Fire at Hospital in Ludwigslust
路德維格斯盧斯特醫院發生火災
Introduction
A fire started on Thursday at a hospital in Ludwigslust, Germany. Two people died and many people were hurt.
週四德國路德維格斯盧斯特的一家醫院發生火災，導致兩人死亡，多人受傷。
Main Body
The fire started at 4:28 in the morning. It started in a patient's room. Then the fire went to the roof. Smoke moved quickly through the building.
火災發生在凌晨 4 點 28 分，起火點位於病房。隨後火勢蔓延至屋頂，濃煙迅速地在建築物內擴散。
More than 100 firefighters came to help. They moved 82 patients out of the hospital. Two patients died. 34 people had small injuries because they breathed smoke.
超過 100 名消防員趕赴救援，將 82 名病人從醫院中救出。其中兩名病人死亡，另有 34 人因吸入煙霧而受輕傷。
The hospital is opening again. The emergency room is open now. The police want to find out why the fire started.
醫院目前正重新開放，急診室已經恢復運作。警方正試圖查明起火原因。
Conclusion
The fire is over. The police are still looking for the cause.
火災已撲滅，警方仍在調查起火原因。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the PAST
In this story, almost every action happened yesterday. To tell a story, we change the action word (verb).
The Simple Rule: Add -ed to the end of the word to show it is finished.
- Start Started*
- Move Moved*
⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'
Some words are rebels. They don't use -ed. You must remember them as a special pair:
| Now | Then (Past) | Example from text |
|---|---|---|
| Come | Came | 100 firefighters came to help. |
| Have | Had | 34 people had small injuries. |
| Be (is/are) | Were | Many people were hurt. |
Quick Tip for A2: When you see "The police are still looking", that is happening right now. When you see "The fire started", that is history.