New Water and Drain Work in Panchkula and Lucknow
潘契庫拉與勒克瑙的新水務與排水工程
Introduction
Cities in Panchkula and Lucknow are fixing their water and drain pipes.
潘契庫拉與勒克瑙的城市正在修理其水管與排水管。
Main Body
Panchkula is spending a lot of money on drains. They want to stop water on the streets during the rain. People were unhappy because the old drains did not work.
潘契庫拉在排水渠上投入了大量資金。他們希望在下雨期間防止街道積水。由於舊的排水渠功能不良，民眾感到很不滿意。
Lucknow is fixing its water pipes. Some pipes are 100 years old. The city will put in 30 kilometers of new pipes.
勒克瑙正在修理其水管。部分水管已有 100 年歷史。該市將鋪設 30 公里的新水管。
Lucknow will also build eight new wells and two big water tanks. This will give 100,000 people clean water with good pressure.
勒克瑙還將建造八口新井和兩個大型水箱。這將為 10 萬人提供水壓良好且乾淨的用水。
Conclusion
Both cities are now starting the work to fix these problems.
兩座城市現在都開始著手解決這些問題。
Vocabulary Learning
🛠️ The 'Action' Word
Look at these words from the text:
- Fixing (fixing pipes)
- Spending (spending money)
- Starting (starting the work)
The Pattern: When we add -ing to a word, it often means the action is happening right now or is a process.
Simple Guide: Fix Fixing Spend Spending Start Starting
📏 Describing 'How Much' (A2 Basics)
In the article, we see different ways to measure things:
- Distance: 30 kilometers
- Quantity: Eight wells / Two tanks
- People: 100,000 people
Tip: In English, always put the number before the object.
❌ Pipes 30 kilometers ✅ 30 kilometers of pipes