Fireworks Fire on Highway 75
75號公路發生煙火火災
Introduction
A truck with fireworks caught fire on a road in Tennessee. The fireworks exploded and the police closed the road.
一輛載有煙火的貨車在田納西州的一條道路上起火。煙火隨後爆炸，警方封閉了該路段。
Main Body
The fire happened on Saturday night. A truck pulled a trailer with fireworks. The fireworks started to burn and then they exploded. This was dangerous for other drivers.
火災發生在週六晚上。一輛貨車牽引著裝有煙火的拖車。煙火開始燃燒隨後發生爆炸。這對其他駕駛者來說非常危險。
Two fire departments came to help. They stopped all cars on the highway. They needed space to move water and fire trucks. Later, they cleaned the road and opened it again.
兩個消防隊前來協助。他們攔截了公路上的所有車輛。他們需要空間來調度用水和消防車。隨後，他們清理了道路並重新開放。
Fireworks are legal in Tennessee. But people must be safe. Other fireworks accidents happened in California and Toronto. These accidents are very dangerous.
在田納西州，使用煙火是合法的。但人們必須注意安全。加州和多倫多也發生過煙火意外。這些事故非常危險。
Conclusion
No one was hurt in the fire. The road is open now.
此次火災無人受傷。道路目前已重新開放。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past' Pattern
Look at how the story tells us things that already happened. To talk about the past in English, we usually just add -ed to the action word.
The Pattern:
- Close Closed
- Explode Exploded
- Happen Happened
- Clean Cleaned
💡 A Simple Trick for A2: When you see -ed, the action is finished.
- Example: "The police closed the road." (The road is not closing now; it happened before.)
⚠️ The Rule Breaker: Some words don't follow the -ed rule. These are 'special' words you just have to remember:
- Come Came
- Is Was