Plane Lands Hard in East River
飛機在東河強行迫降
Introduction
A small plane landed hard in the East River on Sunday. Eight people were on the plane. All of them are safe.
週日有一架小型飛機在東河強行迫降。機上有八人，全部平安無事。
Main Body
The plane landed at 12:00 near East 23rd Street. The landing was very strong. This broke one part of the wing. The pilot called for help before the plane hit the water.
飛機於 12:00 在東 23 街附近迫降。迫降衝擊非常劇烈，導致機翼其中一部分損壞。飛行員在飛機觸水前已請求救援。
Police and fire fighters helped the people. A man in a boat saw the plane and helped first. All eight people left the plane. Two people had small injuries, but they are okay now.
警方和消防員協助營救人員。一名划船的男子發現飛機並率先提供幫助。全部八人均已離開飛機。兩人受輕傷，但目前狀況良好。
Another plane had a problem in the river last month. Now, the FAA is looking at the plane. They want to know why this happened.
上個月該河域曾有另一架飛機發生問題。目前 FAA 正在對該飛機進行調查，以釐清事故原因。
Conclusion
All people are safe. The plane is now at a dock for tests.
所有人均平安。飛機目前在碼頭進行測試。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ The "Past" Secret
Look at these words from the story:
- land → landed
- call → called
- help → helped
The Rule: When something happened yesterday or last month, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.
Examples from the text:
- "The plane landed hard" → (It happened on Sunday).
- "The pilot called for help" → (He did this before the crash).
⚠️ The Exception
Some words don't follow the -ed rule. They change completely:
See → Saw
- "A man in a boat saw the plane."
Break → Broke
- "This broke one part of the wing."
Quick Tip: If you don't see an -ed, the word might be a "special" past word. Keep a list of these to reach A2 faster! 🚀