Company Webuild in Court Over Worker Safety
Webuild 公司因工人安全問題面臨訴訟
Introduction
The Italian company Webuild is in court. SafeWork NSW says the company did not keep workers safe at the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project.
義大利公司 Webuild 正面臨訴訟。新南威爾斯州安全工作局（SafeWork NSW）表示，該公司在 Snowy Hydro 2.0 項目中未能確保工人的安全。
Main Body
Two accidents happened. In June 2023, a truck fell during repairs. Three workers were in danger because they did not have good training.
發生了兩起事故。2023年6月，一輛貨車在維修期間墜落。由於三名工人缺乏良好的培訓，導致陷入危險。
In 2022, a drill machine broke. A manager told workers to keep working. The machine moved and hurt two people.
2022年，一台鑽孔機發生故障。一名經理要求工人繼續工作，隨後機器移動並導致兩人受傷。
Webuild says they are not guilty. They say their safety rules are very strong. The project now costs $12 billion and will finish in 2028.
Webuild 表示他們沒有過錯，並聲稱其安全規範非常嚴格。該項目目前的成本為 120 億美元，將於 2028 年完工。
Conclusion
A court in Sydney will talk about the drill accident now. The court will talk about the truck accident next August.
雪梨的一家法院現在將審理鑽孔機事故。而貨車事故則將在明年八月審理。
Vocabulary Learning
⏱️ The 'Past' Trigger
Look at these sentences from the text:
- "Two accidents happened."
- "A truck fell."
- "A drill machine broke."
The Rule: When we talk about a finished time (like June 2023 or 2022), we change the action word. Most words just get an -ed at the end.
The 'Rebels' (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Fall → Fell
- Break → Broke
🛠️ Action & Result
Notice how the story connects a problem to a person:
Machine broke Hurt two people
No training Workers in danger
To reach A2, stop using only "and." Use because to explain why something happened:
- Example: Three workers were in danger because they did not have training.