Bomb Attack in Monaco

摩納哥發生炸彈襲擊


Introduction

Police in Monaco are looking for a man. He put a bomb in a house. Three people are hurt.

摩納哥警方正在搜尋一名男子。他在一間房屋中放置了炸彈,導致三人受傷。

Main Body

On Monday at 9:00 PM, a man left a bag at a house. The bag had a bomb inside. The man then walked into France. Police say this was not a terrorist attack. One man did this alone.

週一晚上 9 點,一名男子在一家房屋處留下一個袋子。袋子裡面裝有一枚炸彈。隨後該男子走入了法國。警方表示這並非恐怖襲擊,而是一名男子的單獨行動。

The bomb hurt a Ukrainian businessman named Vadym Yermolaiev. His wife and his 13-year-old son were also hurt. The parents are very sick in the hospital.

炸彈傷到一名叫 Vadym Yermolaiev 的烏克蘭商人。他的妻子和 13 歲的兒子也受傷了。這對父母目前在醫院內情況危殆。

Vadym Yermolaiev had problems with the law. The leader of Ukraine, President Zelensky, punished him in 2023. He said Vadym gave money to Russia. Vadym says this is not true. His son also had legal problems in Cyprus and Estonia.

Vadym Yermolaiev 曾有法律問題。烏克蘭領導人澤連斯基總統在 2023 年處罰了他,稱 Vadym 向俄羅斯提供資金。Vadym 則表示這並非事實。他的兒子在賽普勒斯和愛沙尼亞也曾有法律問題。

Conclusion

Police do not have the man. French police are helping Monaco to find him.

警方尚未逮捕該名男子。法國警方正協助摩納哥搜尋他。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Time' Bridge

Look at how we move from General Facts to Specific Moments.

  • General \rightarrow Police are looking for a man.
  • Specific \rightarrow On Monday at 9:00 PM, a man left a bag.

The Pattern: The 'Past' Simple To tell a story about the past, we often add -ed to the action word:

  • Walk \rightarrow Walked
  • Punish \rightarrow Punished

Wait! Some words change completely:

  • Have \rightarrow Had
  • Say \rightarrow Said
  • Give \rightarrow Gave

Quick Tip for A2: When you see a specific time (like Monday or 2023), stop using "is/are" and start using these "past" words.

Vocabulary Learning

bomb (n.)
A weapon that explodes and causes damage
Example:The police found a bomb in the building.
terrorist (n.)
A person who uses violence to scare people for political reasons
Example:The government is fighting against the terrorist group.
businessman (n.)
A person who works in business or owns a company
Example:The businessman travels to many countries for work.
punished (v.)
To make someone suffer because they did something wrong
Example:The teacher punished the student for talking in class.
legal (adj.)
Related to the law
Example:You should get legal help from a lawyer.
Practice A2 words in a crossword