U.S. Help for Venezuela After Earthquakes

美國在地震後援助委內瑞拉


Introduction

The United States sent soldiers and workers to Venezuela. They want to help people after two big earthquakes.

美國派遣了士兵和工作人員前往委內瑞拉,旨在兩次大地震後提供協助。

Main Body

About 1,700 U.S. workers are helping. They look for people in broken buildings. They fix airports and move food and medicine. They use drones to see which roads are open.

約有 1,700 名美國工作人員正在提供協助。他們在毀損的建築物中搜救人員。他們修復機場並運送食物與醫藥。他們利用無人機確認哪些道路暢通。

U.S. soldiers took former President Nicolas Maduro to the U.S. in January. Now, Delcy Rodríguez is the leader of Venezuela. The U.S. and Venezuela are working together now.

美國士兵於一月份將前總統尼古拉斯·馬杜羅帶往美國。現在由戴爾西·羅德里格斯領導委內瑞拉。美國與委內瑞拉目前正展開合作。

Venezuela has many broken roads and buildings. This makes help slow. The U.S. gave 150 million dollars and sent 250 experts to fix these problems.

委內瑞拉有許多毀損的道路與建築物。這導致救援進度緩慢。美國提供了 1.5 億美元並派遣 250 名專家來解決這些問題。

Conclusion

U.S. forces are still helping in Venezuela. They will leave when the work is finished.

美國軍隊目前仍在委內瑞拉提供協助。工作完成後他們將撤離。

Vocabulary Learning

🛠️ Action Words for Helping

Look at these words from the text. They describe doing things.

  • Sent (Past) \rightarrow Send (Now)
  • Look for (Searching)
  • Fix (Making it work again)
  • Move (Changing place)

💡 The "Who is doing it?" Pattern

In English, we put the person first, then the action.

Person \rightarrow Action \rightarrow Thing

  1. The U.S. \rightarrow gave \rightarrow money
  2. Workers \rightarrow fix \rightarrow airports
  3. They \rightarrow use \rightarrow drones

📦 Quick Vocabulary

WordSimple Meaning
BrokenNot working / Damaged
FormerBefore / Old
ExpertA person who knows a lot
StillContinuing to happen

Vocabulary Learning

earthquake (n.)
A sudden shaking of the ground.
Example:The earthquake broke many windows in the city.
soldier (n.)
A person who is in an army.
Example:The soldier wears a green uniform.
medicine (n.)
Something you take to feel better when you are sick.
Example:The doctor gave me some medicine for my cough.
drone (n.)
A small flying machine without a pilot.
Example:The photographer used a drone to take photos of the beach.
expert (n.)
A person who knows a lot about something.
Example:She is an expert in computer science.
former (adj.)
Happening or existing in the past.
Example:My former teacher is now the principal of the school.
Practice A2 words in a crossword