Problems with the Delhi City Government

德里市政府的問題


Introduction

The Delhi city government (MCD) has many problems. Courts are now checking their work because people died and the government hid information.

德里市政府 (MCD) 有許多問題。由於有人死亡且政府隱瞞資訊,法院目前正在審查其工作。

Main Body

Two people died in South Delhi. A building fell and a fire happened. These houses were for living, but people used them as shops. This is against the law.

在南德里有兩人死亡。一棟建築物倒塌並發生火災。這些房屋原為住宅,但人們將其用作商店。這是違法的。

The court told the MCD to find these illegal shops. The MCD says there are too many buildings to check. But other people say the MCD is not doing enough work.

法院要求 MCD 找出這些非法商店。MCD 表示需要檢查的建築物過多。但其他人則認為 MCD 的工作做得不夠。

The MCD also hid information about dogs. A man asked for data about dog clinics and money. The MCD did not give the data for three years. A commission fined the MCD 25,000 rupees.

MCD 還隱瞞了關於狗的資訊。一名男子要求獲取關於狗診所及資金的數據。MCD 三年來都沒有提供這些數據。一個委員會對 MCD 處以 25,000 盧比的罰款。

Conclusion

The MCD must give a report to the court by August 8. They must also share information about animals with the public.

MCD 必須在 8 月 8 日前向法院提交報告。他們還必須向公眾分享關於動物的資訊。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ The "Action → Result" Pattern

Look at how the text describes things that happened. When someone does something, there is often a result.

Example 1: Action: A building fell \rightarrow Result: People died.

Example 2: Action: MCD hid data \rightarrow Result: A commission fined them.


🛠 Simple Tool: "Against the Law"

In English, when something is illegal, we say it is "against the law."

  • Right: Using a house as a shop is against the law.
  • Wrong: Using a house as a shop is no law.

📝 Key Words for A2

  • Hid (Past of hide): To keep something secret.
  • Fined (Past of fine): To pay money because you did something wrong.
  • Enough (Quantity): As much as you need. ("Not doing enough work")

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who rule a city or country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
hid (v.)
Past tense of hide; to keep something secret
Example:The boy hid the present under the bed.
against the law (phrase)
Something that is illegal or not allowed
Example:Driving too fast is against the law.
illegal (adj.)
Not allowed by the law
Example:It is illegal to steal from a shop.
commission (n.)
A group of people chosen to find out about a problem
Example:The commission is studying the school system.
fined (v.)
To make someone pay money as a punishment
Example:The police fined him for parking in the wrong place.
public (n.)
All the people in a community
Example:The park is open to the public.
Practice A2 words in a crossword