New Airport on Great Nicobar Island
大尼古巴島新機場
Introduction
The Indian government wants to build a new airport at Galathea Bay. This airport is for both military and public planes.
印度政府計畫在 Galathea Bay 興建一座新機場，這座機場將供軍用及民用飛機使用。
Main Body
The government looked at five places. They chose Galathea Bay because the land is better. The old airport, INS Baaz, had a big hill. It was too hard to build there.
政府考察了五個地點，最終選擇了 Galathea Bay，因為該地的地形較佳。舊機場 INS Baaz 有一座大山，在該處建設過於困難。
The project costs 13,000 crore rupees. The government will also build a power plant and a big port for ships. This place is near a busy sea path. Many ships from China go through this path.
該項目耗資 13,000 億盧比。政府還將建設一座發電廠和一個大型貨運港口。該地位於繁忙的海運路徑附近，許多中國船隻都會經過此路徑。
Some people are worried about nature. They say the project will hurt the island. The government says this is not true. They will protect 81 percent of the island's land.
有些人擔心自然環境，認為該項目會對島嶼造成傷害。政府則表示這並不屬實，他們將保護島上 81% 的土地。
Conclusion
The government will build the airport in five years. It will help the military and the public.
政府將在五年內完成機場建設，這將對軍方及公眾有所幫助。
Vocabulary Learning
✈️ Spotting 'The Future'
In this story, we see one specific word used to talk about things that haven't happened yet: Will.
How it works: When you are sure something is going to happen in the future, just put will before the action word.
Examples from the text:
- The government will build... → (Future action)
- It will help... → (Future result)
- They will protect... → (Future promise)
💡 Quick Tip: The 'Opposite' Word
Notice how the text uses 'better'?
- Good → Better
If you want to compare two things (like two different places for an airport), we don't just say 'good', we use 'better' to show one is a winner!
Pattern:
Thing A + is + better than + Thing B