Bad Weather and Deaths Around the World
全球惡劣天氣與死亡事件
Introduction
Many places in Asia and the South Atlantic had very heavy rain. People died and buildings broke.
亞洲和南大西洋許多地區出現強降雨，導致人員死亡及建築物毀損。
Main Body
India had too much rain in July. In Himachal Pradesh, the rain broke a big bridge and closed 250 roads. Schools closed and people stopped boating on the river. In Delhi, the air became clean, but the streets flooded and some people died.
印度在七月出現過量降雨。在喜馬恰爾邦，大雨摧毀了一座大橋並關閉了250條道路。學校停課，民眾也停止在河流上划船。在德里，空氣變得清新，但街道被淹沒，且有人死亡。
In Kerala, six people died in landslides. In Mumbai, buildings fell and 13 people died. In China, a big storm called Typhoon Maysak broke dams. Some dangerous snakes escaped from their homes because of the water.
在喀拉拉邦，有六人在山崩中死亡。在孟買，建築物倒塌導致13人死亡。在中國，一場名為「梅莎克」的強颱風沖破了水壩。由於積水，一些危險的蛇類從棲息地逃脫。
On a small island called Tristan da Cunha, there was a very strong winter storm. The wind was very fast because of the mountains on the island.
在一個名為特里斯坦-達庫尼亞的小島上，發生了一次非常強烈的冬季風暴。由於島上山脈的影響，風速極快。
Conclusion
The weather is still dangerous. Experts in India and China are watching the rain and counting the damage.
天氣依然危險。印度與中國的專家正持續監控降雨情況並評估損失。
Vocabulary Learning
🌧️ The 'Past' Pattern
Look at these words from the story: had, broke, closed, became, fell, escaped, was.
These words tell us things that already happened. They are not happening now.
Simple Rules for A2:
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Regulars: Add -ed to the end.
- Close → Closed
- Escape → Escaped
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Irregulars: These change their shape completely. You must memorize them!
- Have → Had
- Break → Broke
- Fall → Fell
- Become → Became
- Is/Am → Was
Quick Comparison:
- Now: The rain is heavy.
- Then: The rain was heavy.
- Now: Buildings fall.
- Then: Buildings fell.