City Office Closes Illegal Buildings in DLF
市規劃局封閉 DLF 違章建築
Introduction
The Town Planning Office closed thirteen buildings in DLF Phase 3. These buildings did not follow the law.
城市規劃局封閉了 DLF 第三期的 13 棟建築物，這些建築物並不符合法律規定。
Main Body
A court told the office to stop illegal buildings. Many people use homes for shops or offices. This is not allowed. The office wants to fix this problem.
法院要求該局停止違章建築。許多人將住宅用作商店或辦公室，這是不被允許的。該局希望解決這個問題。
One building is called Amaltas Apartments. The law says one home per floor. But the owner made 48 small homes. The office closed the building because the owner did not change it.
其中一棟建築名為 Amaltas Apartments。法律規定每層僅能有一戶，但業主將其分成了 48 個小單位。由於業主未對其進行修改，該局封閉了該建築。
The office also closed a nursing home and a guest house. These are businesses in home areas. Police helped the office because some people were angry.
該局還封閉了一家療養院和一家旅店。這些是在住宅區內經營的商業行為。由於部分民眾感到憤怒，警方協助該局執行任務。
Conclusion
The office will continue this work for three days because the court said so.
由於法院如此要求，該局將在接下來的三天內繼續執行此項工作。
Vocabulary Learning
🏠 People vs. Businesses
In the text, we see two ways to use a building. This is a great way to learn how to describe where things happen.
1. Living Space (Homes)
- Home → A place where you sleep and eat.
- Apartments → Many homes in one big building.
2. Working Space (Businesses)
- Shop → A place to buy things.
- Office → A place to work on a computer.
- Nursing home → A place for medical care.
- Guest house → A place for visitors to stay.
⚙️ The 'Action' Pattern
Look at how the story describes the problem. The author uses simple verbs to show a change in status:
- Follow (The law) Do what the rule says.
- Stop (Illegal buildings) Make something end.
- Fix (The problem) Make something right/better.
- Change (The building) Make it different.
Quick Tip for A2:
When you want to say someone did something wrong, use:
[Person] did not follow the [Rule].