Big Rain Causes Problems in Three Cities

大雨導致三座城市陷入困境


Introduction

Heavy rain hit Gurugram, Ghaziabad, and Noida. Roads broke, traffic stopped, and one child died.

Gurugram、Ghaziabad 與 Noida 遭遇暴雨,導致道路損毀、交通中斷,並有一名兒童死亡。

Main Body

A road on the NH-48 highway broke because of new water pipes. The police closed two lanes. Many cars waited for a long time. 260 police officers helped the drivers.

NH-48公路的一段道路因新水管工程而損毀。警方封閉了兩條車道,許多車輛等待了很長時間。共有260名警察協助駕駛員。

The government spent a lot of money on drains. But the roads still had too much water. Many streets were like rivers. Walls fell down in Noida and Ghaziabad.

政府在排水系統投入大量資金,但道路依然積水嚴重。許多街道如同河流一般。Noida 與 Ghaziabad 的牆壁發生倒塌。

A three-year-old girl died in the water in Ghaziabad. Schools closed because the roads were wet. People could not buy food and other important things.

在 Ghaziabad,一名三歲女孩溺斃在水中。由於道路濕滑積水,學校宣布停課。民眾無法購買食物及其他重要物資。

Conclusion

The cities are now cleaning the water. The government is fixing the roads.

目前各城市正在排積水,政府則在修復道路。

Vocabulary Learning

🌧️ Action Words (Past Tense)

In this story, everything happened in the past. To talk about yesterday or last week, we often add -ed to the end of the word.

Look at these changes:

  • Close \rightarrow Closed
  • Wait \rightarrow Waited
  • Help \rightarrow Helped

Watch out! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. We don't say 'breaked' or 'spend-ed'.

The Rebels:

  • Break \rightarrow Broke
  • Spend \rightarrow Spent

🧱 Building Simple Sentences

To reach A2, you need to connect a Person/Thing \rightarrow Action \rightarrow Detail.

  • The police (Who) \rightarrow closed (Action) \rightarrow two lanes (Detail).
  • Schools (Who) \rightarrow closed (Action) \rightarrow because the roads were wet (Reason).

Pro Tip: Use "Because" to explain why something happened. It makes your English sound more natural!

Vocabulary Learning

heavy (adj.)
A large amount of rain in a short time
Example:We cannot go outside because of the heavy rain.
lane (n.)
A narrow part of a road for one line of cars
Example:The car is driving in the left lane.
drain (n.)
A pipe that carries waste water away
Example:The rain water goes into the drain.
important (adj.)
Something that is necessary or has a big effect
Example:Water and food are important for life.
fixing (v.)
Repairing something that is broken
Example:The man is fixing the broken chair.
Practice A2 words in a crossword