Roof Falls at Store in New Jersey
紐澤西州一家商店屋頂坍塌
Introduction
A roof fell at a BJ's store in New Jersey on Monday morning. It rained very hard.
週一早上，紐澤西州的一家 BJ's 商店屋頂坍塌，當時正下著大雨。
Main Body
The roof broke at 11:15 a.m. Water came into the store. There were 27 people inside the building.
屋頂於上午 11 點 15 分坍塌，水湧入店內。當時建築物內有 27 人。
Two people were stuck for a short time. They got out by themselves. No one was hurt.
兩人短暫被困，隨後自行脫困。沒有人受傷。
Rescue teams used dogs and small flying drones to check the store. Police closed some roads because there was too much water on the streets.
救援隊使用搜救犬和小型飛行無人機檢查商店。由於街道積水嚴重，警方封閉了部分道路。
Conclusion
Everyone is safe. There are no injuries. The danger is gone.
所有人均平安，沒有人員受傷，危險已經解除。
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 over.
The Rule: Add -ed to the end of the word.
- rain → rained
- close → closed
The Exception (Tricky Words): Some words change completely. You just have to memorize these:
- fall → fell
- break → broke
- get → got
Simple Sentence Build:
- It rained hard. → (Weather happened)
- The roof broke. → (Thing happened)
- They got out. → (People moved)
Key Word for A2: "No one was hurt" → Use this phrase to say everyone is okay after an accident.