Many People Die in Fires in India and Sri Lanka

印度與斯里蘭卡多宗火災導致多人死亡


Introduction

Many people died in fires in India and Sri Lanka. The buildings were not safe.

印度與斯里蘭卡有許多人在火災中死亡。這些建築物並不安全。

Main Body

In Delhi, 21 people died in a small hotel. The doors and windows did not open. People could not get out.

在德里,一家小型酒店有 21 人死亡。門窗無法開啟,人們無法逃脫。

In Bihar, six patients died in a hospital. The workers did not help them leave the building quickly. The police arrested three workers.

在比哈爾,一家醫院有 6 名患者死亡。員工沒有協助他們快速離開建築物。警方逮捕了 3 名員工。

In Sri Lanka, 13 people died in a home for sick people. The home was too small for 71 people. The director is in jail.

在斯里蘭卡,一間療養院有 13 人死亡。該院規模太小,無法容納 71 人。院長目前被監禁。

In other cities, gas tanks exploded in houses. These fires killed seven more people.

在其他城市,有些房屋發生氣罐爆炸。這些火災又導致 7 人死亡。

Conclusion

These fires show that many buildings are not safe. The government must check these buildings.

這些火災顯示許多建築物並不安全。政府必須檢查這些建築物。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The Power of 'NOT'

In this story, we see a very important pattern for A2 learners: how to make a sentence negative using did not and were not.

1. Past Actions (Did not + Action) When something didn't happen in the past, we use did not + the base verb.

  • The doors did not open. (Not: did not opened)
  • Workers did not help. (Not: did not helped)

2. Past Descriptions (Were not) When we describe a group of things in the past as 'incorrect' or 'bad', we use were not.

  • The buildings were not safe.

Quick Guide for you:

  • Action \rightarrow did not + verb
  • Description \rightarrow were not + adjective

Example Transformation:

  • Safe \rightarrow were not safe
  • Open \rightarrow did not open

Vocabulary Learning

patient (n.)
A person who is receiving medical care in a hospital
Example:The doctor is talking to a patient in the room.
arrested (v.)
When the police take someone away because they think they broke the law
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
director (n.)
The person in charge of an organization or a building
Example:The director of the school is very kind.
jail (n.)
A place where people are kept as a punishment for a crime
Example:The thief spent one year in jail.
exploded (v.)
To blow up with a loud noise
Example:The old balloon exploded when it touched the needle.
government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
Practice A2 words in a crossword