Police Officer Dies in Motorcycle Accident
一名警察在摩托車事故中死亡
Introduction
A 31-year-old police officer died in a motorcycle accident on Sunday in Grafton.
週日在格拉夫頓（Grafton）發生了一起摩托車事故，導致一名 31 歲的警察死亡。
Main Body
The accident happened at 6:00 PM on Route 122. Officer Jacob Mick hit another car with his motorcycle. Mr. Mick died at the scene. The other driver had small injuries and went to the hospital.
事故發生於下午 6 點在 122 號公路。Jacob Mick 警員騎著摩托車撞上了另一輛車。Mick 先生在現場死亡。另一名駕駛員受輕傷，已送往醫院。
Mr. Mick finished police school in 2023. He worked at the Holden Barracks. Another officer from his school also died in a car accident last month.
Mick 先生於 2023 年完成警察學校學業。他曾在 Holden Barracks 工作。他同一所學校的另一名警員在上個月也死於車禍。
Before this job, Mr. Mick worked for the Northborough Police. His mother also works for the police in Northborough.
在接任此職位前，Mick 先生曾在 Northborough 警察局工作。他的母親同樣在 Northborough 警察局任職。
Conclusion
The police are still studying the accident.
警方仍在調查此次事故。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
In this story, we see words that tell us things already happened. These are called Past Tense words.
The Magic 'ed' Change Most words just need -ed at the end to move from 'now' to 'before':
- Finish Finished
- Work Worked
- Happen Happened
The Rule Breakers Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Die Died (Wait, this one actually follows the -ed rule! Let's look at a real breaker:)
- Go Went
Quick Example:
- Now: He works at the station.
- Before: He worked at the station.
📍 Location Words
Notice how we use 'at' and 'in' for places:
- At the scene / At the hospital (A specific point)
- In Grafton / In Northborough (Inside a city/town)