Four Adults in Trouble for Hurting Children
四名成人因虐待兒童面臨指控
Introduction
Police found sixteen children in a bad house in Ohio. Four adults now face charges in court.
警方在俄亥俄州的一間環境惡劣的房屋中發現了十六名兒童。目前有四名成年人面臨法庭指控。
Main Body
The adults are parents and grandparents. They lived in a small room for four years. The house was very dirty and had a lot of waste.
這些成年人是父母與祖父母。他們在一個小房間裡住了四年。房子非常骯髒且充滿廢棄物。
The children did not go to school. Some children could not speak. One girl could not write her name.
孩子們沒有上學。有些孩子甚至無法說話。一名女孩無法寫出自己的名字。
Many children were very sick. Doctors took nine children to the hospital. Some children needed special help to breathe.
許多孩子病得很嚴重。醫生將九名孩子送往醫院。部分孩子需要特殊的呼吸輔助設備。
Conclusion
The state now protects the children. The police are still studying the case.
州政府目前正保護這些孩子。警方仍在調查此案。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of "Could Not"
In this story, we see a pattern that is very useful for A2 learners: Could not.
We use this when someone was unable to do something in the past.
Look at these examples from the text:
- Some children could not speak.
- One girl could not write her name.
How to build it:
Person + could not + action verb
Try imagining other situations:
- The house was locked I could not enter.
- The baby was asleep He could not talk.
Quick Tip: In daily English, we often say couldn't. It is the same thing!
- Could not = Couldn't