Florida Kills Oldest Prisoner
佛州處死最高齡囚犯
Introduction
Florida killed 74-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer. He killed his wife in 1992. He is the oldest person the state killed in a long time.
佛羅里達州處死了 74 歲的 Dusty Ray Spencer。他在 1992 年殺害了自己的妻子。他是該州長期以來處決的最高齡人士。
Main Body
Spencer killed Karen Spencer with a knife. He also hurt her son with a brick and an iron. The state used three drugs to kill him.
Spencer 用刀殺害了 Karen Spencer。他還用磚塊和熨斗傷害了她的兒子。州政府使用了三種藥物處死他。
Spencer's lawyers asked the courts for help. They said he was too old. They said his liver was sick. The courts said no.
Spencer 的律師向法院尋求幫助。他們表示他年歲太大，且肝臟有病。但法院拒絕了。
Florida kills many people. In 2025, Florida killed 19 people. This is more than any other state in the USA.
佛州處決了許多人。在 2025 年，佛州處死了 19 人。這比美國任何其他州都多。
Conclusion
Dusty Ray Spencer is dead. Another 74-year-old prisoner will die in July.
Dusty Ray Spencer 已死亡。另一名 74 歲的囚犯將於 7 月被處死。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
In this story, we see a very simple way to tell a story about things that already happened. We use the Past Form of the verb.
Look at these changes:
- Kill → Killed
- Is → Was
- Say → Said
How to use it: When you see -ed at the end of a word, it usually means the action is finished.
- Example: "He killed his wife." → This happened in 1992. It is over.
- Example: "The courts said no." → This happened in the past.
Quick Tip for A2: Most words just need -ed, but some words are "rebels" and change completely (like is → was).
Pattern Summary:
Person + Past Verb + Object
→ Florida + killed + Spencer