Shooting at San Jose National High School
聖荷西國家高中槍擊案
Introduction
Three students died and twenty people were hurt in a shooting at a school in Tacloban City. Now, people are talking about school safety and laws for children.
在塔克洛班市的一所學校發生槍擊事件，造成三名學生死亡及二十人受傷。目前人們正討論學校安全與兒童相關法律。
Main Body
Two boys, aged 14 and 15, brought guns to school on Monday. They got the guns from a police officer and a security guard. The boys planned the attack in May.
兩名分別年滿 14 歲與 15 歲的男孩於週一將槍支帶入學校。他們是從一名警察和一名保安處取得這些槍支。這兩名男孩在五月就計劃了這次攻擊。
The boys said other students bullied them. Police also say the 14-year-old boy played a violent game called GoreBox. The government stopped this game for now.
男孩們表示其他學生欺凌他們。警方也表示，該名 14 歲男孩玩過一款名為 GoreBox 的暴力遊戲。政府目前已禁玩此遊戲。
Some leaders want to change the law. Senator Padilla says children as young as 10 should go to jail for crimes. Senator Pangilinan says the current law is okay, but the government must use it better.
部分領導者希望修改法律。參議員 Padilla 表示，年僅 10 歲的兒童若犯罪也應入獄。參議員 Pangilinan 則認為現行法律沒有問題，但政府必須更有效地運用。
Conclusion
The boys are now with government workers. The police are still looking into school security and violent games.
這兩名男孩目前由政府人員接管。警方仍在調查學校安保與暴力遊戲的問題。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
Look at these words from the story:
- died
- were
- brought
- got
- planned
- said
These are all 'Past' words. We use them when the action is finished.
The Magic Pattern Most words just add -ed to the end: Plan Planned
The 'Rule-Breakers' Some words change completely. You must memorize these: Get Got Say Said Bring Brought
Quick Guide for A2 Learners If you want to tell a story about yesterday, don't use is or are. Use was (one person) or were (many people).
Example: "Twenty people were hurt."