Help for Venezuela After Big Earthquakes

委內瑞拉大地震後的援助


Introduction

The government of Venezuela says thank you to other countries. These countries helped after big earthquakes in the north.

委內瑞拉政府向其他國家表示感謝。這些國家在北部發生大地震後提供了幫助。

Main Body

On June 24, two big earthquakes hit Venezuela. Many houses fell down in La Guaira. 2,954 people died and 16,592 people were hurt. 190 buildings were completely destroyed.

6月24日,委內瑞拉發生兩次大地震。在拉瓜伊拉(La Guaira),許多房屋倒塌。共有2,954人死亡,16,592人受傷。190棟建築物被完全摧毀。

About 30,000 local workers and 3,000 foreign experts helped. They saved 6,462 people. They gave food and help to many families. Some people are sad because the work was slow.

約有30,000名本地工人及3,000名外國專家協助。他們救出了6,462人。他們向許多家庭提供了食物與援助。有些人感到悲傷,因為救援工作進展緩慢。

President Delcy Rodriguez had a special meeting at the port. She gave medals to the leaders of the rescue teams. She thanked the teams from Turkey and their rescue dogs.

總統德爾西·羅德里格斯(Delcy Rodriguez)在港口舉行了一次特別會議。她向救援隊的領隊頒發勳章。她感謝來自土耳其的救援隊及其搜救犬。

Conclusion

Workers are still in the area. They want to keep people safe and build new houses.

工人們仍留在該地區。他們希望確保民眾安全並興建新房屋。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Past' Action List

In this story, almost everything happened in the past. To tell a story in English, we often add -ed to the action word.

Look at these changes:

  • Help → Helped
  • Save → Saved
  • Thank → Thanked

Wait! Some words are 'Rule-Breakers': Some words change completely. You just have to remember them:

  • Fall → Fell
  • Give → Gave
  • Are → Were

Quick Logic: Use these "Past" words when you talk about yesterday, last week, or June 24.

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
earthquake (n.)
When the ground shakes suddenly
Example:The earthquake broke many windows in the house.
destroyed (adj.)
Damaged so badly that it cannot be used
Example:The fire destroyed the old library.
foreign (adj.)
From a different country
Example:She speaks three foreign languages.
experts (n.)
People who know a lot about a subject
Example:The computer experts fixed the internet.
rescue (n./v.)
Saving someone from a dangerous place
Example:The rescue team found the cat in the tree.
Practice A2 words in a crossword