Bad Things Happen to Children in India

印度兒童遭遇不幸事件


Introduction

Police and courts are working on many crimes against children in four parts of India.

警方與法院正處理印度四個地區發生的多起針對兒童的犯罪案件。

Main Body

In Delhi, a man worked at a school. He hurt a three-year-old child. The court put the man in jail. The government may close the school because it is not safe.

在德理,一名男子在學校工作。他傷害了一名三歲的兒童。法院將該男子關押入獄。政府可能會關閉該學校,因為該處並不安全。

In Rajasthan, bad people took a 13-year-old girl. Many men hurt her in hotels. Police arrested eight people. Now, political leaders want to destroy the illegal hotels.

在拉賈斯坦邦,歹徒綁架了一名13歲的女孩。許多男子在酒店傷害了她。警方逮捕了八人。現在,政治領袖希望拆除這些非法酒店。

In Tamil Nadu, a 17-year-old boy killed a nine-year-old boy. In Haryana, a woman took two young girls. She gave them a drug to make them sleep. The police were slow to help.

在泰米爾納德邦,一名17歲的少年殺害了一名九歲的男孩。在哈里亞納邦,一名女子綁架了兩名小女孩。她給她們服用藥物使其入睡。警方救援速度緩慢。

Conclusion

The police are still looking for more bad people. The courts want to put these criminals in prison.

警方仍在追緝更多歹徒。法院希望將這些罪犯關入監獄。

Vocabulary Learning

🟢 How to describe age

In this text, we see a pattern for saying how old someone is:

  • three-year-old child
  • 13-year-old girl
  • 17-year-old boy
  • nine-year-old boy

The Rule: When the age describes the person (like an adjective), we use hyphens (-) and the word 'year' stays singular (no 's').

Example Change:

  • Incorrect: A 13 years old girl \rightarrow Correct: A 13-year-old girl

🔵 Action Words (Past Time)

Most actions in this story happened in the past. Notice how the words change:

  • work \rightarrow worked
  • hurt \rightarrow hurt (stays the same!)
  • take \rightarrow took
  • arrest \rightarrow arrested
  • kill \rightarrow killed

Quick Tip: If the word ends in -ed, it usually means it happened yesterday or a long time ago.

Vocabulary Learning

crime (n.)
An action that is against the law
Example:Stealing is a crime.
government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
arrested (v.)
When police take someone away because they broke the law
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing.
destroy (v.)
To damage something so badly that it cannot be used
Example:The fire will destroy the old building.
illegal (adj.)
Not allowed by the law
Example:It is illegal to drive without a license.
criminal (n.)
A person who does something against the law
Example:The criminal went to prison for two years.
Practice A2 words in a crossword