Cities Prepare for Rain
城市準備迎接雨季
Introduction
Three cities in India are preparing for the rainy season. Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Chandigarh have different plans to keep people safe.
印度有三個城市正在準備迎接雨季。海得拉巴、孟買和錢德加爾有不同的計劃來保障市民安全。
Main Body
In Hyderabad, the police and city workers are working together. They want to stop floods and traffic jams. Teams are checking the drains and water lakes now.
在海得拉巴,警察和城市員工正在合作。他們希望防止水淹和交通堵塞。團隊目前正在檢查排水溝和水庫。
In Mumbai, there is not enough water. The city is cutting water for businesses and swimming pools. People must use water tanks for cleaning.
在孟買,水資源不足。市政府正在削減企業和游泳池的用水量。民眾必須使用儲水 tank 進行清潔。
In Chandigarh, workers cleaned many road drains. The city has seven control rooms and emergency teams. These teams work 24 hours a day from June to September.
在錢德加爾,員工清理了許多道路排水溝。該市設有七個控制室和緊急救援隊。這些團隊在六月至九月期間,每天工作 24 小時。
Conclusion
These three cities use different ways to stop floods and save water. They want the cities to stay safe during the rain.
這三個城市使用不同的方法來防止水淹和節水。他們希望城市在雨季期間能保持安全。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Right Now' Pattern
Look at how we talk about things happening at this moment in the text:
- Teams are checking the drains... now.
- The city is cutting water...
How it works: To describe a current action, we use: AM/IS/ARE + action word ending in -ING
Quick Guide:
- I am working
- He/She/It is working
- They/We/You are working
🏢 People vs. Places
Notice how the text describes groups and their locations:
- The police (Group) in Hyderabad (Place)
- Workers (Group) in Chandigarh (Place)
Use 'in' for cities and countries. It is the simplest way to show where someone is.