Telstra Phone Network Problems in Australia
澳洲 Telstra 電話網路出現問題
Introduction
Many people in Australia cannot use their mobile phones. This problem stopped trains and other services.
許多澳洲人無法使用手機。這個問題導致列車及其他服務停止運行。
Main Body
The phone network stopped working at 5:00 AM. Many people could not make calls or use the internet. Some shops could not take payments from customers.
電話網路於凌晨 5 點停止運作。許多人無法撥打電話或使用網路。部分商店無法接收客戶的付款。
Trains in Victoria and New South Wales stopped. The trains need the phone network to work. Some people had to take buses instead of trains.
維多利亞州與新南威爾斯州的列車停駛。列車需要電話網路才能運行。部分乘客必須改搭公車而非列車。
The government is angry. They told Telstra that emergency calls must always work. The government wants Telstra to fix the network quickly.
政府對此感到憤怒。他們告知 Telstra 緊急電話必須隨時可用。政府要求 Telstra 迅速修復網路。
Conclusion
Telstra knows about the problem. They are trying to fix it, but they do not know when it will be finished.
Telstra 已知曉該問題。他們正嘗試修復，但尚不清楚何時能完成。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 The 'Can't' Pattern
In this story, we see a lot of things that are impossible. To reach A2, you must know how to say someone is unable to do something.
The Logic:
Person/Thing + cannot (or could not for the past) + Action
Examples from the text:
- People cannot use phones.
- People could not make calls.
- Shops could not take payments.
⏳ Past vs. Now
Notice how the writer changes the word based on time:
- Now (Present): "cannot" (The problem is happening now).
- Then (Past): "could not" (The problem started at 5:00 AM).
Quick Rule: If you see a specific time in the past (like 5:00 AM), use could not.