Rain Comes to North India

雨水來到北印度


Introduction

The weather office says the monsoon rain is moving into North India. Before this, the weather was very hot and dry.

氣象局表示季風雨正移向北印度。在此之前,天氣非常炎熱且乾燥。

Main Body

The rain is now in many states like Bihar and Himachal Pradesh. It will probably reach Delhi on July 3 or 4. It arrived in Uttar Pradesh on June 30.

目前許多邦如比哈爾邦和喜馬查爾邦已開始下雨。預計將於 7 月 3 日或 4 日抵達德里。6 月 30 日已抵達北方邦。

Delhi was very hot. On June 30, it felt like 53.5°C. Chandigarh was very dry in June. It had very little rain.

德里之前非常炎熱。6 月 30 日的體感溫度達到 53.5°C。錢德加爾在 6 月份非常乾燥,降雨量極少。

The government says be careful. Some areas have orange and yellow alerts. This means there might be strong winds and lightning. In some places, heavy rain caused floods and blocked roads.

政府提醒民眾要小心。部分地區發布了橙色和黃色警報。這意味著可能會出現強風和閃電。在某些地方,強降雨導致了洪澇並造成道路封鎖。

Conclusion

North India had very hot weather. Now, the rain will start and the air will feel cool in July.

北印度之前天氣非常炎熱。現在雨季開始,7 月的空氣將會感覺涼爽。

Vocabulary Learning

🌡️ Talking about the Past vs. Now

Look at how the story changes from Then to Now. This is the secret to moving from A1 to A2 English.

1. The Past (What happened) We use simple words to describe things that are finished.

  • The weather was hot.
  • It arrived in Uttar Pradesh.
  • Chandigarh had very little rain.

2. The Now/Future (What is happening/will happen) We use different words for things moving or coming soon.

  • Rain is moving into North India.
  • It will reach Delhi.
  • The air will feel cool.

💡 Quick Pattern Tip

Was/Had → 🕰️ Yesterday/Last month Is/Will → 📍 Today/Next week

Word Swap: Hot → Cool Dry → Heavy rain Blocked → Open

Vocabulary Learning

monsoon (n.)
A season of heavy rain in some countries
Example:The monsoon brings a lot of rain to India every year.
probably (adv.)
Used to say that something is likely to happen
Example:It will probably rain tomorrow.
alert (n.)
A warning that something dangerous might happen
Example:The city gave a weather alert because of the storm.
lightning (n.)
A flash of bright light in the sky during a storm
Example:I saw a bright flash of lightning before the thunder.
floods (n.)
A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
Example:The heavy rain caused floods in the streets.
blocked (adj.)
When a path or road is closed and you cannot go through
Example:The road was blocked by a fallen tree.
Practice A2 words in a crossword