The Trial of Vitali Stefanski
Vitali Stefanski 的審判
Introduction
A court in Kamloops finished the trial of Vitali Stefanski. He is accused of killing his ex-wife, Tatjana Stefanski.
坎盧普斯的一家法院完成了 Vitali Stefanski 的審判。他被指控殺害其前妻 Tatjana Stefanski。
Main Body
Police found Tatjana's body in April 2024 near a forest road. They found a knife with blood from both people. A doctor said Tatjana had seven wounds in her chest. Police say Vitali told them he did it.
警方於 2024 年 4 月在一條林道附近發現 Tatjana 的屍體。他們發現了一把沾有兩人血跡的刀。醫生表示 Tatjana 的胸前有七處傷口。警方稱 Vitali 告訴他們是他所為。
Vitali says he did not kill her. He says Tatjana killed herself in a car. He says he tried to move her body, but she fell. He says he has no injuries on his body, so he is not the killer.
Vitali 則表示他沒有殺她。他說 Tatjana 在車內自殺。他說他試圖搬動她的屍體，但她掉落了。他說他的身體沒有受傷，因此他不是兇手。
Judge Bradford Smith spoke to the jury. He told them to listen to all the stories. He said they must decide if Vitali is telling the truth.
法官 Bradford Smith 向陪審團發表講話。他要求他們傾聽所有陳述。他說他們必須判定 Vitali 是否在說實話。
Conclusion
The jury is now talking. They must decide if Vitali Stefanski is guilty or innocent.
陪審團目前正在討論。他們必須判定 Vitali Stefanski 是有罪還是無辜。
Vocabulary Learning
🔎 The 'Who Did It' Pattern
In this story, we see two very important ways to talk about things that happened in the past. To reach A2, you need to know when to use Regular and Irregular past words.
1. The 'ED' Group (Easy) Most words just need -ed at the end to show it happened yesterday.
- Finish → Finished
- Accuse → Accused
- Try → Tried
2. The 'Change' Group (Tricky) Some words are rebels. They change their whole shape. You must memorize these!
- Say → Said
- Tell → Told
- Find → Found
Quick Tip for A2 Learners Notice how the story switches between Vitali says (now) and Police found (past). If you are telling a story about a crime or a trip, keep your verbs in the past form so the listener doesn't get confused!