Tree Falls on School Bus in Mumbai

孟買發生校車被樹壓中事故


Introduction

A tree fell on a school bus in Chembur, Mumbai. One child died and other children were hurt.

在孟買的 Chembur,有一棵樹倒在校車上。一名兒童死亡,其他兒童受傷。

Main Body

The accident happened at 3:00 PM. A big tree fell on a bus with thirteen students. Firefighters and local people helped the children. They took twelve children out of the bus.

事故發生在下午 3:00。一棵大樹倒在一部搭載 13 名學生的巴士上。消防員和當地民眾協助救援兒童,將 12 名兒童從車內救出。

Four children have small injuries. They are okay now. But one boy, Vihan Shrivastav, was eleven years old. He died from his injuries.

四名兒童受輕傷,目前情況穩定。但一名 11 歲的男孩 Vihan Shrivastav 因傷勢嚴重不幸去世。

Local people are angry. They wrote letters to the city office (BMC). They asked the office to cut the tree. The city office did not do it. Now, the weather is bad and there is more rain.

當地民眾感到憤怒。他們寫信給市政府 (BMC),要求市政府修剪該棵樹,但市政府並未採取行動。現在天氣惡劣且雨量增加。

Conclusion

One student died and others are in the hospital after the tree fell.

大樹倒塌後,一名學生死亡,其他學生則在醫院治療。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past' Logic

In this story, everything already happened. To tell a story about the past, we often change the action word.

The Pattern:

  • Fall (now) \rightarrow Fell (then)
  • Happen (now) \rightarrow Happened (then)
  • Help (now) \rightarrow Helped (then)

✍️ Spotting the Difference

Look at how the words change when we talk about the accident:

  1. Regular change: Just add -ed.

    • Example: Help \rightarrow Helped
  2. Irregular change: The word changes completely.

    • Example: Fall \rightarrow Fell

💡 Quick A2 Tip

When you describe a bad day or a news event, use these 'then' words to make it clear that the event is finished.

  • Bad weather \rightarrow The rain happened yesterday.

Vocabulary Learning

accident (n.)
Something bad that happens by chance and often hurts people
Example:The car accident happened because of the rain.
firefighters (n.)
People whose job is to stop fires and help in emergencies
Example:The firefighters arrived quickly to help the children.
injuries (n.)
Hurt parts of the body after an accident
Example:The boy had small injuries on his arm.
angry (adj.)
Feeling strong dislike or annoyance
Example:The parents are angry because the tree was not cut.
Practice A2 words in a crossword
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