Fires in California and Utah
加州與猶他州發生火災
Introduction
Firefighters are fighting two different fires. One is in San Diego, California. The other is in Saratoga Springs, Utah.
消防員正在撲救兩起不同的火災。一起發生在加州的聖地牙哥，另一起則發生在猶他州的薩拉托加泉。
Main Body
In San Diego, a fire started on Friars Road. The fire burned one acre of land. Police closed the road. Firefighters used many trucks to stop the fire. The weather was warm and windy.
在聖地牙哥，Friars Road 發生了一起火災。該火災燒毀了一英畝的土地。警方封閉了道路，消防員使用了許多消防車來撲滅火災。當時天氣溫暖且多風。
In Utah, a fire started near Lake Mountain. This fire burned two acres of land. The fire moved very fast. Firefighters worked hard to protect the houses.
在猶他州，Lake Mountain 附近發生了一起火災。這次火災燒毀了兩英畝的土地，且火勢蔓延迅速。消防員努力保護房屋。
The city of Eagle Mountain told people to stay away. The fire was fast, but it did not hit any houses. No people had to leave their homes.
Eagle Mountain 市政府告知民眾請勿靠近。雖然火勢迅速，但並未波及任何房屋，也沒有居民需要撤離家中。
Conclusion
Local fire teams are still working at both places.
當地消防隊目前仍在這兩個地點執行任務。
Vocabulary Learning
🚨 Action Words (Past Tense)
Look at how the story tells us what already happened. Most words just add -ed at the end to show the past.
- Start → Started
- Burn → Burned
- Close → Closed
- Use → Used
- Move → Moved
- Work → Worked
Quick Tip: If you want to talk about yesterday, just add that -ed sound!
🏠 Describing 'Where'
Notice these small words that point to a place:
- In (for cities/states): In San Diego, In Utah.
- On (for streets): On Friars Road.
- Near (close to something): Near Lake Mountain.