Earthquakes in Indonesia, China, and Japan
印尼、中國與日本發生地震
Introduction
Big earthquakes happened on Tuesday in Indonesia, China, and Japan.
週二印尼、中國與日本發生了大地震。
Main Body
A strong earthquake hit Palu in Indonesia. It broke walls and roofs. Some people left hospitals to stay safe. Eight people were hurt.
印尼的帕魯發生了強震。它損壞了牆壁與屋頂。有些人為了安全而離開醫院。有八個人受傷。
In China, an earthquake hit Qinghai. One person died and four people were hurt. Workers left coal mines quickly.
中國青海發生了地震。一人死亡，四人受傷。工人迅速地離開了煤礦場。
Japan also had earthquakes. People in Tokyo felt the ground shake. No one died and there was no big wave in the sea.
日本也發生了地震。東京的人們感覺到地面搖晃。沒有人死亡，海邊也沒有出現巨浪。
Other earthquakes hit Sumatra and the Philippines. In the Philippines, 32 people died.
蘇門答臘與菲律賓也發生了地震。在菲律賓，有 32 人死亡。
Conclusion
Government workers are checking the damage now.
政府人員現在正在檢查損害情況。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ ACTION WORDS (The Past)
Look at how the story describes things that already happened. We add -ed to the end of the word to move it from 'now' to 'yesterday'.
- Break Broke (Special change!)
- Hurt Hurt (No change!)
- Check Checked (Regular)
🗺️ PLACING THINGS
In English, we put the Location after the Action.
"An earthquake hit Qinghai." "People in Tokyo felt the ground shake."
Pattern: [Who/What] + [Did something] + [Where]
📦 COUNTING PEOPLE
When talking about numbers of people, use these simple structures:
- Number + Person: "Eight people"
- Nobody: "No one died"
- Some: "Some people left"
Tip: 'Some' is for a small group when we don't know the exact number.