Police Find Huge Amount of Drugs

警方發現大量毒品

Jun 22, 2026, 13:57
AsiaSociety

Introduction

Australian police found a lot of cocaine in Sydney. It is the biggest find in the country's history.

澳洲警方在悉尼發現了大量可卡因，這是該國歷史上最大規模的發現。

Main Body

Police found 2.7 tonnes of cocaine on June 19. The drugs were in plastic boxes under the floor of three big containers.

警方於6月19日發現了2.7噸可卡因。這些毒品被放置在三個大型貨櫃地板下的塑膠箱中。

This started in May. Police found some drugs near a truck in Queensland. They think a ship brought the drugs from another country.

這起事件始於5月。警方在昆士蘭的一輛貨車附近發現了部分毒品。他們認為有一艘船將毒品從另一個國家運來。

Police arrested two men in Sydney. They also arrested six other people. Some people may go to prison for a very long time.

警方在悉尼逮捕了兩名男子。他們還逮捕了另外六人。有些人可能會被判處長期監禁。

Conclusion

Police found more than three tonnes of drugs in total. They are still looking for the people who sent the drugs.

警方總共發現了超過三噸毒品。他們目前仍在尋找運送毒品的人。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'Past Story' Pattern

To reach A2, you need to tell a story about things that already happened. Look at how this text does it:

1. The Action Words (Past Simple) Most words here end in -ed or change their shape. This tells us the event is finished.

  • Find →\rightarrow Found (Police found drugs)
  • Start →\rightarrow Started (This started in May)
  • Arrest →\rightarrow Arrested (Police arrested two men)

2. Describing 'How Much' Beginners often just say 'a lot'. To move to A2, use these specific phrases from the text:

Huge amountightarrowextExtremelylargequantity\text{Huge amount} ightarrow ext{Extremely large quantity} More thanightarrowextAhighernumberthan...\text{More than} ightarrow ext{A higher number than...}

3. Quick Sentence Build Notice the simple order: WHO →\rightarrow DID WHAT →\rightarrow WHERE

Police (Who) →\rightarrow found (Did) →\rightarrow cocaine in Sydney (Where).

Vocabulary Learning

amount (n.)
How much there is of something.
Example:There is a large amount of water in the bottle.
history (n.)
Things that happened in the past.
Example:I like learning about the history of my country.
tonnes (n.)
A unit of weight (1,000 kilograms).
Example:The truck is carrying two tonnes of sand.
containers (n.)
Large metal boxes used to move things on ships.
Example:The ship has many big containers from China.
arrested (v.)
When police take someone away because they think they committed a crime.
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing.
prison (n.)
A building where criminals are kept.
Example:The thief must go to prison for two years.
total (n.)
The whole amount when you add everything together.
Example:The total cost of the food is ten dollars.
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