Big Earthquakes in Venezuela
委內瑞拉發生大地震
Introduction
On June 24, 2026, Venezuela had two big earthquakes. Many people died and many buildings fell in La Guaira.
2026年6月24日，委內瑞拉發生了兩次大地震。在拉蓋拉（La Guaira），許多人死亡，許多建築物坍塌。
Main Body
Almost 60,000 buildings fell. The government says 2,295 people died. But other groups say more people are missing.
將近6萬棟建築物坍塌。政府表示有2,295人死亡。但其他團體則稱有更多人失蹤。
People are angry at the government. The government was slow. The army did not help people. They only watched the roads.
民眾對政府感到憤怒。政府反應緩慢。軍隊沒有幫助民眾，僅僅是在看守道路。
Other countries helped. The USA sent 2,000 soldiers and money. Many other countries sent help too. But hospitals are broken. There is no clean water and not enough medicine.
其他國家提供了援助。美國派遣了2,000名士兵並提供資金。許多其他國家也派遣了救援。但醫院損毀，缺乏乾淨飲用水且藥品不足。
Conclusion
People still look for survivors. They need more food and medicine now.
人們仍在搜尋倖存者。他們現在需要更多食物和藥品。
Vocabulary Learning
🛠️ Building Sentences with 'NOT'
In this story, we see how to say things are wrong or missing using simple English.
1. The 'Did Not' Pattern (Past Actions)
When someone failed to do something in the past, we use: did not + action.
- The army did not help people.
- The government did not move fast.
2. The 'There is no' Pattern (Missing Things)
When something is gone or doesn't exist, we use: There is no + thing.
- There is no clean water.
- There is no food.
3. Quick Word Switch To move from A1 (Basic) to A2 (Elementary), try these swaps found in the text:
- Bad → Broken (Hospitals are broken)
- Very big → Almost 60,000 (Be specific with numbers!)
- Sad/Mad → Angry (People are angry)