People Sick at Nagoya Shopping Center

名古屋購物中心有人感到不適

Jun 8, 2026, 12:32
JapanSociety

Introduction

On June 8, many people felt sick at the Mozo Wonder City shopping center in Nagoya, Japan.

6月8日，在日本名古屋的 Mozo Wonder City 購物中心，有許多人感到不適。

Main Body

At 5:30 PM, a security guard saw people with eye and throat problems. These people were in a game area on the fourth floor.

下午5點30分，一名保安發現有人出現眼睛和喉嚨不適的症狀。這些人當時位於四樓的遊戲區。

Sixteen people had sore throats and coughed. Six people went to the hospital. They were not very sick. This group included a woman and a young girl.

共有16人出現喉嚨痛和咳嗽。其中6人被送往醫院，但情況並不嚴重。這組人中包括一名女性和一名小女孩。

The fire department closed the fourth floor. They looked for smoke or bad gas. They did not find any gas or smoke.

消防部門封閉了四樓。他們檢查是否有煙霧或有害氣體，但並未發現任何氣體或煙霧。

Conclusion

Police and doctors are still looking for the cause of the problem.

警方與醫生仍在調查問題的原因。

Vocabulary Learning

🔍 The 'Past' Pattern

To reach A2, you must move from the present to the past. Look at how the story tells us what happened:

  • Regular Change: Just add -ed

    • look →\rightarrow looked
    • close →\rightarrow closed

  • Special Change: Some words change completely!

    • feel →\rightarrow felt
    • see →\rightarrow saw
    • go →\rightarrow went

Quick Tip: When we say something didn't happen, we use did not + the original word:

  • Did not find (NOT did not found)

📍 Location Words

Notice how the text places people in a specific spot:

  • At the center (A general point)
  • In a game area (Inside a space)
  • On the fourth floor (On a surface/level)

Vocabulary Learning

security guard (n.)
A person whose job is to protect a place
Example:The security guard opened the door for the visitors.
throat (n.)
The inside of your neck that carries food and air
Example:I have a sore throat and it hurts to speak.
cough (v.)
To push air out of your throat with a loud noise
Example:Please cover your mouth when you cough.
fire department (n.)
The group of people who put out fires and help in emergencies
Example:The fire department arrived quickly to help the people.
cause (n.)
The reason why something happens
Example:The police want to find the cause of the accident.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→