India Helps Fix Old Temples in Indonesia

印度協助修復印尼古寺


Introduction

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto started a project to fix the Prambanan Temple in Indonesia.

印度總理莫迪與印尼總統普拉博沃啟動了一項修復印尼普蘭巴南寺廟的計劃。

Main Body

India and Indonesia are working together. They want to save the old Prambanan temples. These temples are very old. Earthquakes and volcanoes broke some parts of the buildings.

印度與印尼正共同合作,希望拯救普蘭巴南的古寺。這些寺廟年代久遠,部分建築曾因地震和火山爆發而受損。

India helps other countries in Asia too. India fixed old temples in Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos. This shows that India wants to be a good friend to its neighbors.

印度也協助其他亞洲國家。印度修復過越南、緬甸、柬埔寨及寮國的古寺,這顯示印度希望與鄰國建立良好關係。

India also gave money and help to Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Bangladesh, and Nepal. They fixed many old buildings and temples in these places.

此外,印度還向斯里蘭卡、巴林、孟加拉及尼泊爾提供資金與援助,協助修復當地許多古建築與寺廟。

Conclusion

The two leaders also talked about other things. They want to work together on computers and sea security.

兩位領導人也討論了其他事項,他們希望在電腦與海上安全方面展開合作。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'Action' Word Trick

Look at how the text describes fixing things. It uses the word fixed many times. This is a very useful pattern for A2 learners because it tells us something happened in the past.

The Pattern: Fixed = It is finished now. ✅

  • India fixed old temples. → The work is done.
  • They fixed many old buildings. → The work is done.

🌍 Talking About Places

When we list countries, we use the word and to connect the last two.

Example from text: "Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos."

Try this flow: Country A \rightarrow Country B \rightarrow and Country C.


🛠 Simple Word Pairs

Learn these two words to describe the story:

  • Save \rightarrow To stop something from disappearing.
  • Fix \rightarrow To make something broken work again.

Vocabulary Learning

project (n.)
A planned piece of work that takes time to finish
Example:The school has a new project to plant trees.
temple (n.)
A building used for praying and religious activities
Example:The temple is very quiet and beautiful.
earthquake (n.)
When the ground shakes suddenly
Example:The earthquake broke many windows in the city.
volcano (n.)
A mountain that can throw out hot lava and ash
Example:The volcano is very dangerous when it erupts.
neighbor (n.)
A person or country that lives or is located next to another
Example:Canada is a neighbor of the United States.
security (n.)
The state of being safe from danger
Example:The airport has very strict security.
Practice A2 words in a crossword