Big Storm Bavi Hits East Asia
強颱 Bavi 襲擊東亞
Introduction
Typhoon Bavi hit many places in East Asia. Many people died in the Philippines. Many people left their homes in Japan, Taiwan, and China.
颱風 Bavi 襲擊了東亞許多地方。菲律賓有許多人死亡。日本、台灣和中國也有許多人撤離家園。
Main Body
The storm started with very fast winds. It hit Guam first. Then it went to the Philippines. Heavy rain caused mud to fall from hills. This killed about 18 people.
這場風暴最初伴隨強風。它首先擊中了關島，接著前往菲律賓。強降雨導致山泥傾瀉，造成約 18 人死亡。
Japan and Taiwan prepared for the storm. In Japan, the power stopped and planes did not fly. In Taiwan, 14,000 people left their homes. Some people got hurt in car accidents because the roads were wet.
日本和台灣為這場風暴做好了準備。在日本，電力中斷且航班停飛。在台灣，有 14,000 人撤離家園。由於路面濕滑，有人在車禍中受傷。
The storm hit China in Zhejiang province. The government moved 1.8 million people to safe places. This was hard because another storm, Maysak, hit China recently. That storm killed 39 people.
這場風暴擊中了中國浙江省。政府將 180 萬人移至安全地點。這相當困難，因為另一場風暴 Maysak 最近才襲擊中國，該風暴導致 39 人死亡。
Conclusion
Typhoon Bavi is now moving over land. It is becoming weaker.
颱風 Bavi 目前正向陸地移動，威力正在減弱。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ The 'Action-Result' Pattern
Look at how the story connects a cause to a result. This is how you move from A1 (simple sentences) to A2 (explaining things).
Pattern 1: Cause Result
- Heavy rain Mud fell from hills.
- Wet roads Car accidents.
Pattern 2: Action Safety
- Move people Safe places.
- Leave homes Safety.
🛠 Useful Word Pairs
Instead of just using "big," use these pairs from the text to describe a storm:
- Fast Winds
- Heavy Rain
- Weak Storm
🌍 Locations & Movement
Notice how the storm moves. Use these words to describe a path:
- First (Guam)
- Then (Philippines)
- Now (Over land)