Police Look for Two Missing Boys

警方尋找兩名失蹤男孩


Introduction

Police in New Jersey are looking for two 14-year-old boys. The boys are in Connecticut.

紐澤西州警方正在尋找兩名14歲的男孩。這兩名男孩目前在康乃狄克州。

Main Body

Three boys left home on Friday. They went to the Denville Train Station. Police saw them on cameras in Stamford, Connecticut.

三名男孩於週五離開家中,前往丹維爾火車站。警方在康乃狄克州的史丹福透過監視器看到他們。

Police found William Connolly. He is 17 years old. Now he is safe with the police.

警方找到了17歲的William Connolly,他目前在警方保護下平安無事。

Two boys are still missing. Their names are Brayden and Dominic. They are 14 years old. The police think the boys left home on purpose.

仍有兩名男孩失蹤,名字分別是Brayden和Dominic,他們均為14歲。警方認為這兩名男孩是故意離開家中的。

Brayden wore a green hoodie and white shoes. Dominic wore all black clothes. Police from two states are working together to find them.

Brayden穿著綠色連帽衫和白色鞋子。Dominic則穿著全黑服裝。兩個州的警方正合作尋找他們。

Conclusion

William is safe. Police are still looking for Brayden and Dominic.

William目前平安,警方仍在尋找Brayden和Dominic。

Vocabulary Learning

👕 Describing People

When we talk about what someone is wearing, we use these simple words:

  • Wore \rightarrow This is the past of "wear". Use it for things people had on in the past.
  • Clothes \rightarrow A general word for everything we put on our body.

Look at the patterns from the story:

Color+extClothingItem\text{Color} + ext{Clothing Item} Green+extHoodie\text{Green} + ext{Hoodie} White+extShoes\text{White} + ext{Shoes}


📍 Where are they?

Notice how the text uses In for cities and states:

  • In New Jersey
  • In Connecticut

Use In \rightarrow Big areas (Cities, States, Countries).

Vocabulary Learning

missing (adj.)
When someone or something cannot be found
Example:The police are looking for the missing cat.
on purpose (adv.)
Doing something because you wanted to, not by accident
Example:I did not break the glass on purpose.
hoodie (n.)
A warm sweater with a hood for the head
Example:He wore a blue hoodie because it was cold.
safe (adj.)
Not in danger or not hurt
Example:The children are safe at home.
Practice A2 words in a crossword