India Builds More Airports
印度興建更多機場
Introduction
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a new building at Jodhpur Airport. He also started a new plan to help more people fly in India.
總理莫迪為喬杜爾機場啟用了一棟新建築。他也啟動了一項新計劃，旨在讓更多印度人能乘坐飛機。
Main Body
The government will spend a lot of money over ten years. They want to build 100 small airports and 200 places for helicopters. They also want to make planes in India.
政府將在未來十年投入大量資金。他們計畫興建 100 座小型機場和 200 個直升機停機坪。他們也希望在印度本土製造飛機。
Jodhpur Airport has a new building. It cost 480 crore rupees. It is very big and can help 2 million people every year. It has 20 places to check in.
喬杜爾機場擁有一棟新建築。該建築耗資 480 億盧比。規模非常龐大，每年可服務 200 萬人，並設有 20 個辦理登機櫃檯。
The new building looks like traditional houses in Rajasthan. The government thinks more planes will bring more tourists and more jobs to the area.
新建築的外觀設計參考了拉賈斯坦邦的傳統房屋。政府認為增加航班將為該地區帶來更多遊客與就業機會。
Conclusion
India is now building more airports and better buildings for passengers.
印度目前正在興建更多機場以及更完善的乘客建築。
Vocabulary Learning
✈️ The 'Quantity' Pattern
In this text, we see how to describe how many of something there are. This is a key step for A2 learners to describe their world.
The Pattern: Number + Thing
100→small airports200→places for helicopters2 million→people20→places to check in
💡 Simple Tip: When you have a number, the word after it usually adds an -s (the plural).
- One airport (Single)
- Two airports (Plural)
Quick Look: Money words
The text mentions "480 crore rupees." In English, we put the number first, then the currency name:
Amount → Currency
(Example: 10 Dollars, 50 Euros, 480 Crore Rupees)