New Safety Rules for Road Workers
道路工程人員新安全規範
Introduction
Balfour Beatty has new security rules. They want to protect workers because some people are angry.
Balfour Beatty 制定了新的安全規範，因為部分民眾情緒激憤，公司希望藉此保護員工。
Main Body
Many roads are in bad condition. This makes drivers angry. Now, drivers shout at workers. Some drivers use knives or bats. This happens 600 times every week.
許多道路目前的狀況不佳，導致駕駛者感到憤怒。現在，駕駛者會對工程人員大聲叫喊，有些人甚至使用刀具或球棒。這種情況每週發生 600 次。
The company now uses cameras on clothes. They also use a map to find dangerous places. Workers take a five-hour class. They learn how to stay safe and walk away from fights.
公司現在在衣物上安裝攝影機，並利用地圖標記危險區域。員工需參加五小時的課程，學習如何確保安全以及如何避開衝突。
The company tells the police about these problems. However, the police only caught one person. The company is sad about this.
公司已將這些問題通報給警方，然而警方僅逮捕了一人，公司對此感到遺憾。
Conclusion
The company wants people to be kind. They want workers to be safe while they fix the roads.
公司希望民眾能保持友善，讓員工在維修道路時能確保安全。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The "Action-Object" Connection
In this story, we see how simple sentences describe a person doing something to a thing. This is the secret to A2 speaking.
Look at these pairs:
- Drivers shout
- Drivers use knives
- Company uses cameras
- Police caught one person
Why this matters: To reach A2, you don't need big words. You just need a Person + Action.
The "Feeling" Pattern: Notice how the text describes emotions simply:
- Drivers are angry.
- The company is sad.
Use this pattern to describe your day:
[Person] is [Emotion] I am happy.