Cleaning Up Old Oil Wells in Baffin Bay
清理巴芬灣的舊油井
Introduction
Two Texas government groups are working together. They want to close and remove six old oil and gas wells in Baffin Bay.
兩個德州政府部門正共同合作，旨在封閉並拆除巴芬灣內六口舊的石油與天然氣井。
Main Body
Some people saw oil leaking into the water. The government checked the wells. They found four wells with leaks. These wells are dangerous for the water and fish.
有人發現石油洩漏到水域中。政府檢查油井後，發現其中四口有洩漏現象。這些油井對水質與魚類具有危險性。
The project costs a lot of money. One group used a big fund for emergency work. Another group paid 3 million dollars to remove the other wells and pipes.
該計畫耗資巨大。其中一個部門使用了大宗基金進行緊急工程。另一個部門則支付了300萬美元來拆除其餘的油井與管道。
Local people are happy because they want to protect the bay for tourists. But one group, the Sierra Club, is not happy. They say Texas has 10,000 old wells that need help.
當地民眾感到很高興，因為他們希望為了遊客保護這個海灣。但有一個名為「塞拉俱樂部」的組織並不滿意。他們表示德州仍有1萬口舊油井需要處理。
Conclusion
Workers closed one well in May. They will close and remove the other five wells soon.
工作人員於五月封閉了一口油井。他們將於近期封閉並拆除其餘五口油井。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Helping' Verb: Will
Look at the last sentence: "They will close and remove the other five wells soon."
When you want to talk about the future (things that haven't happened yet), use will + action.
Examples from the text and daily life:
- They will close the wells. → (Future action)
- I will help you. → (Future promise)
- It will rain tomorrow. → (Future prediction)
🛠 Word Pairs (Opposites)
Learning words in pairs helps you remember them faster. From the story:
- Open Closed
- Safe Dangerous
- Happy Not happy
📝 Simple Sentence Build
To make a basic sentence in English, follow this map:
Who Does what Where/How
- The government checked the wells.
- Local people are happy.