Big Fires and Hot Weather in Europe and Africa

歐洲與非洲發生大火且天氣炎熱


Introduction

Spain, France, Italy, and Algeria have very hot weather and big fires. Many people died and the land is damaged.

西班牙、法國、義大利與阿爾及利亞天氣極其炎熱且發生大火。許多人喪生,土地受到損害。

Main Body

A big fire started in Spain on July 9. It burned a lot of land. Twelve people died. Some people did not stay in safe places. The government says the weather is too hot now. Spain is talking to other countries to find the people who died.

西班牙於 7 月 9 日發生了一場大火。燒毀了大量土地。共有 12 人死亡。有些人並未待在安全地帶。政府表示目前天氣過於炎熱。西班牙正與其他國家協調,以尋找罹難者。

France is very hot. Some museums and the Eiffel Tower close early. President Macron says people start most of these fires. Italy has fires in Sicily. They use planes to put out the fire. Algeria has 119 fires and the air is 46 degrees Celsius.

法國天氣非常炎熱。部分博物館與艾菲爾鐵塔提前關閉。馬克龍總統表示,大多數這些火災是由人為引起。義大利在西西里島發生火災,他們使用飛機滅火。阿爾及利亞有 119 場火災,氣溫達到攝氏 46 度。

Europe is getting hot very fast. It is hotter than other parts of the world. There is no rain for a long time. This makes fires happen more often.

歐洲升溫速度非常快。比世界其他地區更快。長時間沒有降雨,這導致火災發生的頻率增加。

Conclusion

The fires in Spain are stopping because of rain and low wind. But other places are still in danger.

由於降雨及風力減弱,西班牙的火災正逐漸撲滅。但其他地區仍處於危險之中。

Vocabulary Learning

🌡️ Comparing Things

In this story, we see how to compare two things to show which one is 'more'.

The Rule: Add -er to short words to compare.

  • Hot \rightarrow Hotter

Example from the text:

"It is hotter than other parts of the world."


🛠️ Useful Word Pairs

Learn these word groups to describe disasters:

ActionResult
No rain \rightarrowHot weather
Hot weather \rightarrowBig fires
Big fires \rightarrowDamaged land

💡 Quick Tip: 'Put out'

When we talk about fire, we don't say 'stop the fire' as often as we say 'put out the fire'.

  • They use planes to put out the fire.

Vocabulary Learning

damaged (adj.)
broken or spoiled
Example:The storm damaged the roof of the house.
government (n.)
the group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
museums (n.)
places where you can see old or important things
Example:We saw many old paintings at the museums.
danger (n.)
something that can hurt you
Example:The sign says there is danger in the water.
Practice A2 words in a crossword
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