Big Floods in Western Canada
加拿大西部大洪水
Introduction
A lot of rain caused big floods in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. People had to leave their homes and some services stopped.
大量降雨導致曼尼托巴省和薩斯喀徹溫省發生嚴重洪水。許多民眾不得不撤離家園，部分服務也隨之中斷。
Main Body
In Swan River, Manitoba, there were two big floods in one month. Now, 200 families cannot stay in their homes. Many roads are closed. A hospital in Dauphin lost power and closed its emergency room.
在曼尼托巴省的天鵝河，一個月內發生了兩次大洪水。目前有 200 個家庭無法住在家中。許多道路被封閉。多芬的一家醫院停電，導致急診室關閉。
Leader Wab Kinew asked the national government for help. The national government is sending workers now. The floods also broke a train line. Workers fixed it, but the water broke it again.
領導人 Wab Kinew 要求聯邦政府提供援助。聯邦政府目前正派遣人員前往。洪水還損毀了一條鐵路。工人雖然將其修復，但隨後又被洪水沖毀。
In Saskatchewan, workers opened a dam to let water out. This made the South Saskatchewan River move fast. The city of Saskatoon told people not to use boats on the river because it is dangerous.
在薩斯喀徹溫省，工人開啟水壩洩洪。這使得南薩斯喀徹溫河的水流速度加快。薩斯卡通市提醒民眾不要在河上使用船隻，因為非常危險。
Conclusion
Leaders in Manitoba are cleaning up the floods. Leaders in Saskatchewan are working to keep people safe from the water.
曼尼托巴省的領導人正在清理洪水後的殘局。薩斯喀徹溫省的領導人則致力於確保民眾的安全，免受洪水侵害。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Action' Words
Look at how we describe things happening in the story. We use simple words to show a change in a situation:
- Caused One thing makes another thing happen. (Rain caused floods)
- Fixed To make something work again. (Workers fixed the train line)
- Closed Not open for use. (Roads are closed)
Who is doing what?
In A2 English, we group people to make sentences shorter. See these examples from the text:
- People (Many individuals)
- Families (Groups of people living together)
- Workers (People doing a job)
- Leaders (People in charge)
Pattern: [Group of People] + [Action] "Workers opened a dam."