Bad Building Rules Cause Deaths in India
印度建築違規導致人員死亡
Introduction
People died in Delhi and Pimpri-Chinchwad. This happened because city workers did not follow safety rules.
在德里和賓普里-欽瓦德有人死亡。這是因為城市工作人員沒有遵守安全規則。
Main Body
In Delhi, three students died in a basement. Three engineers lied about the building. They said the basement was for furniture. But it was actually a school. The police are now taking these engineers to court.
在德里，三名學生在地下室死亡。三名工程師對該建築物撒謊，稱地下室是用於存放家具，但實際上是一所學校。警方目前正將這些工程師起訴至法院。
In Pimpri-Chinchwad, a big pile of trash fell on a building. Nine people died. The army and rescue teams worked for 84 hours to help.
在賓普里-欽瓦德，一大堆垃圾倒塌在建築物上，造成九人死亡。軍隊和救援團隊工作了 84 小時來提供協助。
The building in Pimpri-Chinchwad was too tall. The rules said it must have one floor. But the building had three floors. Now the city is punishing the builders.
賓普里-欽瓦德的建築物太高了。規定只能有一層樓，但該建築物有三層。現在城市正對建築商進行懲處。
Conclusion
City workers did not do their jobs. Now they must go to court. The families of the dead people got money.
城市工作人員沒有盡職，現在必須出庭。死者家屬獲得了款項。
Vocabulary Learning
🚩 THE 'BUT' SWITCH
Look at how the story changes direction using one small word: But.
- They said it was for furniture → But it was a school.
- Rules said one floor → But it had three floors.
How to use it: Use But when you want to show a surprise or a problem.
- I like the city → But it is too noisy.
- The car is old → But it works well.
🛠️ ACTION WORDS (The Past)
To tell a story about something that already happened, we change the end of the word. Most of the time, we just add -ed.
Example from text:
- Work → Worked
- Lie → Lied
Warning: Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. These are common for A2 learners:
- Die → Died (Regular)
- Go → Went (Irregular)
- Say → Said (Irregular)
- Get → Got (Irregular)