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 Closed
- Wait Waited
- Help Helped
Watch out! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. We don't say 'breaked' or 'spend-ed'.
The Rebels:
- Break Broke
- Spend Spent
🧱 Building Simple Sentences
To reach A2, you need to connect a Person/Thing Action Detail.
- The police (Who) closed (Action) two lanes (Detail).
- Schools (Who) closed (Action) because the roads were wet (Reason).
Pro Tip: Use "Because" to explain why something happened. It makes your English sound more natural!