Two Trains Hit Each Other Near Bedford and Luton
貝德福德與盧頓附近發生兩列火車相撞事故
Introduction
Two trains hit each other on Friday. One man died and many people were hurt. Now, the trains between Bedford and Luton do not run.
週五發生兩列火車相撞事故。一名男子死亡，許多人受傷。目前貝德福德與盧頓之間的列車停止運行。
Main Body
The accident happened at 5:15 PM. One driver, Shaun Burton, died. About 100 people were hurt. Some people are still in the hospital.
事故發生於下午 5 點 15 分。一名駕駛員 Shaun Burton 死亡。約 100 人受傷，部分人員仍留院治療。
Network Rail is fixing the tracks. They need big cranes to move the broken trains. They must also fix the electric wires. The trains will not run until June 28.
Network Rail 正在搶修軌道。他們需要使用大型起重機來移走毀損的列車，同時必須修復電線。列車將至 6 月 28 日前無法運行。
Some trains from London to Luton start on Monday. But other trains are stopped. People must take buses to get to Luton Airport.
部分從倫敦前往盧頓的列車將於週一恢復。但其他列車仍維持停駛。乘客必須搭乘公車前往盧頓機場。
Police and safety experts are looking at the accident. They want to know why the trains hit each other.
警方與安全專家正在調查此次事故，旨在釐清兩列火車相撞的原因。
Conclusion
The rail line is closed. It will open again after June 28.
鐵路線目前關閉，將於 6 月 28 日後重新開放。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 TIME & ACTION
In this story, we see how to talk about things that happened in the past and things that will happen later.
Past (Finished) When something is over, we add -ed to the action word:
- happen happened
- stop stopped
Future (Coming Soon) When we talk about the future, we use will:
- The trains will not run.
- It will open again.
🛠️ USEFUL WORD GROUPS
People & Places
- Driver (The person who steers the train)
- Hospital (The place for sick people)
- Airport (The place for planes)
Action Words (Simple)
- Hit (Two things touch hard)
- Fix (Make something work again)
- Move (Change position)