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
did not+ verb - Description
were not+ adjective
Example Transformation:
- Safe were not safe
- Open did not open