Earthquakes in Three Places
三地發生地震
Introduction
Three earthquakes happened in Indonesia, the Loyalty Islands, and Papua New Guinea on Sunday and Monday.
週日與週一，印尼、忠誠群島及巴布亞紐幾內亞發生了三起地震。
Main Body
An earthquake hit Indonesia. It broke houses, a restaurant, and a hospital. One person died. Now, the government gives food and tents to the people.
印尼發生了一次地震。導致房屋、一家餐廳和一家醫院受損。有一人死亡。目前政府正向民眾提供食物和帳篷。
Another earthquake hit the Loyalty Islands. It was very strong. But no people died and no buildings broke. There was no big wave in the ocean.
忠誠群島發生了另一次地震。強度非常強。但沒有人員死亡，也沒有建築物損毀。海面上也沒有出現巨浪。
One more earthquake hit Papua New Guinea. It was also strong. The experts say no buildings broke there.
巴布亞紐幾內亞也發生了一次地震。同樣強度很高。專家表示當地沒有建築物損毀。
Conclusion
The earthquakes in the Loyalty Islands and Papua New Guinea did not hurt people. But the earthquake in Indonesia broke buildings and killed one person.
忠誠群島與巴布亞紐幾內亞的地震未造成人員傷亡。但印尼的地震則導致建築物損毀並造成一人死亡。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Something Happened' Pattern
In this text, we see a simple way to describe events in the past. We use a Naming Word (Subject) + an Action Word (Past Verb).
Look at these examples from the story:
- An earthquake hit Indonesia.
- One person died.
- The government gives food. (Note: this is happening now!)
💡 Quick Rule for A2 Beginners: When talking about a finished event (like a disaster), we change the action word to a 'past' form.
- Broke (Past of break)
- Hit (Past of hit)
- Died (Past of die)
Comparison Table
| Now | Then (Past) |
|---|---|
| I break it | I broke it |
| He dies | He died |
| It hits | It hit |
This pattern allows you to tell a simple story about what happened yesterday or last week.