Hot Weather and Late Rain in India and Nepal
印度與尼泊爾天氣炎熱且雨季延遲
Introduction
Northwest India and Nepal are very hot. The rain is late.
印度西北部與尼泊爾非常炎熱，雨季延遲了。
Main Body
India is very hot. The nights are hot too. This is bad for old people and workers. There is no rain because the air and ocean are different this year.
印度非常炎熱，夜晚也同樣炎熱。這對老年人與勞工來說非常不利。由於今年空氣與海洋狀況不同，因此沒有降雨。
Nepal is also hot. There is not enough rain for the farms. Sometimes it does not rain for a long time. Then, it rains too much and causes floods.
尼泊爾同樣炎熱。農場的雨量不足。有時長時間不下雨，接著又突然降雨量過大而導致洪水。
Farmers in India use too much water from the ground. Cities have power problems because people use many fans and air conditioners. Nepal is trying to help the farms with one new water system.
印度的農民過度使用地下水。城市因為許多人使用電扇與冷氣，而面臨電力問題。尼泊爾正嘗試透過一套新的供水系統來幫助農場。
Conclusion
Rain will come to India soon, but the farms and nature still have big problems.
印度很快將會降雨，但農場與自然環境仍面臨重大問題。
Vocabulary Learning
🌡️ The "Too Much" Rule
In this text, we see the word too used to show a problem. It means 'more than we want'.
Examples from the story:
- Too much water (The ground is empty).
- Too much rain (Floods happen).
How to use it for A2: Combine too + adjective/amount to explain a problem:
- It is too hot (I need water).
- The coffee is too hot (I cannot drink it).
- There is too much noise (I cannot sleep).
⚡ Quick Word Swap
Look at how the text describes the weather. You can change the word hot to other A2 words to describe different days:
- Northwest India is very hot Northwest India is very cold.
- Northwest India is very hot Northwest India is very windy.