Shooting in Montreal
蒙特婁槍擊事件
Introduction
Three people died in a shooting in Montreal. A police officer, a man on the street, and the shooter died.
蒙特婁發生一起槍擊事件,造成三人死亡,死者包括一名警察、一名路人及一名槍手。
Main Body
The shooting happened on Monday near a hotel. The shooter was Seth Hatfield. He was 25 years old. Police are now looking for more information.
這起槍擊事件於週一發生在一家酒店附近。槍手為 Seth Hatfield,年方 25 歲。警方目前正在尋找更多資訊。
Seth Hatfield lived in Alberta. He was a student. He watched videos about guns and hate on the internet. He wrote a book with bad ideas about women and the government.
Seth Hatfield 居住在亞伯塔省,是一名學生。他在網上觀看關於槍枝與仇恨的影片,並寫了一本書,書中對女性與政府持有極端想法。
Experts say he mixed many different bad ideas together. They are worried because other people might see these ideas online and become violent.
專家表示,他將許多不同的極端思想混合在一起。他們擔心其他人可能會在網上看到這些想法並變得暴力。
The city is sad. The mayor closed some buildings. They stopped a big party to keep people safe.
整個城市沉浸在悲痛中。市長關閉了部分建築物,並取消了一場大型派對以確保民眾安全。
Conclusion
Police are still studying the case to understand why the man did this.
警方仍在研究此案,以了解該名男子為何會這樣做。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
When we tell a story, we change the action word to show it already happened. Look at these changes from the text:
- Live Lived
- Happen Happened
- Watch Watched
- Write Wrote (Special change!)
The 'ED' Rule: Most words just need -ed at the end to move from today to yesterday.
The 'Special' Rule: Some words are rebels. They change completely. Example: Write Wrote.
🏢 People and Places
Notice how the text connects people to where they are:
A2 Tip: Use "lived in" for cities and countries. "He lived in Alberta."