Bomb Explosion in Monaco
摩納哥發生炸彈爆炸案
Introduction
A bomb exploded outside a house in Monaco on Monday evening. Three people are hurt. The police are looking for the man who did it.
週一晚上，摩納哥一棟房屋外發生炸彈爆炸，導致三人受傷。警方目前正在追緝嫌犯。
Main Body
A man put a bag with a bomb at the door of a building. He then walked away toward France. The bomb had small metal pieces inside. It broke the building and hurt people.
一名男子在一棟建築物的門口放置了一個裝有炸彈的袋子，隨後向法國方向走離。炸彈內含有小型金屬碎片，摧毀了建築物並造成人員受傷。
Three people are injured. Two adults are very sick in the hospital. One child is 13 years old and is okay. Some reports say the people are from Russia and Ukraine.
共有三人受傷。兩名成年人在醫院內情況危急，一名 13 歲的兒童則平安無事。部分報導指出，受害者來自俄羅斯與烏克蘭。
Many firefighters and doctors came to help quickly. The government says this was a bad attack. This is the first time a terrorist attack happened in Monaco.
許多消防員與醫生迅速趕到現場救援。政府表示這次是一次惡劣的襲擊。這是摩納哥首次發生恐怖襲擊。
Conclusion
The police are still looking for the man. They want to know why he attacked the building.
警方仍在追緝該名男子。他們想知道他襲擊該建築物的動機。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
In this story, we see a simple way to describe things that already happened. We change the action word (verb) to show it is finished.
The Pattern: Most words just need an -ed at the end.
- Explode → Exploded*
- Walk → Walked*
- Happen → Happened*
The Tricksters: Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You just have to remember them!
- Put → Put (It stays the same!)
- Is/Are → Was/Were (Example: "This was a bad attack")
Quick Word Map
- Hurt (Injured/Pain) Sick (Not healthy) Hospital (Where doctors are)
Why this helps you reach A2: Being able to tell a simple story about yesterday or last week is the biggest step from Beginner to A2.