Police Save Woman and Children in Pakistan

巴基斯坦警方救出婦女與兒童


Introduction

Police in Pakistan arrested a man. They saved his wife and five children from a house.

巴基斯坦警方逮捕了一名男子。他們從一棟房屋中救出了一名婦女和五名兒童。

Main Body

The police went to a house in Bara. A son called the police for help. The police found a woman named Sylvie and her children. The house was very old and small. The woman and children had hurts on their bodies.

警方前往位於 Bara 的一棟房屋。一名兒子打電話向警方求救。警方發現了一名名叫 Sylvie 的婦女及其孩子。該房屋非常陳舊且狹小。該婦女與孩子們的身體上有傷痕。

Sylvie and her husband lived in Australia for ten years. They moved to Pakistan in 2014. Sylvie says her husband locked her and the children in the house. The children did not go to school.

Sylvie 和她的丈夫在澳洲生活了十年。他們於 2014 年搬到巴基斯坦。Sylvie 表示她的丈夫將她和孩子們鎖在屋內。孩子們沒有去上學。

Sylvie says her husband was very violent. He did not let the family leave the house. Now, the woman and children are in a safe place in Peshawar. They want to go back to France.

Sylvie 表示她的丈夫非常暴力。他不允許家人離開房屋。現在,這名婦女和孩子們在 Peshawar 的安全地點。他們想要回到法國。

Conclusion

The man is in prison. The family is waiting to go to France.

該名男子已入獄。這家人正等待前往法國。

Vocabulary Learning

🚩 The 'Past Action' Pattern

To reach A2, you must tell stories about things that already happened. Look at how the article changes words to show the past:

  • Regular changes (Add -ed):

    • arrest \rightarrow arrested
    • save \rightarrow saved
    • call \rightarrow called
    • lock \rightarrow locked
  • Irregular changes (The word changes completely):

    • go \rightarrow went
    • find \rightarrow found

🏠 Describing Places

Notice how the text describes the house. It uses Adjective + Noun.

"The house was very old and small."

A2 Tip: Put the describing word before the object or after the word 'was' to give a clear picture.

Vocabulary Learning

arrested (v.)
When police take a person away because they think the person broke the law.
Example:The police arrested the man yesterday.
violent (adj.)
Using physical force to hurt someone.
Example:The man was very violent and hurt his family.
prison (n.)
A building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime.
Example:The criminal is now in prison.
locked (v.)
Closed something with a key so it cannot be opened.
Example:He locked the door so the children could not leave.
Practice A2 words in a crossword