Heavy Rain and Deaths in India and Bangladesh
印度與孟加拉強降雨導致人員死亡
Introduction
Very heavy rain caused many problems in India and Bangladesh. Many people died and roads broke.
印度與孟加拉強降雨導致許多問題。多人死亡且道路毀損。
Main Body
In Maharashtra, India, it rained a lot. A house fell and six people died. A landslide killed one person. A boy died in a river. Schools closed and people worked from home.
在印度馬哈拉施特拉邦，降雨量很大。一棟房屋倒塌導致六人死亡。一次山崩造成一人死亡。一名男孩在河中喪命。學校停課，民眾在家工作。
Trains stopped because the tracks had too much water. Some roads closed because rocks fell on them. The government is fixing the roads now.
由於鐵路積水過深，列車停止運行。部分道路因落石而封閉。政府目前正在修復道路。
In Bangladesh, landslides happened in refugee camps. Nine people died. Their houses were not strong. The government moved 20,000 people to safe places. Soldiers are also watching the border with Myanmar.
在孟加拉，難民營發生山崩，導致九人死亡。他們的房屋不夠堅固。政府將兩萬人遷移至安全地帶。軍隊也正在監視與緬甸的邊境。
Conclusion
The weather is still bad. The government is helping people and fixing the roads.
天氣依然惡劣。政府正在協助民眾並修復道路。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Action Words (Past vs. Now)
In this story, we see two ways to talk about time. Look at how the words change:
Then (Finished) Now (Happening)
- Closed (The schools stopped) Fixing (The work is happening now)
- Died (It happened) Helping (It is happening now)
- Fell (It happened) Watching (It is happening now)
The Simple Rule: If a word ends in -ed, it is usually a finished action from the past. If a word ends in -ing, the action is still going on.
Examples from the text:
- "Schools closed" (Past)
- "Government is fixing" (Now)