People Die at Sea Near Malta
馬爾他附近海域有人喪生
Introduction
A boat from Libya sank near Malta. Some people died and some people survived.
一艘從利比亞出發的船在馬爾他附近沉沒，部分人員死亡，部分人員倖存。
Main Body
A boat had 60 people. It started in Libya. The boat turned over in the water. Fishing boats and the Italian Coast Guard helped. They saved about 50 people. About 11 people died.
船上共有 60 人，由利比亞出發。船隻在海中翻覆，在漁船與義大利海岸巡防隊的協助下，救起了約 50 人，約 11 人死亡。
Many people try to travel from Africa to Europe. This is very dangerous. Many people die every year in this part of the sea.
許多人嘗試從非洲前往歐洲，但這非常危險。每年在該海域都有許多人喪生。
The European Union gave money to Libya. They want to stop boats from leaving. Italy also helps the Libyan Coast Guard. Malta wants a better plan to stop people from selling boat trips.
歐盟向利比亞提供資金，希望阻止船隻出發。義大利也協助利比亞海岸巡防隊。馬爾他希望能有更好的計畫來阻止人們販賣船票。
Conclusion
The rescue work is finished. This story shows that the sea is still dangerous for migrants.
救援工作已完成。這個故事顯示出大海對於移民而言依然非常危險。
Vocabulary Learning
🌊 Simple Past: Action Words
To tell a story about the past, we change the action word. Look at these examples from the text:
- Sank (Past) Sink (Now)
- Died (Past) Die (Now)
- Saved (Past) Save (Now)
- Started (Past) Start (Now)
The "ED" Rule
Most words just need -ed at the end to move to the past:
Help Helped
Turn Turned
The "Special" Words
Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
Sank is the past of Sink.
🌍 Using "Many" vs "Some"
We use these words to talk about how many people there are:
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Some = A small group / Not all Example: "Some people survived."
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Many = A large group / A lot Example: "Many people try to travel."