One Year After Air India Flight AI-171 Crash

印度航空 AI-171 航班墜機一周年


Introduction

One year ago, Air India Flight AI-171 crashed in Ahmedabad. 260 people died. Only one person survived.

一年前,印度航空 AI-171 航班在艾哈邁達巴德墜機,造成 260 人死亡,僅一人倖存。

Main Body

The plane left for London on June 12, 2025. After 32 seconds, the engines stopped. The plane hit a college building. 241 people on the plane and 19 people on the ground died.

該飛機於 2025 年 6 月 12 日飛往倫敦。起飛 32 秒後,引擎停止運作,飛機撞上了一棟學院大樓。機上 241 人及地面 19 人死亡。

Experts say the fuel stopped going to the engines. The pilots tried to fix the power, but the plane was too low. It was not birds or bad fuel.

專家表示是燃料停止供應至引擎。飛行員試圖恢復電力,但飛機高度太低。並非由鳥類或劣質燃料引起。

Some people think the plane had electrical problems. Other people think the pilots did it. The pilots' group wants a new court study to find the truth.

有些人認為飛機有電路問題。有些人則認為是飛行員造成的。飛行員團體要求進行新的法庭調查以查明真相。

Air India and the Tata Group gave money to the families. The government is spending money to fix the college building.

印度航空與塔塔集團已向家屬提供賠償金。政府則撥款維修該學院大樓。

Conclusion

The investigation is not finished. Experts in the USA are still checking the engines.

調查尚未結束。美國的專家仍在檢查引擎。

Vocabulary Learning

⏳ THE 'PAST' PATTERN

To reach A2, you must know how to tell a story about things that already happened. Most words in this text use the -ed ending to show the past.

Look at these changes:

  • Stop \rightarrow Stopped
  • Crash \rightarrow Crashed
  • Try \rightarrow Tried
  • Finish \rightarrow Finished

⚠️ THE 'SPECIAL' WORDS

Some words are 'rebels.' They do not use -ed. You must memorize these separately:

  • Give \rightarrow Gave (Air India gave money)
  • Do \rightarrow Did (The pilots did it)
  • Is/Are \rightarrow Was/Were (The plane was too low)

🧱 BUILDING SENTENCES

Pattern: [Person/Thing] + [Past Action] + [Detail]

  • The plane + hit + a building.
  • Experts + say + the fuel stopped.

Quick Tip: When you see "ago" (One year ago), always use these past forms!

Vocabulary Learning

survived (v.)
to stay alive after a dangerous event
Example:Only one person survived the plane crash.
engines (n.)
the machine that makes a plane or car move
Example:The plane's engines stopped working in the air.
experts (n.)
people who know a lot about a subject
Example:Experts are checking why the plane fell.
fuel (n.)
liquid or gas used to produce energy for a machine
Example:The plane ran out of fuel.
electrical (adj.)
relating to electricity
Example:The building had some electrical problems.
investigation (n.)
an official search for the truth about something
Example:The police investigation is not finished yet.
Practice A2 words in a crossword