The Search for Nancy Guthrie
尋找 Nancy Guthrie
Introduction
Police are looking for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. She disappeared from her home in Arizona. Police do not know if she is alive or dead.
警方正在尋找 84 歲的 Nancy Guthrie。她在亞利桑那州的家中失蹤。警方目前不確定她是否還生存或已經死亡。
Main Body
Nancy disappeared on January 31. Police found a video of a man with a mask. He had a black backpack. He took Nancy from her house.
Nancy 於 1 月 31 日失蹤。警方發現了一段一名戴面具男子的影片。他背著一個黑色背包，將 Nancy 從家中帶走。
A man asked for 4 million dollars in digital money. He said Nancy was safe. Later, he sent a message. He said Nancy died. Some people believe these messages, but other people do not.
一名男子要求 400 萬美元的數位貨幣。他說 Nancy 是安全的。隨後，他發送了一則訊息，稱 Nancy 已死亡。有些人相信這些訊息，但也有人並不相信。
The FBI sent a small amount of money to the man. The man stopped talking to them. Police also looked for Nancy near the Mexico border. They did not find her there.
FBI 向該男子支付了一小筆款項。隨後該男子停止與他們聯繫。警方也在墨西哥邊境附近尋找 Nancy，但在那裡沒有找到她。
Conclusion
The police are still working on the case. They will pay 1.2 million dollars to anyone who helps them find Nancy or the bad man.
警方仍在調查此案。任何能幫助找到 Nancy 或該名歹徒的人，將獲得 120 萬美元的獎金。
Vocabulary Learning
🕵️ THE 'TIME MACHINE' PATTERN
In this story, we see a clear switch between Now and Then. For A2 learners, the most important thing is knowing which word to use when the time changes.
1. The 'Then' (Past) When something is finished, we add -ed or change the word. Look at these changes from the text:
- disappear → disappeared
- look → looked
- stop → stopped
Special Change: The word find becomes found. It does not use -ed!
2. The 'Now' (Present) When something is happening right now, the words stay simple:
- Police are looking...
- Police do not know...
3. The 'Future' (Will) When the police talk about a promise or a plan for later, they use will:
- They will pay...
Quick Logic Map: Past (Finished) Found/Looked/Stopped Present (Now) Are/Do not Future (Later) Will pay