Small Girl Dies After Fall from Tall Building
小女孩從高樓墜落身亡
Introduction
A young girl died after she fell from the tenth floor of a building in Delhi.
在德里，一名小女孩從一棟大樓的十樓墜落身亡。
Main Body
The accident happened on Saturday night. The girl was four or five years old. Her parents were busy in the house. The girl went to the balcony and fell.
事故發生在週六晚上。女孩四或五歲。當時她的父母在屋內忙碌，女孩走到陽台後墜落。
Police are looking at the case. They are watching videos from cameras. They are talking to the neighbors. They think it was an accident.
警方正在調查此案。他們正在查看監視器畫面，並與鄰居進行詢問。他們認為這是一起意外。
The family is sad. They say the balcony was not safe. The balcony did not have a net or a metal fence. The building company did not answer the family.
家人感到非常悲痛。他們表示陽台並不安全，因為沒有安裝安全網或金屬圍欄。建築公司則未對家屬做出回應。
Conclusion
The police are still working to find the truth.
警方仍在努力查明真相。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 The 'Not' Rule
In this story, we see how to say something is missing or wrong. To do this, we put not before the action word.
From the text:
- The balcony was not safe.
- The balcony did not have a net.
- The company did not answer.
💡 How to use it:
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For feelings or descriptions (is/are/was):
Subject+was/is+not+description. Example: The room was not clean. -
For actions (have/do/say):
Subject+did not+action. Example: I did not see the dog.
🗝️ Key Words to Remember
- Safe: No danger.
- Answer: To speak back to someone.