Rescue Stories from the Ocean
海洋救援故事
Introduction
Rescue teams helped people in the water in Hawaii and Canada.
救援隊在夏威夷和加拿大救助了落水的人。
Main Body
In Hawaii, three small boats tipped over in the ocean. Twenty people were in the water. Firefighters and rescue teams used boats and a helicopter to save them. The weather was bad, but the people went into the water.
在夏威夷，有三艘小船在海中翻覆。共有二十人落水。消防員和救援隊使用船隻和直升機來營救他們。儘管天氣惡劣，救援人員仍進入水中。
In Canada, some people were in the water near Vancouver. They did not have life jackets. The army and the coast guard used a helicopter and a hovercraft to find them. Some ferry boats also helped.
在加拿大，溫哥華附近有人落水。他們沒有穿救生衣。軍隊和海岸警衛隊使用直升機和氣墊船來尋找他們。一些渡輪也提供了協助。
Rescue teams found four people and took them to the hospital. However, six people are still missing. The teams are still looking for them.
救援隊找到了四個人並將他們送往醫院。然而，仍有六人失蹤。救援隊目前仍在搜尋他們。
Conclusion
All twenty people are safe in Hawaii. In Canada, the search for six people continues.
夏威夷的所有二十人均平安無事。在加拿大，對六名失蹤者的搜尋行動仍在繼續。
Vocabulary Learning
🚨 Action Words: Past vs. Present
In this story, we see how English changes when something already happened versus what is happening now.
1. The 'Finished' Actions (Past) Most of the story uses words that end in -ed. This tells us the action is over.
- helped → (they did it)
- tipped → (it happened)
- used → (they finished using them)
2. The 'Still Happening' Actions (Present) When the story talks about the search right now, the words change to are + -ing.
- are looking → (they are doing it now)
- continues → (it is still going)
Quick Guide for A2:
Past ’s usually -ed (e.g., saved)
Now ’s usually are + ing (e.g., are searching)