Dong Guangping Arrives in Canada

董光平抵達加拿大


Introduction

Dong Guangping is a man from China. He is now in Toronto, Canada.

董光平是一位來自中國的男子。他現在身在加拿大多倫多。

Main Body

Dong arrived in Canada on Friday. He flew on an Air Canada plane. He wanted to live with his wife and children in Canada.

董光平於週五抵達加拿大。他乘坐加拿大航空的飛機前來。他希望在加拿大與妻子和孩子團聚。

In May, police in South Korea stopped him. He was in a small boat. He stayed in South Korea for a short time before he went to Canada.

五月時,韓國警方截停了他。當時他在一艘小船上。在前往加拿大之前,他在韓國短暫停留了一段時間。

Dong had a hard life in China. The government put him in prison two times. He tried to go to Thailand, Vietnam, and Taiwan, but he failed.

董光平在中國的生活十分艱辛。政府曾將他兩次關入監獄。他曾嘗試前往泰國、越南和台灣,但都失敗了。

Sheng Xue helped Dong for ten years. Now he is finally safe in Canada.

盛雪幫助了董光平十年。現在他終於在加拿大平安地生活。

Conclusion

Dong Guangping is now in Toronto with his family.

董光平現在與家人一同在多倫多。

Vocabulary Learning

🌍 Moving from Present to Past

Look at how the story changes from now to before:

Right now (Present):

  • He is in Toronto.

Before (Past):

  • He arrived in Canada.
  • He flew on a plane.
  • He wanted to live with family.

The Rule for Beginners: Most of the time, if something already happened, we just add -ed to the end of the action word.

  • Arrive → Arrived
  • Want → Wanted
  • Stay → Stayed
  • Help → Helped

Watch out! Some words are rebels and change completely:

  • Is → Was
  • Fly → Flew
  • Go → Went

Vocabulary Learning

arrived (v.)
To reach a place at the end of a journey
Example:The plane arrived at the airport on time.
government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
prison (n.)
A building where criminals are kept
Example:The man was sent to prison for stealing.
failed (v.)
Did not succeed in doing something
Example:He failed his driving test and must try again.
finally (adv.)
After a long time or a lot of difficulty
Example:I finally finished my homework at midnight.
Practice A2 words in a crossword