Man Arrested for Giving Poison Pills in Mumbai

孟買一名男子因分發毒藥藥丸被捕


Introduction

Police in Mumbai arrested a 39-year-old man. He gave poison pills to people during a religious walk.

孟買警方逮捕了一名39歲男子。他在一次宗教遊行中分發毒藥藥丸給人們。

Main Body

A man named Fayyaz Premji gave pills to people. He told them the pills were for pain. A woman helped him. Many people felt sick and fell asleep after they took the pills.

一名名為 Fayyaz Premji 的男子分發藥丸給人們。他告訴他們這些藥丸是止痛藥。一名女子協助了他。許多人在服用藥丸後感到不適並陷入沉睡。

Police searched the man's house. They found 14,900 poison pills. The man bought the poison and empty pills on the internet. He spent 15 days making the pills.

警方搜查了該男子的住處。他們發現了 14,900 顆毒藥藥丸。該男子在網路上購買毒藥和空藥丸。他花費了15天時間製作這些藥丸。

The man worked in paint factories before. He also worked in Iraq and Iran. Police are asking him questions. They want to know why he did this and if other people helped him.

該男子之前曾在油漆廠工作。他也在伊拉克和伊朗工作過。警方正在對他進行詢問,想知道他為何這樣做以及是否有其他人協助他。

Conclusion

The man is in jail. Experts are now testing the pills in a lab.

該男子目前在獄中。專家現在正將藥丸在實驗室進行測試。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'PAST' PATTERN

Look at these words from the story:

  • Arrested
  • Gave
  • Told
  • Helped
  • Found
  • Bought
  • Spent
  • Worked

What is happening here? These are all actions that happened before now. To tell a story about the past in English, we change the end of the word.

The Simple Way: Most words just get an -ed at the end: Search \rightarrow Searched Help \rightarrow Helped

The Tricky Way: Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You just have to remember them: Give \rightarrow Gave Tell \rightarrow Told Find \rightarrow Found Buy \rightarrow Bought Spend \rightarrow Spent

Why this helps you reach A2: If you can switch from "I buy a pill" (now) to "I bought a pill" (yesterday), you can tell stories, report news, and talk about your life.

Vocabulary Learning

arrested (v.)
When police take someone away to a police station because they think the person committed a crime.
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
poison (n.)
Something that can make you very sick or kill you if you eat it or drink it.
Example:Some mushrooms in the forest contain poison.
pills (n.)
Small, round pieces of medicine that you swallow.
Example:The doctor gave me some pills for my headache.
religious (adj.)
Connected to a belief in a god or a religion.
Example:They go to a religious service every Sunday.
factories (n.)
Large buildings where things are made using machines.
Example:Many people work in car factories.
experts (n.)
People who know a lot about a specific subject.
Example:The computer experts fixed the broken server.
lab (n.)
A room used for scientific work or testing.
Example:The scientist is working in the lab today.
Practice A2 words in a crossword