Bad Weather in New York City
紐約市天氣惡劣
Introduction
There was a big storm on Saturday night. One person died and many people lost power.
週六晚上發生了一場大風暴，導致一人死亡，許多人失去電力。
Main Body
A man died in Queens. He was 85 years old. A tree fell on him. Many other trees fell in the city. More than 250 trees fell in different places.
一名男子在皇后區死亡。他 85 歲，是一棵樹倒在他身上。市區內還有許多其他樹木倒塌，不同地點合計有超過 250 棵樹倒塌。
Many people had no electricity. In Queens, 5,000 people lost power. Now, 10,300 people still have no lights. The wind broke the power lines.
許多人失去電力。在皇后區，有 5,000 人失去電力。現在仍有 10,300 人沒有電燈。強風吹斷了電線。
Firefighters saved two people from water in Brooklyn and Queens. These people went to the hospital. Some roads were closed because of the storm.
消防員在布魯克林和皇后區的水中救出兩人。這兩人被送往醫院。部分道路因風暴而封閉。
Conclusion
The city is now cleaning the streets and fixing the power.
市府目前正在清理街道並修復電力。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Pattern
Look at these words from the text:
- died
- fell
- broke
- saved
- went
These words tell us the story is finished. In English, to talk about yesterday or last week, we change the action word.
Simple Switch: Save → Saved Close → Closed
Tricky Switch (Change the whole word): Go → Went Fall → Fell Break → Broke
🏙️ Location Markers
When talking about a city, we use IN for areas:
- In Queens
- In Brooklyn
- In the city
Pattern: In + Place → In New York