🎧 Listen to today’s story
📚 Key Words
| Word | Meaning | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| storm | Very bad weather with strong winds, heavy rain, and sometimes lightning. | 暴风雨 |
| lightning | A sudden, bright flash of light in the sky during a storm. | 闪电 |
| forever | For all time, without ever stopping. | 永远 |
| scientist | A person who studies or works in science. | 科学家 |
| calm | Peaceful, quiet, and not moving or wild. | 平静的 |
| temperature | A measure of how hot or cold something is. | 温度 |
| trap | To keep someone or something in a place so they cannot get out. | 困住 |
| equal | The same in amount, size, or value. | 相等的 |
📖 Read the story
In some video games, storms never end. Players see constant rain and lightning. But can a real storm on Earth last forever? Scientists say no. Storms start when warm, wet air goes up and meets cold air. This makes big, dark clouds. But storms actually help our planet. They make the air calm again. When the temperature and water in the air become equal, the storm must stop. There is an amazing lake in Venezuela. It has mountains all around it. The mountains trap the clouds, so there is lightning almost every night. It is the stormiest place on Earth! Even there, the storm always stops in the morning when the sun comes up. So, real storms cannot last forever. Every storm on our planet must end.
✏️ Answer the questions
1. What happens in some video games?
- A.Storms never end.
- B.There is no rain.
- C.The sun never sets.
- D.It is always winter.
2. How do storms start?
- A.When the sun is too hot.
- B.When warm, wet air meets cold air.
- C.When clouds fall to the ground.
- D.When mountains trap the wind.
3. How do storms help our planet?
- A.They make the air calm again.
- B.They make the planet warmer.
- C.They build new mountains.
- D.They help the sun shine.
4. Why does the lake in Venezuela have lightning almost every night?
- A.Because there are no trees.
- B.Because players are playing video games there.
- C.Because the mountains trap the clouds.
- D.Because the lake is very hot.
5. When do the storms at the lake in Venezuela always stop?
- A.In the afternoon
- B.In the morning
- C.At midnight
- D.In the winter