Six People Die in Shooting in Germany
德國發生槍擊事件,造成六人死亡
Introduction
A man killed six workers at a home for mothers and children on Monday in Stade, Germany.
週一在德國史塔德(Stade)的一家母嬰之家,一名男子殺害了六名工作人員。
Main Body
The workers were four women and two men. The man had a meeting about his baby daughter. He used a gun and killed the workers. The baby and her mother are safe.
死者為四名女性與兩名男性。該名男子原先是為了其幼女的事情前來開會。他使用槍支殺害了工作人員。嬰兒及其母親平安無事。
The man tried to drive away with a woman. The police chased the car and caught them. The man did not have a permit for the gun.
該男子隨後試圖與一名女性開車逃離。警方追緝該車並將他們逮捕。該名男子持有槍支並未獲得許可。
Leaders in Germany are very sad. They say this was a terrible act of violence. The home is a private place for children.
德國領導人對此深表悲痛。他們表示這是一次極其可怕的暴力行為。該之家是一個私人的兒童場所。
Conclusion
The police have the man and the woman. They want to find where the gun came from.
警方已逮捕該名男子與女性。他們正試圖查明槍支的來源。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past' Story
In this news story, almost every action happened in the past. To reach A2, you need to see how we change words to show something is finished.
The Pattern: Most words just add -ed at the end.
- Chase Chased
- Use Used
The 'Rule Breakers': Some words change completely. You must memorize these because they are common in daily life:
- Kill Killed (Regular)
- Have Had (Irregular)
- Do Did (Irregular)
- Say Said (Irregular)
Example from text: "The man had a meeting... He used a gun."
Quick Tip: When you see did not, the next word goes back to its normal form.
- Wrong: Did not had
- Right: Did not have