Police Look Into Two Fires in Victoria
警方調查維多利亞州兩起火災
Introduction
Police in Victoria are looking into two different fires. One fire was in the south-east and one fire was in the north.
維多利亞州警方正在調查兩起不同的火災。其中一起位於東南部，另一起位於北部。
Main Body
A shop in Mentone burned down at 4:10 in the morning. A car hit the shop and then the fire started. Gas and electricity problems made the work hard for firefighters. No people were hurt, but other shops nearby were damaged.
Mentone 的一家商店在凌晨 4 點 10 分被燒毀。起因是一輛車撞上商店後引發火災。瓦斯與電力問題增加了消防員工作的難度。沒有人員受傷，但附近的其他商店受損。
Another fire happened in Tallygaroopna at 10:30. A man lived in a bus and the bus burned. Firefighters found a dead man inside the bus. Police do not know why the fire started.
另一起火災於 10 點 30 分發生在 Tallygaroopna。一名男子住在巴士中，隨後巴士起火。消防員在巴士內發現一名死亡男子。警方目前尚不清楚起火原因。
Special police teams are now checking both places. They want to find the cause of the fires.
專門的警方小組目前正在檢查這兩個地點。他們希望找出火災的原因。
Conclusion
Police are still working on these cases. They want people to send videos or tell them what they saw.
警方仍在處理這些案件。他們希望民眾能提供影片或告知所見之情況。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past-Tense' Shift
Look at how the story changes from now (Police are looking) to then (A shop burned down).
How to change a word to the past: Just add -ed to the end.
- Start Started*
- Damage Damaged*
- Happen Happened*
The 'Rule-Breakers' (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Hit Hit (stays the same!)
- Are Were*
- Do Did*
Quick Guide for A2: If you are telling a story about yesterday, use the -ed version. If it is happening right now, use -ing.