Tree Falls on School Van in Mumbai
孟買大樹倒塌壓在校車上
Introduction
A big tree fell on a school van in Chembur, Mumbai, on Tuesday. One student died and four students were hurt.
週二在孟買 Chembur 有一棵大樹倒塌在校車上，造成一名學生死亡及四名學生受傷。
Main Body
The tree was 70 years old. It fell on a van with thirteen students. An 11-year-old boy died. Four other children went to the hospital.
這棵樹已有 70 年歷史。它倒塌在一輛載有 13 名學生的校車上。一名 11 歲男孩死亡，另外四名兒童被送往醫院。
The Mayor wants to know why the tree fell. The city workers say they cut the tree branches in May. But some people think the roots were weak because of new road work.
市長想知道這棵樹為何會倒塌。市府員工表示他們在五月修剪過樹枝，但有些人認為是因為新的道路工程導致樹根脆弱。
Green groups say the city does not protect trees. They say workers break tree roots to build roads faster. This is dangerous for the city.
環保團體表示市府沒有保護樹木。他們稱工人為了加快道路建設而破壞樹根，這對城市而言十分危險。
Conclusion
The city has a team of experts now. They want to find the real reason for the accident.
市府目前已成立專家小組，希望能找出這次意外的真正原因。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ The "Past" Pattern
In this story, almost everything is finished. To talk about things that happened yesterday or years ago, we often just add -ed to the action word.
Look at these changes:
- Fall Fell (Special change!)
- Hurt Hurt (No change!)
- Protect Protected
The "Action" List from the story:
- died (past of die)
- wanted (past of want)
- broke (past of break)
📏 Numbering People and Things
When we describe people or things, we put the number first. If it's a description, we use a dash (-).
Examples from the text:
- One student
- Four students
- An 11-year-old boy (Number + Age + Person)
- 70 years old (Number + Time)
💡 Quick Tip: "Because of"
Use "because of" when you want to give a reason using a thing (a noun), not a full sentence.
Wrong: The tree fell because of it was old. Right: The tree fell because of new road work.