City Workers Punished After Big Fire

大火後市政府職員受處分

Jun 12, 2026, 06:18
IndiaSociety

Introduction

The city government in Delhi punished two workers. They did this after a fire at a small hotel killed 23 people.

德里市政府處分了兩名職員。這是由於一家小型酒店發生火災，導致 23 人死亡。

Main Body

One worker, Prince Mann, lost his job. He checked the building in June 2026. He wrote a bad report and said the building was safe. He lied about the building to give it a license.

其中一名職員 Prince Mann 被解雇。他在 2026 年 6 月檢查了該建築。他寫了一份糟糕的報告，卻聲稱該建築是安全的。他對建築狀況造假，以便使其取得執照。

The building was not safe. It had a license for tea and snacks, but it was a big restaurant. It had 25 rooms, but the law says it can only have six. There were no doors to escape the fire.

該建築並不安全。它僅持有茶點執照，但實際上是一家大型餐廳。樓內有 25 間房，但法律規定只能有 6 間。而且沒有防火逃生門。

Another worker, Dr. Sanjay Sinha, must move to a new office. The government is now checking five other workers. They want to know why the safety rules were not followed.

另一名職員 Dr. Sanjay Sinha 則被調往新辦公室。政府目前正在調查另外五名職員，以釐清為何未遵守安全規定。

Conclusion

The city fired one man and moved another man because the building was not safe.

由於建築物不安全，市政府解雇了一人並調離了另一人。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The "Past Action" Pattern

When we talk about things that happened before today, we often add -ed to the action word.

Look at these changes:

  • Check →\rightarrow checked
  • Punish →\rightarrow punished
  • Lie →\rightarrow lied

🚫 The "Not" Rule

To say something is not true in the past, we use was not or were not.

  • Single thing: The building →\rightarrow was not safe.
  • Many things: The rules →\rightarrow were not followed.

🔑 Key Word Pairings

In A2 English, we connect a person to their job or a place to its use:

Person/PlaceConnectionResult
Prince Mann→\rightarrowlost his job
The building→\rightarrowhad a license

Vocabulary Learning

punished (v.)
To make someone suffer a penalty for doing something wrong.
Example:The teacher punished the student for talking in class.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a city, state, or country.
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
report (n.)
A written description of something that someone has studied.
Example:I wrote a report about my school trip.
license (n.)
An official paper that gives you permission to do something.
Example:You need a driver's license to drive a car.
escape (v.)
To get away from a dangerous place.
Example:The people used the stairs to escape the fire.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→