New Roads and Bridges in Indian Cities

印度城市的新道路與橋樑


Introduction

Cities in India are building new roads and bridges. They want to stop traffic jams in Delhi, Varanasi, and Chandigarh.

印度各城市正在興建新道路與橋樑,希望能解決德里、瓦拉納西與錢德加爾的交通擁堵問題。

Main Body

Delhi is building two new bridges over the Yamuna River. These bridges are part of a big road project. This helps many people move across the city faster.

德里正在亞穆納河上興建兩座新橋。這些橋樑是一個大型道路計畫的一部分,有助於許多人更快速地穿越城市。

Varanasi is building two big roads. These roads take cars away from the city center. The government stopped people from selling land in 53 villages to help this project.

瓦拉納西正在興建兩條大路。這些道路能將車流從市中心分流。政府為了協助此計畫,禁止了 53 個村莊的居民出售土地。

Chandigarh is building a tunnel for people to walk. This project is very slow. The government is now looking for a new company to finish the work safely.

錢德加爾正在興建一座行人隧道。該計畫進度緩慢,政府目前正在尋找新公司以安全地完成工程。

Conclusion

These cities want better roads to help people travel. Some projects are fast, but some are slow.

這些城市希望透過更好的道路來幫助人們出行。有些計畫進展快速,但有些則較慢。

Vocabulary Learning

🌉 The "ing" Action

When we talk about things happening now or these days, we add -ing to the action word.

Look at these examples from the text:

  • Building \rightarrow (Delhi is building bridges)
  • Selling \rightarrow (Selling land)
  • Looking \rightarrow (The government is looking for a company)

How to use it: Person/City + am/is/are + Action-ing

Simple Rule: Use this pattern to describe a project or a current activity.

  • Slow project \rightarrow The work is moving slowly.
  • Fast project \rightarrow The city is growing fast.

Vocabulary Learning

traffic jams (n.)
When too many cars are on the road and cannot move.
Example:I was late for school because of the traffic jams.
project (n.)
A piece of planned work that takes time to finish.
Example:The city has a big project to build a new park.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a city or country.
Example:The government is building a new hospital.
tunnel (n.)
A road or path that goes under the ground.
Example:The train goes through a long tunnel in the mountain.
safely (adv.)
In a way that is not dangerous.
Example:Please cross the street safely.
Practice A2 words in a crossword