Hot Cities in India

印度的高溫城市


Introduction

India is very hot. The cities are too hot because of bad planning.

印度非常炎熱。由於規劃不周,城市裡太熱了。

Main Body

The news only talks about heat when it is an emergency. Poor people cannot stay inside. They must work outside in the heat.

新聞只有在緊急情況下才會討論高溫。貧困人口無法留在室內,他們必須在高溫的戶外工作。

Concrete roads and buildings make cities hotter. The air is hot, but the ground is very hot. This makes people very sick.

混凝土道路和建築物使城市變得更熱。空氣很熱,但地面則更加炎熱。這使得許多人身體不適。

Trees and water help a lot. Some cities planted forests and the air became cooler. Now, the government is making plans for 12 cities.

樹木和水源非常有幫助。有些城市種植了森林,空氣隨之變得涼爽。現在,政府正在為 12 個城市制定計劃。

Conclusion

India wants to plant more trees and use nature to keep cities cool.

印度希望種植更多樹木並利用自然環境來維持城市的涼爽。

Vocabulary Learning

🌡️ The 'Too' Trick

In the text, we see: "The cities are too hot."

When we use too, it means something is a problem. It is more than we want.

Compare these:

  • It is hot. → (This is a fact. Maybe I like it!)
  • It is too hot. → (This is bad. I am uncomfortable!)

🌳 Simple Changes (Past → Present)

Look at how the story moves from what happened to what is happening now:

  1. The Past: "The air became cooler." (It already happened).
  2. The Now: "The government is making plans." (It is happening right now).

Quick Guide:

  • Something finished \rightarrow became
  • Something continuing \rightarrow is making

Vocabulary Learning

planning (n.)
The act of making a map or a list of things to do in the future.
Example:Good city planning makes the streets easy to use.
emergency (n.)
A serious or dangerous situation that needs immediate action.
Example:Call the doctor in case of an emergency.
concrete (n.)
A hard, grey material used for building roads and houses.
Example:The sidewalk is made of concrete.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a country or city.
Example:The government wants to build more schools.
nature (n.)
The natural world, including plants, animals, and mountains.
Example:I love to walk in nature and see the trees.
Practice A2 words in a crossword