Big Storm Kills Animals in China
強風暴導致中國動物死亡
Introduction
A big storm called Typhoon Maysak brought a lot of rain to China. Many animals died in the water.
一個名為「麥西克」的颱風為中國帶來大量降雨，導致許多動物溺斃。
Main Body
In Guigang, a zoo had a big problem. The workers locked lions, bears, and wolves in their cages. They did not want the animals to hurt people. Three lions died in the water. More than 100 other animals, like zebras and ostriches, also died.
在貴港，一家動物園發生了嚴重問題。工作人員將獅子、熊和狼鎖在籠子裡，因為他們不希望動物傷害到人。結果三隻獅子溺斃。另有超過100隻動物，例如斑馬和鴕鳥也死亡了。
In Hengzhou, snake farms broke. About 900 snakes went into the water. Some snakes were dangerous. One woman died because a snake bit her. She could not get to a doctor quickly because the roads were broken.
在恆州，蛇場遭到破壞。約900條蛇進入水中。有些蛇具有危險性，一名女性因被蛇咬傷而死亡，由於道路損毀，她無法及時就醫。
The storm also hurt pig farms and flower farms. This caused a lot of money problems for the area.
風暴還對養豬場和花卉農場造成損害，給該地區帶來了巨大的經濟損失。
Conclusion
People are now waiting for another big storm called Typhoon Bavi.
人們目前正在等待另一個名為「巴維」的強風暴。
Vocabulary Learning
🌀 The "Past Action" Pattern
Look at these words from the story: brought, died, locked, broke.
These words tell us something happened before now. To talk about the past in English, we usually add -ed to the end of the word.
- Lock Locked
- Hurt Hurt (Some words stay the same!)
⚠️ The "No" Rule (Negative Past)
When we want to say something did not happen, we use: Did not + [Basic Word]
Example from text: "They did not want the animals to hurt people."
Notice: We don't say "did not wanted." We use the simple word after "did not."
📦 Word Grouping: Animals
| Wild | Farm |
|---|---|
| Lions, Wolves | Pigs, Snakes |
| Zebras, Ostriches |