Lightning Hits IndiGo Plane in Kolkata
加爾各答一架 IndiGo 飛機遭雷擊
Introduction
An IndiGo plane was at the airport on Friday morning. Lightning hit the plane before its flight to Agartala.
週五上午有一架 IndiGo 飛機在機場，在飛往阿加爾塔拉之前遭到雷擊。
Main Body
The weather was very bad. There was heavy rain and thunder. The plane had 141 passengers and six crew members. The lightning hit the plane and the power stopped.
天氣非常糟糕。當時正下著大雨且伴隨雷電。機上共有 141 名乘客和 6 名機組人員。雷電擊中飛機，導致電力中斷。
Two workers on the ground were hurt. They went to the hospital. Now they are okay. No people inside the plane were hurt.
兩名地面工作人員受傷。他們被送往醫院，目前情況穩定。飛機內部沒有人員受傷。
The plane could not fly. The airline gave the passengers a different plane. This new plane flew to Agartala at 12:50.
該飛機無法起飛。航空公司為乘客安排了另一架飛機。這架新飛機於 12 時 50 分飛往阿加爾塔拉。
Conclusion
The plane is still at the airport. Experts are checking it for safety.
該飛機仍留在機場，專家正在進行安全檢查。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ THE 'PAST' PATTERN
Look at how the story tells us what happened. Most words end in -ed or change their shape to show the action is finished.
Group A: The -ed ending (Easy)
- hit → hit (Stayed the same!)
- stop → stopped
- hurt → hurt (Stayed the same!)
Group B: The shape-shifters (Irregular)
- is → was
- are → were
- go → went
- give → gave
Quick Rule for A2: If you want to talk about yesterday, look for these patterns.
Wrong: The plane is at the airport yesterday. ❌ Right: The plane was at the airport yesterday. ✅
Word Power: Numbers & People
- Passengers → The people who pay for a ticket on a plane.
- Crew → The people who work on the plane (pilots, flight attendants).
- Experts → People who know a lot about one specific thing.