Police Study Deaths of Children in Ottawa and Boston

警方調查渥太華與波士頓的兒童死亡事件


Introduction

Police in Ottawa and Boston are looking into the deaths of children.

渥太華與波士頓的警方正在調查兒童死亡事件。

Main Body

In Ottawa, police found two dead boys, aged seven and twelve, in a house. They also found a dead man in a burned car. The man was the father. Police think the father killed the children and then killed himself. The public is safe.

在渥太華,警方在一棟房屋中發現兩名死亡的男孩,分別為七歲和十二歲。他們還在一輛被燒毀的車內發現一名死亡男子。該男子是他們的父親。警方認為父親殺害了孩子後自殺。大眾是安全的。

In Boston, police went to a house on Gaylord Street. They found a child who did not move. The child died at the hospital. Another child went to the hospital for help.

在波士頓,警方前往 Gaylord 街的一棟房屋。他們發現一名沒有意識(不動)的孩子。該孩子在醫院宣告死亡。另一名孩子則前往醫院求救。

Police in Boston did not arrest anyone yet. They are still looking for facts.

波士頓警方尚未逮捕任何人。他們仍在調查事實。

Conclusion

Police are still working to find out exactly how the children died.

警方仍在努力查明兒童死亡的確切原因。

Vocabulary Learning

🔍 The 'Past' Pattern

Look at these words from the story: found, went, died.

In English, we change the word to show that something happened before now. These are special words that don't just add "-ed".

The Map:

  • Find \rightarrow Found
  • Go \rightarrow Went
  • Die \rightarrow Died

💡 Quick Tip: "Yet"

The text says: "Police... did not arrest anyone yet."

Use yet at the end of a sentence when you are waiting for something to happen.

  • I am not hungry yet.
  • The bus is not here yet.

Vocabulary Learning

looking into (v.)
to investigate or try to find out the truth about something
Example:The police are looking into the cause of the accident.
burned (adj.)
damaged or destroyed by fire
Example:The old house was burned down in the fire.
public (n.)
all the people in a town or country
Example:The library is open to the general public.
arrest (v.)
when the police take someone to the police station because they think they committed a crime
Example:The police will arrest the thief today.
facts (n.)
things that are known to be true
Example:Please tell me the facts about what happened.
exactly (adv.)
in a correct or precise way
Example:I don't know exactly where the store is.
Practice A2 words in a crossword