Many People Die in Car Accidents in India
許多人在印度車禍中喪生
Introduction
Many people died in car accidents in five Indian states. The roads are not safe.
印度五個邦有許多人在車禍中喪生,道路並不安全。
Main Body
In Maharashtra, a car fell into a hole in the ground. Eight people died. The road was wide, but there were no walls to stop the car.
在馬哈拉施特拉邦,一輛車掉進地面的洞中,造成八人死亡。道路雖然寬闊,但沒有護欄可以阻止車輛衝出。
In Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, roads were not finished. One person died in a ditch. Another family got lost because their phone map was wrong.
在哈里亞納邦和北方邦,道路尚未完工。一人在水溝中喪生。另有一家人因為手機地圖錯誤而迷路。
In Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, cars hit each other at high speeds. Some cars turned over. Many people died because drivers drove too fast or the roads had holes.
在拉賈斯坦邦和中央邦,車輛在高速行駛時發生碰撞。部分車輛翻覆。許多人死亡是因為駕駛速度過快或道路有坑洞。
Conclusion
The government builds roads quickly, but they forget about safety. They must check the roads more often.
政府修路速度很快,但忽略了安全性。他們必須更頻繁地檢查道路。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 The 'Past' Pattern
Look at how we describe things that already happened in the story. We mostly use a simple change to the end of the word.
The Rule: Word + -ed Past Action
Examples from the text:
- die died
- turn turned
The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- fall fell
- get got
🗺️ Describing Places
To explain where something is or how it looks, use 'is/are' (now) or 'was/were' (then).
- Safe Good/No danger
- Wide Lots of space
- Wrong Not correct
Pattern: [Thing] + [was/were] + [Description]
- The road was wide.