Plane and Helicopter Accidents in USA and Brazil
美國與巴西發生的飛機與直升機事故
Introduction
Two accidents happened on Sunday. Eighteen people died in the USA and Brazil.
週日發生了兩起事故，美國與巴西共有十八人死亡。
Main Body
In Missouri, USA, a plane crashed. It had one pilot and eleven skydivers. The plane went down and caught fire. Experts think the plane was not fixed well.
在美國密蘇里州，一架飛機墜毀了。機上有一名飛行員和十一名跳傘員。飛機墜落後起火。專家認為該飛機未得到妥善維修。
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, two helicopters hit each other in the sky. One helicopter fell into a car shop. Six people died. Some famous people were on the helicopter.
在巴西里約熱內盧，兩架直升機在空中相撞。其中一架直升機墜入一家汽車維修店。六人死亡。直升機上有一些名人。
A big fire started at the car shop. The cars had batteries. These batteries made the fire very dangerous. Firefighters used a lot of water to stop the fire.
汽車維修店發生了大火。車輛內有電池，使得火勢非常危險。消防員使用了大量水才將火勢撲滅。
Conclusion
Police and experts in the USA and Brazil are looking for the reasons for these accidents.
美國與巴西的警方與專家正在調查這些事故的原因。
Vocabulary Learning
✈️ The 'Action' Pattern
Look at how the story tells us what happened. We use simple words to describe movements and crashes:
- Went down → fell from the sky
- Caught fire → started to burn
- Hit each other → crashed together
- Fell into → landed inside something
🛠️ How to describe 'The Problem'
In the text, the writer explains why things were bad using basic descriptions:
- The plane was not fixed well (Bad repair)
- The fire was very dangerous (High risk)
A2 Tip: To make a sentence stronger, add a simple word like 'very' before a description (e.g., very dangerous, very big, very sad).