New York City Heat Wave and Energy Rules
紐約市熱浪與能源規則
Introduction
New York City is very hot. Mayor Zohran Mamdani asks people to keep their homes at 78 degrees. This helps the power grid.
紐約市天氣非常炎熱。市長 Zohran Mamdani 要求民眾將居家溫度維持在 78 度，這有助於維持電網穩定。
Main Body
The Mayor wants people to use less power. The city has cool vans and cooling centers for people. The Mayor wants to help old people, but some people disagree with his plan.
市長希望民眾減少用電。市府提供了冷卻車與避暑中心供民眾使用。市長希望能幫助長者，但有些人並不認同他的計劃。
Before this, the U.S. Department of Energy had a website. It said homes should be 75 to 78 degrees. Now, that website is gone. The government does not say why.
在此之前，美國能源部曾有一個網站，指出居家溫度應維持在 75 到 78 度之間。但現在該網站已消失，政府並未說明原因。
Some politicians are angry. They say these rules are bad. But other mayors and governors used these same rules in the past. Now, 26 states have very dangerous heat.
部分政治人物對此感到憤怒，認為這些規則很糟糕。但過去也有其他市長和州長採用過相同的規則。目前已有 26 個州面臨極其危險的高溫。
Conclusion
The weather is still very hot. People are arguing about the rules and the missing website.
天氣依然非常炎熱，人們仍在就這些規則以及消失的網站進行爭論。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ The "Want" Pattern
In this story, we see a very useful word: Want. At the A2 level, you use this to talk about needs and goals.
How it works: Person → want → action
- The Mayor wants people to use less power.
- The Mayor wants to help old people.
🌡️ Describing the World (Adjectives)
Look at how the text describes things. We use simple words after the verb "is" or "are".
- Hot: New York City is very hot.
- Dangerous: Heat is very dangerous.
- Bad: Rules are bad.
Quick Tip: To make it stronger, add "very" before the word. (Hot Very hot)
🕰️ Past vs. Now
Notice how the story moves in time:
Past Had a website / Used these rules. Now Is gone / Have dangerous heat.