Police Arrest Australian Man in Pattaya

芭底雅警方逮捕一名澳洲男子


Introduction

Thai police arrested a 46-year-old man from Australia. A 17-year-old Thai girl died.

泰國警方逮捕了一名 46 歲的澳洲男子。一名 17 歲的泰國少女死亡。

Main Body

On Thursday, a camera saw the man and the girl enter a house in Pattaya. Later, the man left on a motorcycle. He had a big black suitcase.

週四,監視器拍到該男子與該少女進入芭底雅的一棟房屋。隨後,該男子騎著摩托車離開。他帶了一個大型黑色行李箱。

On Friday, police found the suitcase near a train track. The girl's body was inside. She had injuries on her body.

週五,警方在鐵路附近發現了該行李箱。少女的屍體就在其中。她的身體有傷痕。

Police caught the man at the airport in Bangkok. He wanted to fly to Australia. The man says he did not kill the girl.

警方在曼谷機場逮捕了該男子。他當時正準備飛往澳洲。該男子聲稱自己沒有殺害該少女。

Thailand now has stricter rules for tourists. The government wants to stop foreign criminals from working in the country.

泰國現在對遊客採取更嚴格的規定。政府希望阻止外國罪犯在該國內活動。

Conclusion

The man is in jail. Police are waiting for more medical reports.

該男子目前在獄中。警方正在等待更多的醫療報告。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

To reach A2, you must move from the present to the past. Look at these action words from the story:

  • Arrest \rightarrow Arrested
  • Die \rightarrow Died
  • See \rightarrow Saw
  • Leave \rightarrow Left
  • Find \rightarrow Found

The Secret Pattern: Most words just add -ed (like arrested). But some are 'rebels' and change completely (like see becoming saw).


🎒 Describing Things (Order of Words)

In English, we put the 'look' of the object before the object itself.

A big black suitcase

Size (Big) \rightarrow Color (Black) \rightarrow Thing (Suitcase)

If you say "A suitcase black big," it sounds wrong. Always follow the Size \rightarrow Color \rightarrow Thing path.

Vocabulary Learning

arrested (v.)
When police take someone away because they think the person committed a crime.
Example:The police arrested the man after the crime.
suitcase (n.)
A large bag used for carrying clothes when traveling.
Example:She packed her clothes in a big blue suitcase.
injuries (n.)
Damage to a person's body, like a cut or a broken bone.
Example:The driver had small injuries after the car accident.
stricter (adj.)
More serious or firm about following rules.
Example:My teacher is stricter than my old teacher.
criminals (n.)
People who do illegal things or break the law.
Example:The police are looking for the criminals.
Practice A2 words in a crossword