Hot Weather and Danger in Water
酷暑與水域危險
Introduction
Many people died in the UK and Germany. The weather was very hot. People went into lakes and rivers to get cool.
英國和德國有許多人死亡。天氣非常炎熱，人們前往湖泊和河流中消暑。
Main Body
Many people died in the UK. A 15-year-old boy died in a lake. Other people died in rivers in different cities. Hospitals were very busy because the air was 37.3C.
英國有許多人死亡。一名15歲的少年在湖泊中喪生。其他人則在不同城市的河流中死亡。由於氣溫高達37.3度，醫院非常繁忙。
Cold water is dangerous when the air is hot. The body gets a shock. This makes it hard to breathe. People drown more often when the air is over 25C. Experts say you must go into the water slowly.
在氣溫炎熱時，進入冷水是很危險的。身體會受到衝擊，導致呼吸困難。當氣溫超過25度時，人們更容易溺水。專家表示，進入水中時必須緩慢進行。
Germany had very hot weather too. The air was 40C. At least 13 people died in lakes and rivers. A 6-year-old child and old men died. The cold water hurt their hearts.
德國的天氣也非常炎熱。氣溫高達40度。至少有13人在湖泊和河流中死亡。其中包括一名6歲兒童和多名長者。冷水傷害了他們的心臟。
Conclusion
The weather is cooler now. But these deaths show that hot weather and cold water are dangerous.
現在天氣較涼。但這些死亡案例顯示，酷暑與冷水是非常危險的。
Vocabulary Learning
🌡️ The 'Very' Rule
In this story, we see the word very used many times. We use very to make an adjective (a describing word) stronger.
How it works:
Very + Describing Word → Stronger Meaning
Examples from the text:
- Hot Very hot (Extremely hot)
- Busy Very busy (Many people, no space)
🧊 Comparing Things
Look at how the text describes the weather versus the water:
- The Air: Hot (40C)
- The Water: Cold
When these two opposites meet, it is dangerous.
Key Words for A2:
- Hard: Not easy (Example: Hard to breathe)
- Slowly: Not fast (Example: Go into the water slowly)
✍️ Sentence Pattern: [Person] + [Action]
To tell a story in English, we use this simple path:
- People went into lakes.
- Experts say you must go slowly.
- The water hurt their hearts.