Bad Parents in Washington and Michigan
華盛頓與密西根州的劣父母
Introduction
Two stories from Washington and Michigan show how some parents hurt their children.
兩起發生在華盛頓與密西根州的事件，顯示了某些父母是如何傷害自己的孩子的。
Main Body
In Washington, a boy named Aiden died. The police arrested his father, Jacob Bevins. The mother says the government did not help the child.
在華盛頓，一名叫 Aiden 的男孩去世了。警方逮捕了他的父親 Jacob Bevins。母親表示政府沒有幫助這名孩子。
In Michigan, a boy named Casper died. He was seven years old. His parents, Damien and Jessica O'Brien, did not take him to the doctor. He was very sick.
在密西根州，一名叫 Casper 的男孩去世了。他當時七歲。他的父母 Damien 與 Jessica O'Brien 沒有帶他去看醫生。他當時病得很嚴重。
The house in Michigan was very dirty. There was trash everywhere. The police took the daughter away from the parents to keep her safe.
密西根州的那間房子非常髒亂。到處都是垃圾。警方將女兒從父母身邊帶走，以確保她的安全。
Conclusion
The parents in both stories now face serious crimes in court.
這兩起故事中的父母現在都將在法院面對嚴重的刑事指控。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Pattern
To reach A2, you must know how to talk about things that already happened. Look at these words from the text:
- Died (Die Died)
- Arrested (Arrest Arrested)
- Was (Is Was)
The Secret: Most of the time, you just add -ed to the end of the action word to move it to the past.
🏠 Describing a Place
Notice how the story describes the house:
"The house... was very dirty. There was trash everywhere."
A2 Tip: Use Subject + was/were + Adjective to describe a scene.
- Example: The room was messy.
- Example: The street was quiet.