Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing Housemate
男子殺害室友被判處終身監禁
Introduction
Ng Boon Hong is 63 years old. He must stay in prison for the rest of his life because he killed his housemate, Ang Cheng Kek.
Ng Boon Hong 今年 63 歲。因為他殺害了室友 Ang Cheng Kek，他必須在監獄中度過餘生。
Main Body
Ng and Ang lived in a small flat together. They fought a lot. They fought about smoking and cleaning. Ng was often angry and broke furniture with a hammer.
Ng 和 Ang 共同住在一個小公寓裡。他們經常吵架，爭執點在於抽菸和清潔問題。Ng 經常憤怒，並用錘子砸壞家具。
On March 16, 2023, Ng got angry again. He heated oil with chillis. He poured the hot oil on Ang's face while Ang slept. Then, Ng stabbed Ang in the neck and stomach. Ng stopped Ang from calling for help.
2023 年 3 月 16 日，Ng 再次發怒。他加熱油與辣椒，在 Ang 睡覺時將熱油淋在 Ang 的臉上。接著，Ng 刺擊 Ang 的頸部和腹部。Ng 阻止了 Ang 呼救。
After the crime, Ng took 3,000 dollars from Ang. He bought expensive things and went to a club. Then, he went to the police and said he did it. Ng has other health problems and is not very smart.
犯罪後，Ng 從 Ang 那裡拿走了 3,000 美元。他購買了昂貴物品並前往俱樂部。隨後，他前往警局坦承自己所為。Ng 患有其他健康問題，且智力較低。
Conclusion
The judge said the crime was very bad. But Ng told the police the truth. Because of this, the judge did not give him the death penalty. He will stay in prison for life.
法官表示這起罪行非常嚴重。但 Ng 向警方告知了實情。因此，法官沒有判處他死刑。他將被終身監禁。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Action Words: Past vs. Now
In this story, everything happened in the past. To tell a story, we usually add -ed to the end of the action word.
The Pattern:
- Live → Lived
- Fight → Fighted (Wait! This is a trick word. We say Fought)
- Heat → Heated
- Pour → Poured
- Stop → Stopped
⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'
Some words don't follow the -ed rule. You just have to remember them:
- Get Got
- Take Took
- Buy Bought
- Say Said
- Go Went
💡 Quick Tip
If you see "did" or "did not", the action word goes back to its normal form.
- Wrong: The judge did not gave him...
- Right: The judge did not give him...