Cleaning the Yamuna River

清理亞穆納河


Introduction

Leaders in Haryana and Delhi want to clean the Yamuna river. They want to stop dirty water and chemicals from entering the river.

哈里亞納邦與德里的領導人希望清理亞穆納河。他們希望阻止污水和化學物質進入河流。

Main Body

Haryana is building new pipes. These pipes are closed. They stop dirty factory water from mixing with clean drinking water. This helps the water stay safe.

哈里亞納邦正在建設新管道。這些管道是封閉的,能防止工廠污水與乾淨的飲用水混合,有助於確保水質安全。

Workers found 35 places where factories put waste into the water. The government will stop this by June 2028. This stops bad chemicals from making the water toxic.

工作人員發現了 35 處工廠將廢棄物排入水中的地點。政府將在 2028 年 6 月前停止這種行為,以防止有害化學物質導致水質中毒。

Delhi is also cleaning the river. The city will build new centers to collect and recycle old religious items. They will also fix the systems that clean city waste.

德里也正在清理這條河流。該市將建設新中心來收集並回收舊的宗教物品,同時也會修復城市廢物處理系統。

Conclusion

Haryana and Delhi are working together. They are fixing pipes and cleaning waste to make the water better.

哈里亞納邦與德里正共同合作,透過修理管道和清理廢棄物來改善水質。

Vocabulary Learning

🛠️ The 'Action' Pattern

In this text, we see how to describe a goal and the action taken to reach it. To reach A2, you need to connect what is happening with why it is happening.

The Pattern: Action (Verb) \rightarrow Purpose (To + Verb)

Examples from the text:

  • Build pipes \rightarrow to stop dirty water.
  • Build centers \rightarrow to collect items.
  • Work together \rightarrow to make water better.

📦 Word Groups (The 'Clean' Family)

Instead of learning one word, learn the 'group'. These words all belong to the same topic in the story:

  • Bad things: Dirty, chemicals, waste, toxic.
  • Good things: Clean, safe, recycle, better.

Quick Tip: Use 'Stop' when you want something bad to end. Example: Stop the waste \rightarrow Water becomes safe.

Vocabulary Learning

chemicals (n.)
Liquids or powders used in industry that can be dangerous
Example:Some chemicals can make the river water dirty.
waste (n.)
Materials that are not needed and are thrown away
Example:The factory put waste into the river.
toxic (adj.)
Poisonous or very dangerous to health
Example:Toxic water is not safe for fish to live in.
recycle (v.)
To collect and treat old materials to use them again
Example:We should recycle old plastic bottles.
religious (adj.)
Related to a belief in a god or a religion
Example:People put religious items in the river during festivals.
Practice A2 words in a crossword