US Navy Looks for Missing Marine
美國海軍尋找失蹤的海軍陸戰隊員
Introduction
A US Marine disappeared during training in the ocean near California. Many groups looked for him.
一名美國海軍陸戰隊員在加州附近的海洋訓練期間失蹤。許多單位參與了搜尋。
Main Body
The Marine was on a ship called the USS Anchorage. He disappeared on Thursday. Three ships and twelve planes searched the water.
該名隊員當時在名為 USS Anchorage 的艦上。他在週四失蹤。三艘船隻與十二架飛機在水域進行搜尋。
People from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Air Force helped. They searched a very large area of the ocean.
來自海軍、海軍陸戰隊、海岸防衛隊與空軍的人員提供了協助。他們搜尋了非常廣大的海域。
They searched for 43 hours. They did not find the man. On Friday night, they stopped the rescue and started to look for his body.
他們搜尋了 43 小時，但未能找到該名男子。週五晚上，他們停止了救援行動，並開始搜尋其遺體。
This is the second time soldiers went missing in six weeks. The Navy is now studying why this happened.
這是六週內第二次發生士兵失蹤事件。海軍目前正在研究發生此類事件的原因。
Conclusion
The Navy is now looking for the body. They cannot say the man's name until they tell his family.
海軍目前正在尋找遺體。在通知家屬之前，他們無法透露該名男子的姓名。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
In this story, almost every action happened in the past. To tell a story about yesterday or last week, we often add -ed to the action word.
Look at these changes:
- Search → Searched
- Disappear → Disappeared
- Stop → Stopped
The 'Irregular' Exception Some words are rebels and don't follow the -ed rule. You just have to memorize them:
- Find → Found (Wait! The text says "did not find". When we use "did not", the action word goes back to its normal form!)
- Go → Went
Quick Pattern:
Action + ed → It happened before now.
Did not + Action → It did not happen before now.