The Death of Paul Flack
Paul Flack 之死
Introduction
Paul Flack died at his home in Norwich. He was a graphic designer. His sister was Caroline Flack.
Paul Flack 在諾維奇（Norwich）的家中去世。他是一位平面設計師。他的妹妹是 Caroline Flack。
Main Body
Paul was 55 years old. People found him in his house on June 21. He went to the hospital, but he died. A judge says he died because he hung himself.
Paul 當時 55 歲。人們在 6 月 21 日在他的家中發現他。他被送往醫院，但仍不幸去世。法官表示他是因為上吊而死。
Paul's sister, Caroline, died in 2020. She was 40 years old. She killed herself. She was sad because the police and the law were mean to her.
Paul 的妹妹 Caroline 於 2020 年去世。當時她 40 歲。她是自殺。由於警方和法律對她非常刻薄，令她感到悲傷。
Many people on the internet were mean to Caroline. She lost her job on a TV show. After she died, some newspapers deleted their bad stories about her. Paul made a movie about her health in 2021.
許多網民對 Caroline 惡意攻擊。她在一個電視節目中失去了工作。在她去世後，一些報紙刪除了關於她的負面報導。Paul 在 2021 年拍了一部關於她健康狀況的電影。
Conclusion
The judge will have another meeting about Paul's death on October 23.
法官將於 10 月 23 日就 Paul 的死因再次舉行會議。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past' Secret
In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened. To do this, we often just add -ed to the word.
Look at these changes:
- delete deleted
- kill killed
⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'
Some words are rebels. They don't use -ed. You must learn them as they are:
- is/are was/were (Example: Paul was 55 years old.)
- go went (Example: He went to the hospital.)
- make made (Example: Paul made a movie.)
- lose lost (Example: She lost her job.)
💡 Quick Tip
When you see "died" or "was", the story is moving backward in time. This is the heart of A2 English: knowing if something is happening now or then.