Boy Not Guilty in Death of Girl
男孩被判女孩死亡案無罪
Introduction
A 16-year-old boy is not guilty of killing a 9-year-old girl in North Somerset.
在北薩默塞特，一名16歲男孩被判女孩死亡案無罪。
Main Body
A girl named Aria Thorpe died on December 15. A kitchen knife went into her chest. The lawyers said the boy wanted to hurt her.
一名名為 Aria Thorpe 的女孩於 12 月 15 日去世。一把廚房刀刺入了她的胸口。律師稱該男孩想要傷害她。
But the boy said it was an accident. He wanted to scare the girl. He moved like he was playing a game with swords. Then the knife hit her.
但該男孩表示這是一場意外。他原本想嚇唬女孩，動作就像在玩劍一樣，結果刀子刺中了她。
After the accident, the boy went to the train station. He told his friends about the accident. He looked for laws on the internet. Then the police caught him.
意外發生後，男孩前往火車站。他告訴朋友關於這次意外的事，並在網上搜尋法律條文。隨後他被警方逮捕。
Conclusion
The jury said the boy is not guilty. He is now free.
陪審團判定男孩無罪。他現在已恢復自由。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Action' Flow
In this story, we see a clear way to talk about things that already happened. We use a simple trick: Change the ending of the word.
The Pattern: Most words just need an -ed at the end to move from 'Now' to 'Past'.
- Want Wanted*
- Look Looked*
The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular): Some words are rebels. They change their whole shape. You must memorize these as pairs:
- Go Went*
- Say Said*
- Tell Told*
Quick Guide for A2: If you are telling a story about yesterday or last year, check your verbs. If it doesn't have an -ed or a special form (like went), it is probably not in the past.