Help for Venezuela and Türkiye's Plan
援助委內瑞拉與土耳其的計劃
Introduction
Many countries are helping Venezuela after big earthquakes. Türkiye is also sharing its plans to help other countries during disasters.
在發生大地震後，許多國家正提供援助給委內瑞拉。土耳其也正在分享其在災害期間幫助其他國家的計劃。
Main Body
Two big earthquakes hit Venezuela on June 24. About 2,300 people died and 11,000 people were hurt. The hospitals in Venezuela are very old and bad. Many doctors left the country years ago. Now, people are sick because the shelters are too crowded.
6月24日，委內瑞拉發生了兩次大地震。約有2,300人死亡，11,000人受傷。委內瑞拉的醫院非常老舊且設備不佳。許多醫生在數年前就離開了該國。現在由於避難所過於擁擠，導致許多人染病。
Other countries are sending help. The United States sent 900 soldiers and $300 million. The European Union gave 5 million euros. However, the damage is very expensive. It costs about $6.7 billion to fix everything.
其他國家正在派遣援助。美國派遣了900名士兵並提供3億美元。歐盟則捐贈了500萬歐元。然而，損害金額非常高昂，修復所有設施約需67億美元。
Türkiye has a good plan for earthquakes. They have special helicopters and rescue teams. They want to teach other countries how to be ready. Türkiye sent its rescue teams to help people in Venezuela.
土耳其有一套完善的地震計劃。他們擁有專用直升機和救援隊。他們希望教導其他國家如何做好準備。土耳其已派遣救援隊前往委內瑞拉提供協助。
Conclusion
Venezuela needs a lot of help because its hospitals are bad. Türkiye is now a leader in helping countries after disasters.
由於醫院設備不佳，委內瑞拉需要大量援助。土耳其目前在災害後援助各國方面處於領先地位。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of 'Very'
In this text, we see the word very used to make a description stronger. It is a simple way to move from A1 to A2 English.
How it works:
Very + Adjective (Describing word) → Stronger meaning
Examples from the text:
- Very old → Not just old, but ancient/broken.
- Very expensive → Costs a lot of money.
- Very bad → A serious problem.
🌍 Talking about Countries
Notice how the text uses words to describe what countries do:
- Sending (help/soldiers) → Moving things from one place to another.
- Sharing (plans) → Telling others your ideas.
- Giving (money) → Providing funds.
Quick Tip: When a country helps another, we often use these three verbs: Send, Give, and Share.