Bad Weather and Broken Buildings in Asia
亞洲的惡劣天氣與建築坍塌
Introduction
Many people died in Lahore, Pakistan, and Mumbai, India. Buildings fell down because they were old and the weather was very bad.
巴基斯坦的拉合爾與印度的孟買有許多人死亡。由於建築物過於老舊且天氣極其惡劣，導致建築物坍塌。
Main Body
In Lahore, a school building fell on June 30. Fourteen children died. The building was weak and not safe. The police arrested the owner. Some people say the government does not build enough schools for children.
在拉合爾，一棟學校建築於 6 月 30 日坍塌。共有 14 名兒童死亡。該建築結構脆弱且不安全。警方已逮捕業主。有些人認為政府沒有為兒童建造足夠的學校。
In Mumbai, there was very heavy rain and strong wind. A house fell in Mankhurd. Six people died, and four of them were children. Trees also fell on people.
在孟拜，當時有強風暴雨。位於 Mankhurd 的一棟房屋坍塌。共有 6 人死亡，其中 4 人是兒童。此外，也有樹木倒在行人身上。
The city closed all schools. People worked from home. Trains and planes stopped because of the rain and mud on the roads.
全市所有學校停課。民眾居家辦公。由於降雨及道路積泥，火車與飛機均停止運行。
Conclusion
Both cities are now cleaning up the mess. Mumbai is still waiting for more bad weather.
兩座城市目前都在清理殘骸。孟拜仍在等待更多惡劣天氣的到來。
Vocabulary Learning
🌧️ The 'Past' Pattern
Look at how the story tells us things that already happened. We change the action word to show it is finished.
The Change:
- Fall Fell
- Die Died
- Stop Stopped
- Close Closed
Quick Rule: Most words just need -ed at the end (Stop Stopped). But some are 'special' and change completely (Fall Fell).
🧱 Describing Things (Adjectives)
To make a sentence clear, we put a describing word before the object:
- Bad weather
- Old buildings
- Weak building
- Heavy rain
- Strong wind
Pattern: [Describing Word] + [Thing] Example: The wind is powerful.