Laos Cleans Up Old Bombs
寮國清理舊炸彈
Introduction
Laos is cleaning its land. The country is also planning a big meeting about dangerous bombs.
寮國正在清理其土地。該國還計劃就危險炸彈舉行一次大型會議。
Main Body
Many years ago, the USA dropped many bombs in Laos. Some bombs did not explode. These bombs are still in the ground. They are very dangerous for people.
許多年前,美國在寮國投下了許多炸彈。有些炸彈當時沒有爆炸,這些炸彈至今仍留在地底。這對人們來說非常危險。
Workers use special tools to find the bombs. Then they blow them up safely. Many villages still have bombs in the ground. This makes the people poor because they cannot farm the land.
工作人員使用特殊工具來尋找炸彈,然後將它們安全地爆破。許多村莊的地底仍有炸彈,這導致人們陷入貧困,因為他們無法在土地上耕種。
Schools teach children about the bombs. Children learn not to touch them. Now, fewer people die from bombs than in the past. But the country still needs to find all of them.
學校教導孩子們關於炸彈的知識。孩子們學習不要觸碰炸彈。現在,死於炸彈的人數比過去少,但該國仍需要將所有炸彈全部找出來。
Conclusion
Laos is working hard to remove all bombs. They want to help the world stop using these weapons.
寮國正努力移除所有炸彈。他們希望幫助世界停止使用這些武器。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 THE 'ACTION' WORD PATTERN
Look at how the text describes things happening now versus things that happened long ago.
1. The 'Right Now' Style (Present Simple) We use this for things that are true today.
- Laos is cleaning...
- Workers use tools...
- Schools teach children...
2. The 'Long Ago' Style (Past Simple) Notice how the word changes when we talk about the past.
- The USA dropped bombs...
- Bombs did not explode...
Quick Guide: Making it 'Past' Most of the time, we just add -ed to the end of the action word:
drop → dropped
explode → exploded
Why this helps you reach A2: If you can switch between now and then, you can tell a basic story.
Example Shift:
- Now: They find bombs. $
- Past: They found bombs.