Fire at Old Building in Downpatrick
Downpatrick 舊建築發生火災
Introduction
Firefighters went to an old building in Downpatrick on Sunday evening, June 28.
消防員於6月28日星期日晚上前往 Downpatrick 的一棟舊建築救火。
Main Body
The fire started at 7:00 PM at an old convent. Seventy firefighters and ten fire trucks arrived. They used water and special masks to stop the fire. The fire service thinks a person started the fire on purpose.
火災於晚上 7:00 在一座舊修女院發生。共有 70 名消防員和 10 輛消防車抵達現場。他們使用水和特製面罩來撲滅火勢。消防部門認為有人蓄意縱火。
The fire destroyed the roof. The roof fell down. The building is very old. It started in the 1870s. No one lived there for a long time. A person bought it in 2019 for £175,000.
火災摧毀了屋頂，導致屋頂坍塌。這棟建築非常古老，始建於 1870 年代。該處已長期無人居住。有人於 2019 年以 17 萬 5 千英鎊買下該建築。
Local leaders are sad. They say the building was important for the town. The police told people to stay away from the building to stay safe.
當地領導人對此感到遺憾。他們表示這棟建築對該鎮至關重要。警方提醒民眾遠離該建築以確保安全。
Conclusion
The fire is gone now. Firefighters stayed for a few hours to watch the building.
目前火勢已熄滅。消防員在現場留守數小時以觀察建築物情況。
Vocabulary Learning
⏳ The 'Past' Pattern
To reach A2, you must talk about things that already happened. Look at how the story changes verbs:
- Start Started
- Stay Stayed
- Arrive Arrived
The Rule: Just add -ed to the end of the action word to move it to yesterday.
🧱 Building Simple Sentences
Notice how the text describes the building. It uses a simple pattern:
[Thing] + [is/was] + [Description]
- The building is very old.
- The building was important.
A2 Tip: Use "was" for the past and "is" for now.
💰 Numbers & Money
In English, we put the symbol before the number:
- Correct: £175,000
- Wrong: 175,000 £