Plane Window Breaks During Flight
飛機在飛行途中窗戶破碎
Introduction
A plane from Malta Air flew from Greece to Germany on Friday. The plane had to go back to Greece because a window broke in the air.
週五一架 Malta Air 的飛機從希臘飛往德國。由於窗戶在空中破碎，飛機必須返回希臘。
Main Body
The plane was high in the sky. Suddenly, a window broke. Oxygen masks fell down. A 61-year-old man almost fell out of the plane. His head and shoulders were outside. His wife and other people pulled him back inside.
飛機當時在高空飛行。突然間，窗戶破碎了，氧氣面罩掉落下來。一名 61 歲的男子差點從飛機中掉出去，他的頭和肩膀都已在窗外。他的妻子和其他乘客將他拉回了機艙內。
The man had burns on his skin. He went to the hospital. Ryanair says the window just fell out. Other people say a piece of the engine hit the window.
該男子的皮膚被灼傷，隨後前往醫院就醫。Ryanair 表示窗戶是自行脫落的，但其他人則認為是引擎碎片擊中了窗戶。
Many groups are now looking at the plane. Experts from the USA and Europe are helping. They want to know why this happened. The plane had a problem on another flight the day before.
目前許多團體正在調查該架飛機，來自美國和歐洲的專家也在協助。他們想知道為什麼會發生這種情況。該飛機在前一天的另一趟航班中就曾出現過問題。
Conclusion
The plane is now in Greece. Experts are checking it. The passengers took a different plane to finish their trip.
飛機目前在希臘，專家正在檢查。乘客則改搭另一架飛機完成旅程。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ THE 'ACTION' WORDS
Look at how the story moves from the Present (now) to the Past (then). This is the secret to A2 English.
The Past Shift Most of the story uses words that end in -ed. This tells us the event is finished.
- fly flew (Special change!)
- break broke (Special change!)
- fall fell (Special change!)
- pull pulled
- happen happened
The 'Right Now' State When the story talks about the current situation, the words change back:
- The plane is now in Greece.
- Experts are checking it.
💡 Quick Tip: The 'Outside/Inside' Logic Notice how the text describes positions. This is a great way to build simple A2 sentences:
- Outside: His head was outside.
- Inside: People pulled him inside.
- Back: The plane had to go back.