Two People Die in Car Accidents
兩起車禍導致兩人死亡
Introduction
Two people died in car accidents on Wednesday. One accident was in New Hampshire and one was in California.
週三發生兩起車禍，導致兩人死亡。其中一起發生在新罕普郡，另一起發生在加州。
Main Body
In New Hampshire, a woman drove a Honda car. She did not stop for other cars. Her car hit two other cars. The woman died in the hospital.
在新罕普郡，一名女子駕駛一輛本田汽車。她沒有為其他車輛讓路，導致撞上兩輛車。該女子隨後在醫院宣告死亡。
In California, a silver SUV hit a motorcycle. The motorcycle driver was a man in his thirties. He died at the hospital.
在加州，一輛銀色 SUV 撞上一輛摩托車。摩托車駕駛員是一名三十多歲的男子，他在醫院死亡。
The SUV driver did not stop to help. He drove away from the accident. The police closed the street to study the crash.
該 SUV 駕駛員並未停下來幫忙，而是直接離開事故現場。警方封鎖了街道以調查此次車禍。
Conclusion
One person died in each accident. The police are looking for more information.
每起事故各導致一人死亡。警方正在尋找更多資訊。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 Talking about the Past
When we tell a story about something that already happened, we change the action word (verb). Look at these examples from the text:
- Drive → Drove
- Hit → Hit (This one stays the same!)
- Die → Died
- Stop → Stopped (or did not stop)
The Secret Rule: Most words just need a -ed at the end to go to the past. But some are "rule-breakers" (Irregular).
Example:
- Now: I drive a car.
- Yesterday: I drove a car.
Negative Past: To say "no," we use did not + the normal word.
- ❌ She did not stop (NOT
did not stopped). - ❌ He did not help.