Bomb Attack in Monaco
摩納哥發生炸彈襲擊
Introduction
Police in Monaco and France are looking for a man. He caused a bomb explosion at a house in Monaco.
摩納哥與法國警方正在搜尋一名男子。他在摩納哥的一棟房屋造成炸彈爆炸。
Main Body
On Monday night, a man put a bag with a bomb at a building door. The bomb exploded. Three people were hurt. A man named Vadym Yermolaiev, his son, and a woman were injured. The woman is very sick in the hospital.
週一晚上，一名男子將一個裝有炸彈的袋子放在一棟大樓門口。炸彈隨後爆炸，導致三人受傷。一名叫 Vadym Yermolaiev 的男子、他的兒子以及一名女性受傷，該名女性目前在醫院情況危急。
Vadym Yermolaiev is a businessman from Ukraine. The government of Ukraine is angry with him. They say he gave money to Russia. Vadym says this is not true.
Vadym Yermolaiev 是一位來自烏克蘭的商人。烏克蘭政府對他感到憤怒，稱他向俄羅斯提供資金。但 Vadym 表示這並非事實。
Police do not think this was terrorism. They think someone tried to kill Vadym. Maybe the Ukrainian government did it. Or maybe bad people from his son's past did it. His son had problems with the law in Estonia.
警方並不認為這是恐怖襲擊。他們認為有人企圖殺害 Vadym。可能是烏克蘭政府所為，或者是他兒子過去的仇家所為。他的兒子曾在愛沙尼亞有法律問題。
Conclusion
The police are still searching for the man. He is not in jail yet.
警方仍在搜尋該名男子。他尚未被逮捕入獄。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Quick Pattern: Describing People
When we want to say who someone is or where they are from, we use simple patterns. Look at these examples from the story:
- Who they are:
Vadym Yermolaiev is a businessman - Where they are from:
...from Ukraine
The Rule: [Person] is a [Job/Role] [Person] is from [Country]
🛠️ Vocabulary Bridge
Some words in the text mean the same thing. Learning these helps you speak more naturally:
Hurt Injured Sick
*(All these words tell us that a person is not healthy or is in pain).*n
🕰️ Past Action Words
To tell a story, we change the action words. Notice how the text moves from now to then:
- Now: He is not in jail.
- Past: He caused an explosion.
- Past: The bomb exploded.
- Past: Someone tried to kill him.
Tip: Adding -ed to the end of a word often tells us the action happened yesterday or a long time ago.