example: "Warm and wet air big storms" "Big storms flight delays"
🛠️ Simple Word Tool: "Because of"
Use this when you want to explain the reason for a problem without using a long sentence.
How to use it:
Because of + The Thing/Problem + Result
- Bad weather Because of the bad weather, planes stopped.
- Heavy rain Because of heavy rain, people waited.
📝 Word Swaps (A2 Level)
Try using these simple words from the text to sound more natural:
- Instead of 'very late', use delayed
- Instead of 'stopped/no flight', use cancelled
- Instead of 'angry', use unhappy