Less Rain for India Because of El Niño
聖嬰現象導致印度降雨量減少
Introduction
The weather office in India says El Niño is starting. This means the ocean is warm and it changes the rain.
印度氣象局表示聖嬰現象已經開始。這意味著海洋溫度升高，並會改變降雨情況。
Main Body
The ocean in the Pacific is very warm. This causes El Niño. The weather office says India will have less rain this year. There is a 60% chance of very little rain.
太平洋的海水非常溫暖，這導致了聖嬰現象。氣象局表示印度今年的降雨量將會減少，有 60% 的機率降雨極少。
Some parts of North India have rain now. Delhi and Punjab have storms and wind. The air is cleaner and the weather is cooler for a short time.
目前北印度部分地區有雨。德里和旁遮普邦有風暴與強風，使空氣變得較乾淨，天氣也短暫轉涼。
The monsoon rain is moving into West Bengal and Bihar. But El Niño might stop the rain from moving more.
季風雨正移向西孟加拉邦與比哈爾邦。但聖嬰現象可能會阻止降雨進一步移動。
Conclusion
India is entering a strong El Niño phase. This will likely bring less rain to the country.
印度正進入強烈的聖嬰現象階段，這很可能會導致全國降雨量減少。
Vocabulary Learning
🌦️ The Power of 'Will'
In this text, we see a pattern used to talk about the future. When we are not 100% sure, but we make a guess based on facts, we use will.
How it works:
Person/Thing → will → Action
Examples from the text:
- India will have less rain.
- This will bring less rain.
🧊 Simple Word Opposites
To reach A2, you need to recognize how words change to show the opposite. Look at these pairs from the story:
- Warm (Hot) Cooler (Cold)
- More (A lot) Less (Small amount)
📍 Where is it happening?
Notice how the text uses 'in' and 'into' for locations:
- In = Inside a place. (Example: "The weather office in India")
- Into = Moving from outside to inside. (Example: "Rain is moving into West Bengal")