Hot Weather and Fires in Arizona
亞利桑那州的酷熱天氣與火災
Introduction
Arizona is very hot. People are dying from the heat at the Grand Canyon. There is also a big fire near Oak Creek Canyon.
亞利桑那州非常炎熱。在大峽谷有民眾因高溫而死亡。此外，在橡樹溪峽谷附近也發生了一場大火。
Main Body
The weather is very hot at the Grand Canyon. It is 110 degrees in some places. Three old people died on the trails. They got sick because the heat was too strong.
大峽谷的天氣非常炎熱。某些地方溫度達到 110 度。三名長者在登山路徑上死亡。他們是因為高溫過強而導致身體不適。
A fire started in the Red Rock area. The fire burned 300 acres of land. People left their homes. The police closed a long road to keep people safe.
紅岩地區發生了火災。火災燒毀了 300 英畝的土地。民眾撤離了家中。警方封鎖了一條長路以確保安全。
Many places in the west are very dry and hot. This makes more fires start. The weather will stay hot until the rain comes in the summer.
西部許多地區都非常乾燥且炎熱。這導致更多火災發生。天氣將持續炎熱，直到夏天降雨為止。
Conclusion
Officials say do not hike in the middle of the day. Some forests are closed now.
官方表示請勿在正午時段登山。目前部分森林已封閉。
Vocabulary Learning
🌡️ The 'Very' Trick
In this story, we see the word very used to make a feeling or a condition stronger. For a beginner, this is the easiest way to describe things without needing complex words.
- Hot → Very hot
- Dry → Very dry
🚩 Action Words (Past Tense)
Notice how the story tells us things that already happened. We add -ed to the end of the action:
- Start → Started
- Burn → Burned
- Closed (The police closed the road)
⚠️ Caution Words
When someone tells you not to do something, they use Do not:
"Do not hike in the middle of the day."
Simple Rule: Do not + [Action]