Four People Die in Water Accidents

四人在水上事故中喪生

Jul 13, 2026, 03:08
AsiaSociety

Introduction

Four people died in two different water accidents in Maharashtra and Punjab.

在馬哈拉施特拉邦和旁遮普邦發生的兩起不同水上事故中，共有四人死亡。

Main Body

Two men died at Devkund waterfall in Raigad. The police told the group the area was dangerous. The men did not listen. They went a different way with a guide. One man could not swim and drowned. Another man tried to help him and also died.

兩名男子在雷加德的 Devkund 瀑布死亡。警方曾告知該團體該區域很危險，但這兩名男子並不聽從，在一名導遊的帶領下走另一條路。其中一名男子不會游泳而溺斃，另一名男子試圖營救他，結果也一同死亡。

Two other men died in the Ghaggar river in Dera Bassi. They went fishing. One man fell into the water. His friend tried to save him. The river water was too strong. Both men drowned. One friend survived because he held onto plants.

另外兩名男子在 Dera Bassi 的 Ghaggar 河死亡。他們當時在釣魚，其中一名男子掉入水中，他的朋友試圖救他，但河水流速過快，導致兩人皆溺斃。另一名朋友因為抓住了植物而倖存。

Police and divers looked for the bodies. In Raigad, it was too dark at night to find them. In Dera Bassi, the water moved too fast for the divers.

警方與潛水員搜尋屍體。在雷加德，由於夜晚太暗而無法找到屍體；在 Dera Bassi，則是因為水流太快，潛水員無法進行搜尋。

Conclusion

Police found some bodies and are still looking for others.

警方已發現部分屍體，目前仍在搜尋其餘遺體。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The Power of 'TOO'

In this story, we see a pattern where too is used to explain why something was impossible.

The Rule: too + adjective →\rightarrow It is more than enough/too much.

Examples from the text:

  • "Too dark" →\rightarrow Not enough light to see.
  • "Too strong" →\rightarrow The water had too much power.
  • "Too fast" →\rightarrow The speed was dangerous.

🌊 Action Words (Past Tense)

To tell a story about the past, we add -ed to the end of most words. Look at these changes:

  • Listen →\rightarrow Listened
  • Drown →\rightarrow Drowned
  • Survive →\rightarrow Survived

Watch out! Some words are rebels and change completely:

  • Go →\rightarrow Went
  • Fall →\rightarrow Fell
  • Find →\rightarrow Found

Vocabulary Learning

accident (n.)
Something bad that happens by chance and often hurts people
Example:The car accident happened because of the rain.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you or cause problems
Example:It is dangerous to swim in this river.
drowned (v.)
Died because you were under water and could not breathe
Example:The man drowned because he could not swim.
survived (v.)
Stayed alive after a dangerous event
Example:Only one person survived the plane crash.
divers (n.)
People who swim deep under the water to look for things
Example:The divers found the lost ring at the bottom of the sea.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→