India Helps Venezuela After Earthquakes
印度在地震後援助委內瑞拉
Introduction
India finished a special mission to help people in Venezuela. This mission was called Operation Amistad.
印度完成了一項援助委內瑞拉人民的特別任務，這項任務被稱為「友誼行動」(Operation Amistad)。
Main Body
Venezuela had two big earthquakes. Many people died and many people were hurt. Thousands of people lost their homes. India wanted to help these people.
委內瑞拉發生了兩次大地震。許多人死亡，許多人受傷。數以千計的人失去了家園。印度希望能幫助這些人。
India sent two big planes on June 26. These planes carried 41 doctors and nurses. They also brought 6 tons of medicine and 30 tons of equipment. They used special small hospitals called BHISHM Cubes to treat patients.
印度在 6 月 26 日派遣了兩架大型飛機。這些飛機載運了 41 位醫生與護理師。他們還帶來了 6 噸藥品與 30 噸設備。他們使用稱為 BHISHM Cubes 的特殊小型醫院來治療患者。
The Indian doctors worked hard. They did more than 8,000 medical tests. They also did 20 big surgeries. The government of Venezuela helped the Indian team work fast.
印度醫生非常努力地工作。他們進行了超過 8,000 次醫療檢查。他們還完成了 20 例大型手術。委內瑞拉政府協助印度團隊快速展開工作。
Conclusion
The Indian team went back to New Delhi on Friday. They finished their work and helped many people.
印度團隊於週五返回新德里。他們完成了工作並幫助了許多人。
Vocabulary Learning
🧩 The 'Past Action' Secret
Look at these words from the story:
- Finished
- Wanted
- Worked
What is happening here? When we talk about things that already happened, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.
Simple Pattern: Action Action + ed
Examples from the text:
- Help Helped
- Want Wanted
- Work Worked
📦 Counting Things
In A2 English, we use specific words to describe how much or how many.
- Number + Person: 41 doctors
- Number + Object: 20 surgeries
- Weight + Item: 30 tons of equipment
Tip: Always put the number before the thing you are counting.