Two Storms in the Pacific Ocean

太平洋出現兩場風暴


Introduction

Two storms are in the Eastern Pacific. They bring heavy rain and floods to Mexico and Central America.

東太平洋目前有兩場風暴,將為墨西哥和中美洲帶來豪雨與洪水。

Main Body

Storm Boris is near Mexico. It has winds of 40 mph. It will bring a lot of rain to Guerrero and Oaxaca. This rain can cause dangerous floods and mudslides.

風暴 Boris 位於墨西哥附近,風速為每小時 40 英哩。它將為 Guerrero 和 Oaxaca 帶來大量降雨,可能導致危險的洪水與土石流。

Storm Cristina is near Nicaragua. It has winds of 45 mph. It will bring heavy rain to Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.

風暴 Cristina 位於尼加拉瓜附近,風速為每小時 45 英哩。它將為尼加拉瓜、洪都拉斯、薩爾瓦多和瓜地馬拉帶來豪雨。

Boris is the second storm this year. The Atlantic Ocean has no storms now.

Boris 是今年的第二場風暴。大西洋目前沒有風暴。

Conclusion

Boris and Cristina are active. They will hit the land and bring a lot of rain.

Boris 與 Cristina 目前正活躍,將會登陸並帶來大量降雨。

Vocabulary Learning

🌧️ Talking about the Future: "Will"

In this text, we see a pattern used to predict what happens next. When we are sure about a future event, we use will + action.

Examples from the text:

  • It will bring rain.
  • They will hit the land.

How it works:

  • Subject (The storm) \rightarrow will \rightarrow Action (bring rain).
  • It does not matter if the subject is one storm or two storms; will never changes.

🛠️ Vocabulary: Describing Intensity

To reach A2, you need to move beyond the word "big." Look at how the article describes the weather:

  1. Heavy rain (More than just 'a lot' of rain).
  2. Dangerous floods (Rain that causes harm).

Quick Tip: Use "Heavy" for rain or snow, not "Strong".

Vocabulary Learning

storm (n.)
Very bad weather with strong wind and rain
Example:The storm broke the windows of the house.
flood (n.)
A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
Example:The flood put water inside the street.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you or cause problems
Example:It is dangerous to walk in the rain during a storm.
mudslide (n.)
When wet earth and rocks move quickly down a hill
Example:The heavy rain caused a mudslide on the mountain.
active (adj.)
Something that is moving or working now
Example:The volcano is active and may erupt.
Practice A2 words in a crossword