Many Roads Closed After Car Accidents in New Zealand
紐西蘭發生車禍導致多條道路封閉
Introduction
Many big roads in Wellington and Hawke's Bay are closed because of car accidents.
威靈頓和霍克斯灣的許多主幹道因車禍而封閉。
Main Body
In Wellington, it rained a lot. Two accidents happened. One car crashed on the motorway. One person had a small injury. Another car crashed on State Highway 58. The road closed in both directions.
在威靈頓，下了一場大雨。發生了兩起事故。一輛車在高速公路上撞車，一名人員輕傷。另一輛車在 58 號州道撞車，道路雙向封閉。
In Hawke's Bay, a car hit a wall on the expressway at 4:30 in the morning. No one was badly hurt. The road closed between Prebensen Drive and Watchman Road.
在霍克斯灣，凌晨 4 時 30 分有一輛車在快速道路上撞牆。無人受重傷。Prebensen Drive 與 Watchman Road 之間的路段封閉。
The road agency closed the roads for a few hours. They needed to fix the broken walls and clean the roads.
道路管理機構封閉道路數小時。他們需要修復損毀的牆壁並清理道路。
Conclusion
Road workers are still fixing the roads and helping drivers in both cities.
道路工人仍在兩個城市修復道路並協助駕駛員。
Vocabulary Learning
🚗 The 'Past' Pattern
Look at these words from the text:
- Rained
- Happened
- Crashed
- Closed
The Secret: When we talk about things that are finished, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.
Example: Now → I clean the road. Yesterday → I cleaned the road.
📍 Place Words
In English, we use 'in' for cities and big areas: → In Wellington → In Hawke's Bay
But we use 'on' for the specific road surface: → On the motorway → On the expressway