Police Arrest Three Men After Attack on News Crew

新聞團隊遭襲擊,警方逮捕三名男子


Introduction

Police in Chicago are looking into an attack on a news team on Monday afternoon.

芝加哥警方正在調查週一下午發生的一起新聞團隊遭襲擊事件。

Main Body

A reporter and a photographer worked near the Adler Planetarium. Three men in a white truck stopped them. One man said bad words about the reporter's race. He tried to make a dog attack the team.

一名記者與一名攝影師在 Adler Planetarium 附近工作。三名男子開著一輛白色貨車攔住了他們。其中一名男子對記者的種族發表了侮辱性言論。他還試圖指使一隻狗攻擊該團隊。

The dog did not attack. Then, the men broke a camera. One man used a traffic cone to break the car window.

該狗並未攻擊。隨後,這些男子弄壞了一台相機。其中一名男子使用交通錐將車窗擊碎。

The men drove away. Later, they scared people with a gun in Brighton Park. The police chased the truck. The truck hit a police car and the police arrested the three men.

這些男子隨後開車離去。之後,他們在 Brighton Park 使用槍支恐嚇路人。警方追擊該貨車,貨車撞上警車後,警方逮捕了這三名男子。

Conclusion

Three men are in jail. Police are still studying the case.

三名男子目前被拘留。警方仍在調查此案。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ Action-Packed Verbs

Look at how these words describe a story. They are simple and direct.

The 'Past' Pattern Many words here end in -ed to show the action is finished:

  • work \rightarrow worked
  • stop \rightarrow stopped
  • chas \rightarrow chased
  • arrest \rightarrow arrested

The 'Change' Pattern Some words change completely. You must memorize these:

  • say \rightarrow said
  • break \rightarrow broke
  • drive \rightarrow drove
  • hit \rightarrow hit (stays the same!)

💡 Quick Tip for A2: When you tell a story about yesterday or last week, use these versions of the words.

Incorrect: Yesterday I drive to work. ❌ Correct: Yesterday I drove to work. ✅

Vocabulary Learning

arrest (v.)
When the police take someone to the police station because they think the person broke the law.
Example:The police will arrest the thief.
reporter (n.)
A person who writes or tells news stories for a newspaper or TV.
Example:The reporter asked many questions.
photographer (n.)
A person who takes photos as a job.
Example:The photographer took a picture of the park.
attack (n./v.)
To try to hurt someone or something.
Example:The dog tried to attack the man.
chased (v.)
Ran after someone or something to catch them.
Example:The cat chased the mouse.
Practice A2 words in a crossword