Police Stop Attack on White House Event
警方阻止白宮活動襲擊案
Introduction
Police in the United States caught people. These people wanted to attack a sports event at the White House.
美國警方逮捕了部分人士，這些人原計畫在白宮的一場體育活動發動襲擊。
Main Body
Some people planned a big attack on June 14. They wanted to use guns and drones to hurt people. The FBI and local police stopped them.
有些人計畫在6月14日發動一次大規模襲擊。他們想使用槍支和無人機來傷害他人。FBI和當地警方阻止了他們。
Police arrested Alexander Mercado. He is 20 years old. He deleted a chat app on his phone. He did this to hide information from the police. He may go to prison for 20 years.
警方逮捕了Alexander Mercado。他今年20歲。他在手機上刪除了聊天軟體，以向警方隱瞞資訊。他可能會被判處20年監禁。
Police also arrested Tycen Proper. He is 19 years old. His parents told the police about him. He had many guns and a lot of bullets. Now, police know eight people in this group.
警方還逮捕了Tycen Proper。他今年19歲。他的父母向警方舉報了他。他擁有許多槍支和大量子彈。目前警方已知該組織共有八人。
Conclusion
The police are still looking for more people who helped with the plan.
警方目前仍在搜尋其他參與計畫的人員。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Past Action' Pattern
Look at how the story tells us what happened. Most of the words end in -ed. This is how we talk about things that are finished.
Examples from the text:
- caught (Special word: change from catch)
- planned plan + ed
- stopped stop + ed
- arrested arrest + ed
- deleted delete + d
Using 'A Lot Of' vs 'Many'
Both words mean a large number, but we use them differently here:
- Many guns: Used for things we can count (1 gun, 2 guns).
- A lot of bullets: Also for things we can count, but it feels more natural in a story.
Quick Tip: If you are not sure, use "a lot of." It works for almost everything! 🌟