Many Violent Crimes in US and Canada

美加兩國發生多起暴力犯罪


Introduction

Many people died or got hurt in the US and Canada last weekend. People used guns and knives.

上週末,美國與加拿大有許多人死亡或受傷,有人使用了槍支與刀具。

Main Body

In Michigan, a man died after a fight with police. In New York, two people were stabbed in a park. One person died.

在密西根州,一名男子與警方發生衝突後死亡。在紐約,兩人在公園內被刺傷,其中一人死亡。

In Florida, two different shootings killed two people. In Chicago and New York, men were shot during robberies.

在佛羅里達州,兩起不同的槍擊事件導致兩人死亡。在芝加哥與紐約,有男子在搶劫過程中被槍擊。

In Canada, a man was shot in a planned attack. In Orlando, a man shot his sister by accident during a fight.

在加拿大,一名男子在一次計劃攻擊中被槍擊。在奧蘭多,一名男子在與妹妹爭吵時意外將其槍擊。

Conclusion

Police are looking for the bad people now.

警方目前正在追緝犯罪者。

Vocabulary Learning

🔍 THE 'ACTION' PATTERN

Look at how the text talks about things that happened. To reach A2, you need to know the difference between doing and happening to.

1. The Active Way (Who did it?)

  • People used guns...
  • A man shot his sister...

The Rule: [Person] \rightarrow [Action] \rightarrow [Object].

2. The Passive Way (What happened to the person?)

  • Two people were stabbed...
  • Men were shot...

The Rule: [Person] \rightarrow were \rightarrow [Action].


💡 QUICK TIP: If you see 'were' or 'was' before a verb (like were stabbed), the person didn't do the action—the action happened to them.

Vocabulary Learning

violent (adj.)
using physical force to hurt someone
Example:The movie had many violent scenes.
stabbed (v.)
cut with a sharp object like a knife
Example:The man was stabbed in the arm.
shootings (n.)
acts of firing a gun at someone
Example:There were two shootings in the city yesterday.
robberies (n.)
crimes where someone steals money or things from a person or place
Example:The police are investigating three bank robberies.
planned (adj.)
decided or organized before it happens
Example:They had a planned meeting at 10 AM.
accident (n.)
something bad that happens that is not planned
Example:I broke the glass by accident.
Practice A2 words in a crossword