Big Fire in Colorado
科羅拉多州大火
Introduction
A big fire called Aspen Acres is burning in Colorado. Many people must leave their homes.
科羅拉多州發生了一場名為 Aspen Acres 的大火，許多人必須離開家園。
Main Body
The fire is very large. It burned more than 85,000 acres. It is one of the ten biggest fires in Colorado history. It moved very fast on July 3.
這場火災規模非常大，燒毀了超過 85,000 英畝的土地。它是科羅拉多州歷史上十大火災之一。在 7 月 3 日，火勢蔓延得非常快。
Firefighters are working hard. They use big trucks and planes with water. They want to save buildings. But the fire is still moving.
消防員們正在努力工作。他們使用大型卡車和載水飛機，希望能拯救建築物。但火勢目前仍在蔓延。
Many people are sad. 11,000 people left their homes. In one area, the fire burned 157 buildings. The wind is strong, so the fire is dangerous.
許多人感到很悲傷。11,000 人被迫離開家園。在其中一個地區，火災燒毀了 157 座建築物。由於強風影響，火勢非常危險。
Conclusion
The fire is still a big problem. Firefighters are still trying to stop it.
這場火災目前仍是一個嚴重的問題，消防員仍在努力撲滅火勢。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Action' Pattern
Look at how we describe things happening right now in the story:
- Fire is burning
- Firefighters are working
- Fire is moving
The Simple Rule:
To talk about a current action, use:
Am/Is/Are + Action word + ing
Examples from the text:
- It is burning It is happening now.
- They are working They are doing it now.
📏 Making it 'More'
In A2 English, we use specific words to show size or power. See these pairings:
- Big fire (Standard size)
- Large area (More space)
- Biggest fire (The number one maximum)
Quick Tip: When you see -est at the end of a word (like biggest), it means nothing else is higher or larger than that thing.