Countries Help Venezuela After Earthquakes
多國協助委內瑞拉應對地震
Introduction
Many countries are sending people and tools to help Venezuela. Two big earthquakes hit the country.
許多國家正派遣人員與設備前往協助委內瑞拉。該國遭遇了兩次大地震。
Main Body
The earthquakes broke 60,000 buildings. Many people died or are hurt. About 50,000 people are missing.
地震導致 60,000 棟建築物毀損。許多人死亡或受傷。約有 50,000 人失蹤。
The UK sent 68 people to find survivors. They use drones and special tools. They bring their own food and water.
英國派遣 68 人搜尋倖存者。他們使用無人機與特殊設備，並自備食物與飲用水。
The USA gave 150 million dollars. They sent 250 workers and big planes. A US ship is at the port to help.
美國捐贈了 1.5 億美元。他們派遣 250 名工作人員及大型飛機。一艘美國船隻已抵達港口提供協助。
India opened a special army hospital in Caracas. 41 doctors work there. They help sick and hurt people.
印度在加拉加斯開設了一家軍醫院。共有 41 名醫生在那裡工作，救治病患與傷者。
Conclusion
Other countries are still helping. They want to find missing people and give medical help.
其他國家仍持續提供協助。他們希望能找到失蹤者並提供醫療援助。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Action words in the past
Look at these words from the story. They tell us things that already happened:
- hit (The earthquakes hit...)
- broke (The earthquakes broke...)
- sent (The UK sent...)
- gave (The USA gave...)
- opened (India opened...)
💡 How to spot the difference
Some words just add -ed to show the past. These are easy!
open → opened ✅
Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
send → sent 🚀
give → gave 🎁
break → broke 💔
🌍 Quick Guide: People & Places
In English, we use "The" for some countries but not others.
- The UK (Correct)
- The USA (Correct)
- India (No "The")
- Venezuela (No "The")