Court Orders Action on Dangerous Buildings
法院下令採取行動處理危險建築
Introduction
The Supreme Court of India is angry. City leaders did not stop illegal buildings in Delhi and Lucknow.
印度最高法院感到憤怒。德里與勒克瑙的城市領導者未能阻止非法建築。
Main Body
Some buildings fell down and others had big fires. Many houses are not safe. People can get hurt because the buildings are too weak.
有些建築倒塌，有些則發生大火。許多房屋並不安全。由於建築過於脆弱，人們可能會受傷。
City officials did not do their jobs. They punished builders but they did not punish the officials. The officials sent letters but they did not fix the problems.
城市官員未能盡職。他們懲罰了建築商，但沒有懲罰官員。官員僅發送信函，卻沒有解決問題。
Now, the Court wants a special team. Two teachers from IIT Delhi and two workers will visit the buildings. They will check if the buildings are safe. The Court also wants leaders from Gurugram and Lucknow to explain why there are no fire rules.
現在，法院要求成立一個專門小組。兩名來自德里印度理工學院（IIT Delhi）的教師和兩名工作人員將視察這些建築。他們將檢查建築是否安全。法院還要求古魯格蘭和勒克瑙的領導者解釋為何缺乏消防規定。
Conclusion
Now, city officers must take responsibility. They will be in trouble if they do not follow the safety rules.
現在，城市官員必須承擔責任。如果他們不遵守安全規定，將會面臨麻煩。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Focus: 'Did not' (Past Negatives)
In this story, we see many things that did not happen. To talk about the past in a simple way, we use: Did not + Action Word
Examples from the text:
- Did not stop → They didn't stop the buildings.
- Did not do → They didn't do their work.
- Did not punish → They didn't give a penalty to officials.
- Did not fix → They didn't repair the problem.
The Secret Rule:
When you use did not, the action word stays in its normal, present form.
❌ Did not stopped
✅ Did not stop
Quick Guide for A2 Learners: Use this pattern to describe failures or missing actions in a report or a story.
Person → did not → action