Big Fire in Almería, Spain

西班牙阿爾梅里亞發生大火


Introduction

A big fire started in Almería. Many people died and other people had to leave their homes.

阿爾梅里亞發生了一場大火。許多人死亡,其他人則被迫離開家園。

Main Body

The fire started near mountains. A broken electric wire probably started the fire. The weather was very hot. It was almost 40°C. The fire burned a lot of land.

火災始於山區附近。可能是由於電線斷裂引起。當時天氣非常炎熱,幾乎達到 40°C。大火燒毀了大量土地。

At least 11 people died. 19 people are missing. Some people were from other countries. Some people tried to walk through the mountains to escape. This was very dangerous and they died.

至少 11 人死亡,19 人失蹤。其中部分死者為外國人。有些人試圖穿越山區逃生,但這非常危險,導致他們不幸喪生。

Spain sent 400 workers and 17 planes to help. Many people went to safe buildings. The leader of Spain and the Royal Family said they are very sad about the deaths.

西班牙派遣了 400 名工作人員與 17 架飛機協助。許多人前往安全的建築物避難。西班牙領導人與皇室表示,對於此次死亡事件感到非常悲痛。

Conclusion

Workers are still looking for the missing people.

工作人員仍在搜尋失蹤者。

Vocabulary Learning

🛠 The 'Action-Past' Pattern

In this story, everything already happened. To talk about the past in English, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.

Look at these changes:

  • Start \rightarrow Started*
  • Burn \rightarrow Burned*
  • Try \rightarrow Tried*

Wait! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You must memorize these:

  • Go \rightarrow Went
  • Say \rightarrow Said
  • Be \rightarrow Was/Were

Quick Tip: When you see "ed", think "Yesterday".

Vocabulary Learning

probably (adv.)
Used to say that something is likely to happen or be true
Example:It is probably going to rain today.
missing (adj.)
Lost or cannot be found
Example:The police are looking for the missing cat.
escape (v.)
To get away from a dangerous place
Example:The birds escape from the cage.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you or cause problems
Example:It is dangerous to swim in this river.
Practice A2 words in a crossword