Fire Reports from Racine and Richmond
關於 Racine 與 Richmond 的火災報告
Introduction
This report talks about fires in two cities. One city is Racine in the USA. The other city is Richmond in Australia.
本報告討論兩座城市的火災。一座是美國的 Racine，另一座是澳洲的 Richmond。
Main Body
In Racine, three fires happened on July 5. People used fireworks and did not put them in water. These fireworks started the fires. A fence, a house, and a garage burned. The damage cost $141,000. No people died.
在 Racine，7 月 5 日發生了三起火災。人們使用了煙火且沒有將其浸水，這些煙火引發了火災。一個圍欄、一棟房屋和一個車庫被燒毀。損失金額為 141,000 美元。無人死亡。
In Richmond, a person started a fire on purpose. The person drove a car into a shop. Then the person started a fire and left. Ten shops burned. More than 80 firefighters came to help.
在 Richmond，有人故意放火。該人開車撞進一家店鋪，隨後放火並離開。十家店鋪被燒毀。超過 80 名消防員前來協助。
The fire in Richmond closed the street. Cars and trams could not move. The police are now looking for the person who did this.
Richmond 的火災導致街道封閉。汽車和路面電車無法移動。警方目前正在尋找該名犯罪者。
Conclusion
The fires in Racine were accidents. The fire in Richmond was a crime.
Racine 的火災是意外，而 Richmond 的火災則是犯罪。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Pattern
Look at these words from the text: ’happened’, ’used’, ’started’, ’burned’, ’closed’.
The Rule: To talk about things that are finished, we usually add -ed to the end of the action word.
Examples from the story:
- Fire happened It is over.
- Person started It is over.
🛠️ Building Sentences
Notice how the story describes things simply:
The damage cost $141,000.
Ten shops burned.
Pattern: [Thing] + [Action in the past] + [Detail].
Try to see it here:
- The police (Thing) are looking (Action) for the person (Detail).
🔍 Vocabulary Spotlight
On purpose When you want to do something (not an accident). Accident When something happens by mistake.