Fire at a Hotel in Delhi
德里一家酒店發生火災
Introduction
Police are looking into a fire at a hotel in Malviya Nagar. Twenty-two people died. Thirteen of them were from other countries.
警方正在調查 Malviya Nagar 一家酒店的火災。共有 22 人死亡，其中 13 人為外國人。
Main Body
The fire started on June 3 in the kitchen. A cook left oil on the fire. The fire grew fast because there was a lot of wood and plastic. People did not call for help for 30 minutes. The hotel had only one door, so people could not get out.
火災於 6 月 3 日在廚房發生。一名廚師將油留在火上，加上有大量木材和塑膠，導致火勢迅速擴大。人們在 30 分鐘後才尋求救援。酒店僅有一扇門，導致人們無法逃脫。
The hotel did not have the right papers. It had a license for tea and snacks, but it was a big restaurant. The license ended in March. The hotel also did not have a fire safety paper.
該酒店沒有合法證照。它僅持有茶點許可證，但實際上是一家大型餐廳。該許可證已於 3 月到期。此外，酒店也沒有消防安全證明文件。
Police arrested the owner, the cook, and the accountant. They say these men did not keep the people safe. Now, experts from a university are using computers to study the fire.
警方逮捕了業主、廚師和會計師。警方表示這些人未能保障住客的安全。目前，大學專家正利用電腦研究這場火災。
Conclusion
The police are still looking for the manager. They are waiting for more reports from the lab.
警方仍在尋找經理，並等待實驗室的更多報告。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Time-Travel Words (Past vs. Present)
Look at how the story changes from Now to Then. To reach A2, you must notice how verbs change shape to tell us when something happened.
The 'Past' Shape (Finished Actions)
- Started (Start → Started)
- Left (Leave → Left)
- Grew (Grow → Grew)
- Did not call (Do not call → Did not call)
The 'Now' Shape (Ongoing Actions)
- Are looking (Happening right now)
- Are waiting (Happening right now)
💡 The Golden Rule: When you see -ed or a weird word like left, the action is over. When you see are + -ing, the action is still moving.
📦 The 'Stuff' List (Nouns)
Notice how we group things. These are common words you need for A2 daily life:
- People: Owner, Cook, Accountant, Manager.
- Places: Hotel, Kitchen, Lab, University.
- Things: Oil, Wood, Plastic, License.
Pattern: The + Job/Thing
(Example: The owner → The cook)