Two Big Fires in Utah

猶他州兩場大火


Introduction

Utah has two big fires now. One is the Iron Fire in Juab County. The other is the Bonneville Fire in Salt Lake City.

猶他州目前有兩場大火。一場是位於 Juab 郡的 Iron Fire,另一場則是鹽湖城的 Bonneville Fire。

Main Body

The Iron Fire started because of people. It is very big now. The wind pushed the fire toward the town of Eureka. People had to leave their homes quickly. More than 200 firefighters are working there. Some roads are closed.

Iron Fire 是由於人為因素引起的。目前的規模非常大。風將火勢推向 Eureka 小鎮。民眾必須迅速撤離家園。有超過 200 名消防員在現場作業。部分道路已封閉。

The Bonneville Fire started near a hospital. It grew to 200 acres. Firefighters used planes to stop the fire. The hospital told ambulances to go to other places. Students stayed inside because of the smoke.

Bonneville Fire 起火於一家醫院附近。火勢已蔓延至 200 英畝。消防員使用飛機來撲滅火災。醫院通知救護車前往其他地點。學生因為煙霧而留在室內。

The air is bad in many cities. There is smoke from these fires. There is also smoke from Arizona and Nevada. It is hard to breathe in some areas.

許多城市的空氣品質很差。這些火災產生了煙霧。此外還有來自亞利桑那州和內華達州的煙霧。部分地區呼吸困難。

Conclusion

Firefighters are still watching the fires. They want to keep people safe.

消防員仍在持續監控火勢,他們希望確保民眾的安全。

Vocabulary Learning

💨 THE 'BECAUSE' CONNECTION

In the story, we see why things happen. To get to A2, you need to connect your ideas.

Pattern: [Action] \rightarrow because of \rightarrow [The Reason]

  • The fire started \rightarrow because of \rightarrow people.
  • Students stayed inside \rightarrow because of \rightarrow the smoke.

🧱 BUILDING BLOCKS: 'THERE IS' vs 'THERE ARE'

We use these to say something exists. Look at the difference in the text:

  1. Singular (One thing): \to There is smoke...

  2. Plural (Many things): \to There are two big fires...

Quick Tip: Use is for one, and are for two or more.

Vocabulary Learning

firefighter (n.)
A person whose job is to stop fires
Example:The firefighter used water to put out the fire.
quickly (adv.)
At a fast speed
Example:Please finish your homework quickly.
acre (n.)
A unit of measurement for land
Example:The farmer has one acre of land for corn.
ambulance (n.)
A special vehicle that takes sick people to the hospital
Example:The ambulance arrived at the house very fast.
breathe (v.)
To take air into your lungs and let it out
Example:It is hard to breathe when the air is dirty.
Practice A2 words in a crossword