Police Look for Driver After Car Accident in Melbourne

墨爾本發生車禍,警方正搜尋肇事駕駛


Introduction

Police in Melbourne are looking for a driver. This driver hit a person and drove away.

墨爾本警方正在搜尋一名駕駛。該名駕駛在撞擊一名行人後逃離現場。

Main Body

A car hit a 34-year-old man in a shopping center parking lot. The man is very sick and hurt.

一名34歲男子在購物中心停車場被車撞擊。該男子傷勢嚴重。

Now the police want to find the driver. They want to catch the person who drove the car.

現在警方希望找到該名駕駛。他們想要逮捕開車的人。

If the police find the driver, the driver must go to court. The court will decide if the driver is wrong.

如果警方找到該名駕駛,該駕駛必須出庭。法院將決定該駕駛是否有錯。

Conclusion

The police are still searching for the driver. The man is in the hospital.

警方仍在搜尋該名駕駛。該男子目前在醫院治療。

Vocabulary Learning

🚗 Action Words: Now vs. Later

Look at how the story changes from things happening now to things that will happen.

The Current Situation (Right Now)

  • Police are looking for a driver. \rightarrow (Something happening at this moment)
  • The man is in the hospital. \rightarrow (His current state)

The Future Result (Later)

  • The driver must go to court. \rightarrow (A future requirement)
  • The court will decide. \rightarrow (A future action)

Quick Tip for A2: Use "will" when you are talking about a result that happens after an event.

  • Example: If I study \rightarrow I will pass.

Vocabulary Learning

driver (n.)
A person who steers and controls a car.
Example:The driver stopped the car at the red light.
accident (n.)
Something bad that happens by chance that hurts people or damages things.
Example:There was a car accident on the main road today.
parking lot (n.)
An area where people leave their cars.
Example:I cannot find my car in the shopping center parking lot.
catch (v.)
To find and stop someone who is trying to get away.
Example:The police tried to catch the thief.
court (n.)
A place where a judge decides if someone broke the law.
Example:The man had to go to court for his crime.
decide (v.)
To make a choice after thinking about something.
Example:I cannot decide which dress to wear.
searching (v.)
Looking very carefully for someone or something.
Example:The police are searching for the missing dog.
Practice A2 words in a crossword