Police Stop Attack Plan on Big Event

警方阻止大型活動襲擊計劃


Introduction

Police in the USA caught seven people. These people planned a violent attack on June 14.

美國警方逮捕了七人。這些人計劃在 6 月 14 日發動暴力襲擊。

Main Body

The group met on TikTok and other secret apps. They wanted to use drones with bombs to scare people. Then, shooters wanted to kill people at the exits. They wanted to stop the US government.

該團體在 TikTok 和其他秘密應用程式上接洽。他們想使用綁有炸彈的無人機來恐嚇民眾。接著,槍手打算在出口處殺害民眾。他們想要癱瘓美國政府。

A father told the police about his son. He said his son had guns and hated the government. The FBI and Secret Service found 20 people in the group. The event happened because the police stopped the danger.

一位父親向警方舉報了他的兒子。他說他的兒子擁有槍械且仇視政府。FBI 和特勤局在該團體中發現了 20 人。因為警方阻止了危險,活動才得以順利進行。

Two more men, William and Jordan, are now in trouble. William helped with the drones. Jordan bought the equipment. The police say small groups now use simple technology to plan attacks. They also wanted to attack a soccer game in Missouri.

另外兩名男子 William 和 Jordan 現在也陷入困境。William 協助處理無人機,Jordan 負責購買設備。警方表示,目前有些小團體會利用簡單的技術來策劃襲擊。他們原本還想襲擊密蘇里州的一場足球賽。

Conclusion

The police are still looking for other people in the group.

警方仍在追緝該團體中的其他成員。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'ACTION' PATTERN

Look at how these words move from the person to the result:

  • Father → told police
  • Jordan → bought equipment
  • William → helped with drones

The Secret for A2: To talk about the past, we often just add -ed to the action word.

Examples from the text:

  • Plan \rightarrow Planned
  • Want \rightarrow Wanted
  • Stop \rightarrow Stopped

Watch out! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. They don't use -ed:

  • Tell \rightarrow Told
  • Find \rightarrow Found
  • Buy \rightarrow Bought

Quick Tip: Use these simple patterns to tell a story about yesterday. Person + Action-ed + Thing.

Vocabulary Learning

violent (adj.)
using physical force to hurt people
Example:The movie had a violent fight scene.
attack (n.)
an act of fighting or trying to hurt someone
Example:The police stopped the attack on the city.
secret (adj.)
something that is hidden from other people
Example:They have a secret meeting at midnight.
drone (n.)
a small flying machine without a pilot
Example:He uses a drone to take photos from the sky.
exit (n.)
a door or way out of a building
Example:Please go to the emergency exit.
government (n.)
the group of people who control a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the people.
equipment (n.)
the tools needed for a specific activity
Example:You need special equipment for scuba diving.
Practice A2 words in a crossword