Cleaning the Lincoln Memorial Pool

清理林肯紀念館水池


Introduction

The government cleaned the water in the Lincoln Memorial pool. Now they are fixing the bottom of the pool.

政府清理了林肯紀念館水池中的水,現在他們正在修復水池底部。

Main Body

A company used new technology to remove green algae from the water. The government paid this company $1.7 million. Workers then cleaned the blue bottom of the pool.

一家公司使用了新技術來去除水中的綠藻。政府支付了 170 萬美元給這家公司。隨後工人清理了水池的藍色底部。

Now the blue bottom has many holes. Secretary Doug Burgum says people broke it on purpose. He says cars did not cause the damage.

現在藍色底部有很多洞。秘書 Doug Burgum 表示有人故意破壞。他說並非由車輛造成損壞。

One company fixed the pool. This company knows President Trump. The work cost $14.7 million. This is much more than the first price.

有一家公司修復了水池。這家公司認識川普總統。工程費用為 1,470 萬美元,比最初的價格高出許多。

The government is taking people to court. One man is David Hearn. He says he did not break the pool.

政府正將相關人員起訴。其中一人是 David Hearn,他表示自己沒有破壞水池。

Conclusion

Workers are still fixing the pool. The government says bad people caused the problems.

工人仍在修復水池。政府表示是心術不正的人造成了這些問題。

Vocabulary Learning

🟢 Action Words: Now vs. Before

In this story, things happen at different times. To get to A2, you need to see how we change the verb.

The Past (Finished)

  • Cleaned (The pool is now clean) → Clean + ed
  • Paid (The money is gone) → Pay changes to Paid
  • Broke (It happened already) → Break changes to Broke

The Present (Happening Now)

  • Are fixing (Workers are there right now) → Are + Fix + ing
  • Is taking (The government is in the process) → Is + Take + ing

💡 Quick Tip: The 'Money' Words When we talk about prices in English, we use these simple patterns:

  • Cost $14.7 million (The price was this)
  • Paid $1.7 million (The government gave this money)

⚠️ Watch out for 'On Purpose' This means the person wanted to break the pool. It was not an accident.

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who control a country
Example:The government makes laws for the people.
technology (n.)
New machines or ways of doing things using science
Example:We use new technology to learn English online.
remove (v.)
To take something away
Example:Please remove your shoes before entering the house.
algae (n.)
Small green plants that grow in water
Example:There is green algae in the pond.
on purpose (adv.)
Doing something because you wanted to, not by accident
Example:He broke the glass on purpose.
damage (n.)
Harm caused to something so it is broken
Example:The storm caused a lot of damage to the roof.
court (n.)
A place where a judge decides if someone broke the law
Example:The man had to go to court for his crime.
Practice A2 words in a crossword
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