Bad Weather in North America

北美洲惡劣天氣

Jul 7, 2026, 22:22
CanadaEnvironment

Introduction

Heavy rain and strong winds caused floods and power cuts in the USA and Canada.

強降雨與強風在美國與加拿大造成了洪水與停電。

Main Body

In New Jersey and New York, it rained very hard. Water went into streets and houses. Trees fell and broke the power lines. Some roads closed and a store roof fell down.

在新澤西州和紐約州，雨下得非常大。水淹入了街道和房屋。樹木倒塌並壓斷了電線。部分道路關閉，還有一家商店的屋頂坍塌了。

Trains in New Jersey changed their times. In New York, the power company lowered the electricity to fix the machines. No people died in these accidents.

新澤西州的列車更改了時間。在紐約，電力公司降低了電壓以維修設備。這些事故中沒有人死亡。

In Canada, the wind was very fast. It rained a lot in Ontario. Many people lost their electricity because of the storm.

在加拿大，風速非常快。安大略省降雨量很大。許多人因為这场風暴而失去電力。

Conclusion

Workers are now fixing the roads and the power lines.

工人現在正在修復道路和電線。

Vocabulary Learning

🌧️ The 'Past' Pattern

Look at how the story tells us things that already happened. To move to A2, you need to see how words change to show the past.

The Change Rule: Most words just add -ed at the end.

  • Rain →\rightarrow Rained*
  • Close →\rightarrow Closed*
  • Lower →\rightarrow Lowered*

The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these!

  • Go →\rightarrow Went*
  • Fall →\rightarrow Fell*
  • Break →\rightarrow Broke*

Quick Check: "Water went into streets" →\rightarrow (It happened before, not now). "Trees fell" →\rightarrow (It happened before, not now).

Vocabulary Learning

floods (n.)
A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
Example:The heavy rain caused floods in the city streets.
power cuts (n.)
Times when the electricity stops working.
Example:We had power cuts during the big storm.
power lines (n.)
The wires that carry electricity to houses.
Example:The wind broke the power lines on the road.
lowered (v.)
To make something less or smaller.
Example:The company lowered the electricity to fix the machines.
accidents (n.)
Bad things that happen by chance and cause harm.
Example:No people died in these accidents.
storm (n.)
Very bad weather with strong wind and rain.
Example:The storm damaged many houses in Canada.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→